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Siesta (シエスタ Shiesuta?) is the titular heroine of The Detective is Already Dead series, who calls herself the Great Detective.
Background[]
"Siesta" is a code name. Her main weapon is a musket gun while she also has "Seven Tools" that contain special powers. Siesta is one of the Twelve Tuners as the Great Detective.
She took Kimihiko Kimizuka as her assistant four years prior to the main story.
Her real name, age, and nationality are unknown.
Appearance[]
Siesta has white hair in a chin-length bob with Birkin bangs and sky blue eyes. She also clips various bobby pins towards the right side of her hair and wears a simple belt. Her outfit is monochrome, consisting of an unbuttoned grey jacket, clasped at the top with a red bow; a black blouse underneath; and a grey skirt with ruffled fabric underneath and a lace draping over it. Siesta wears black tights and Mary Janes. Her outfit closely resembles a goth lolita aesthetic.
Siesta is considered to be very beautiful by both Kimihiko and Nagisa.
Gallery[]
Personality[]
Siesta was someone who believed in protecting the interests of her clients. She was a person of many mysteries.
History[]
Abilities[]
Physical Abilities[]
Physical Abilities: Siesta's physical and athletic abilities surpass that of a normal human. Leading Kimi to wonder if Siesta was an <Android>. Siesta also dodges multiple tentacles from Bat, demonstrating high-level mobility in their fight.
Gun Accuracy: She is also skilled at using her musket gun, as seen when she accurately shot Bat to only severing his tentacles from his left ear while being several meters from him.
Intellectual Abilities[]
Genius-level Intelligence: Siesta is very intelligent and is a highly accomplishes detective, having claimed to "solve a case before it even happens."
Quotes[]
- "A first-rate detective solves a case before it even happens."
Name Etymology[]
- Siesta means "nap" in Spanish, especially an afternoon one taken after lunch. It comes from the Latin word "sexta (hora) which mean "sixth (hour)". The Romans divided the daytime into twelve hours, so the sixth hour was the middle of the day, noon, the hour of maximum heat, a time when the Romans used to rest and sleep.
Trivia[]
- When Nigozyu was writing the manuscript for the Rookie of the Year Award, Siesta was a minor character, but after winning the award, she was later changed to the main character.[2]
- This is the second time that Xanthe Huynh has voiced a character named Siesta. As she originally voiced the secondary love interest "Siesta" in Familiar of Zero.