Queen of Hearts

The Queen of Hearts (ハートの女王 Hāto no joō) is the apparent main villain of Succubus in Wonderland, who is under a curse from the White Rabbit that causes her to become a cruel tyrant. She is the ruler of Wonderland and the mother of Lewis and Carroll.

Appearance
The Queen of Hearts has an overall black and red motif. She has pale skin and red eyes. She has long black hair that is mostly tied into an elaborate bun, though with a bang hanging down on either side of her face. On top of her head is a pair of black horns that feature multiple curves. She also has black wings with red membranes, and a black spaded tail. Like most other high-ranking succubi, she has very large breasts. She wears a long black-and-red dress with gold trim, which exposes her cleavage and some of her limbs, and features a high collar. She also wears white gloves and black-and-red high-heeled shoes. On top of her head (and between her horns), she wears a golden crown decorated with red jewels. In her left hand, she carries a golden staff that resembles a giant key.

While cursed, the Queen is surrounded by a faint red aura.

Personality
The Queen of Hearts' normal personality is kind and gentle, to both her daughters and to her subjects. She is widely acknowledged as an excellent mother and queen. However, her personality changes dramatically after she is cursed by the White Rabbit. She becomes a cruel and ruthless tyrant, with no compunctions about imprisoning and executing her subjects. Even her daughters are no exception: when Lewis runs away, she orders Carroll to bring her back for re-education, and when both of them run away, she plans to remake both of them to be obedient to her. After this curse is broken, the Queen demonstrates a willingness to make up her mistakes, as she apologises to her daughters and later to her subjects.

Background
The Queen of Heart was beloved by her subjects for being a kind and gentle ruler. At some point, she created her two daughters, Lewis and Carroll, out of her own magical power. She was a good mother to them. On Hearts Day, she and her daughters would fly balloons and make wishes to celebrate the occasion. Her own wish was to remain together with her family and to be a respectable queen.

One day, the Queen was cursed by the White Rabbit, causing her to change into a cruel tyrant. She ordered her subjects to be imprisoned and executed for the slightest of offences, and forbade them from flying balloons on Hearts Day. Due to her power, none of her subjects could resist her. At some point, she came up with a plan to execute many of her subjects on Hearts Day, which would increase her power even further.

In response to this change, Lewis ran away, looking for a way to restore her mother to normal. Carroll remained loyal to her mother, who ordered her to bring back her sister for re-education.

Succubus in Wonderland
Eventually, Carroll returns to the Queen of Hearts and reports that she's caught some criminals. The Queen asks about Lewis, causing Carroll to admit that she failed to capture her. The Queen orders her to bring Lewis in the next time, and warns Carroll to remain obedient lest she meet the same fate.

Later, the Queen angrily asks a subordinate about Carroll's whereabouts. The subordinate says that she isn't in the castle. The Queen threatens to throw the subordinate into prison for not reporting this earlier, causing her to run off. Alone, the Queen declares that Carroll will be executed as well for betraying her.

Eventually, Lewis and Carroll return to the castle, along with Reto, a human boy that they're working with. The Queen declares that, as punishment for her daughters' disobedience, she'll return them to magical power and then remake them as obedient slaves. She offers to reduce Carroll's punishment if she betrays the other two. Carroll pretends to accept this offer, but instead hits the Queen with a spell that harms only the evil. Enraged, the Queen summons her soldiers, but the Hatter and Cheshire Cat appear, the former using a treasure to paralyze all the soldiers. Due to experiencing strong emotions, the curse on the Queen temporarily weakens. Groaning, she warns her daughters to flee and then teleports them all away. The trio confront her again and a fight begins. The Queen has incredible power that makes her seemingly invincible, but Carroll and Lewis appeal to her original self, causing her power to gradually fade. She tries to convince Reto to leave as her daughters will inevitably betray and kill him, offering to spare only him if he agrees, but Reto refuses. Finally, the Queen is defeated and Carroll uses her spell again, breaking the curse.

Back to her original personality, the Queen thanks them and says she'll make amends for everything she's done. Lewis asks the Queen to help Reto return to his world, and the Queen gives him a key that, when used with a magical monument on the castle roof, will open a one-way path back home. The three succubi say goodbye to him, though add flirtatiously that he can always come back to them. Reto uses the key and disappears. The Queen then tells her daughters to prepare balloons as they'll make this a Hearts Day that everyone will remember.

The credits roll, showing the succubi overjoyed at their queen's reversion to her normal personality. They celebrate Hearts Day by releasing balloons. The Queen and her family are among them, and they release three balloons from the castle roof.

However, this is not the end of the story. The one who was responsible for cursing the Queen, White Rabbit, sneaks into the castle in an attempt to curse her again, but is stopped by Reto and Lewis. Moreover, it turns out that White Rabbit was herself being manipulated by someone else.

The Queen eventually notices a strange power coming from north of Papilio Plain, one that may belong to the true mastermind behind everything. The path to this location is blocked off by rocks, so she has her soldiers clear the rocks away. She then goes to Mel Village to explain this to Reto and her daughters. She warns them not to recklessly rush off after the mastermind, then returns to the castle.

After everything is resolved, the Queen gives Alice access to the castle's monument so that she can return to her original world. However, Alice is unable to do so. Alice decides to stay in this world, since her original reason for wanting to return (to apologize to her sister) is now irrelevant. The Queen announces a party to celebrate the return to peace, and they all set off.

Profile
''The Queen who rules this region, and mother to Lewis and Carroll. Her power greatly increases during Hearts Day every few years, and she is unrivaled even in this world of succubi. She was adored by her people for having a gentle personality, despite being a great succubus.''

Strategy
The Queen of Hearts begins the battle with a four-layered buff that increases her stats, allows her to regenerate 3000 Vigor a turn, reduces your stats and quintuples the costs of your skill. For the first few turns, there is no point in attacking her (your attacks will only do 1 damage, which will be undone by her regeneration) and you should focus on defending yourself. On the fifth turn, Carroll will talk to the Queen, removing one of the layers. Lewis does the same on the sixth turn, removing a second layer. On the seventh turn, the Queen gives Reto a choice: you can continue to fight her (removing a third layer) or you can stop (leading to an instant defeat). On the eight turn, both Lewis and Carroll talk, removing the final layer. As these layers of buffs are removed, your skill costs will return to normal, then the Queen's damage resistance will decrease, and finally her regeneration disappears. Only at this point should you begin attacking.

The Queen of Hearts is weak to Pussy attacks, and her Hearts suit makes her vulnerable to Spades succubi (e.g. Carroll).

Recruitment
To recruit the Queen of Hearts, you must first view either of her additional scenes (see below for more details). You can then talk to her again for the option of recruiting her. Note that this is only possible in versions 2.0 and later of the game.

As a companion
The Queen of Hearts has the rank King of Hearts (♥ K). When recruited, she is level 30, has 5018 Vigor and 1914 Stamina, is equipped with the unique armor Queen's Outfit, and knows all level 3 Mouth and Hand skills, as well as the skills Wait, Breast Press Lv3, Scissoring, Scissoring+ and Resist.

Additional Scenes
In versions 2.0 and later, the Queen of Hearts has two additional H-scenes. To access these scenes, you need to reach the 2.0 stage of the game (which requires defeating the Queen and White Rabbit, and recruiting Alice), and you also need to obtain the Mysterious Crystal key item (found on the table in Lilith's house in Mel Village, after recruiting Lilith). Talk to the Queen again (she can be found on 7F of Mysterious Castle), give her the Mysterious Crystal, and choose the options that lead to the H-scenes. The set of options allow you to pick which scene you want: one has Reto shrunken to a child, while the other has him in his normal form.

Trivia

 * The Queen is based on the character of the same name from the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Both characters are foul-tempered and order people to be executed for the slightest offense, though Succubus in Wonderland's Queen does this because of a curse. Another difference is that the original Queen of Hearts is depicted as ugly in the novel's illustrations (and also in some adaptations), while this version is a beautiful succubus.