Vivian Feliz, often shortened to forms such as Viv or Vivz, is a character in Magical Girl Policy. She is a freshman at SAU. Unbeknownst to all but the Spirit Guard and their affiliates, Vivian became Spirit Guard Felicity, the third member of the team and reincarnation of the Scholar, about seven months prior to the start of the series. Her close friend and teammate Kara shares a dorm room with her, with Noriko and eventually Rob also living in this apartment.
Appearance[]
Fan artist Theo's rendition of Felicity's staff (middle-left) would become the basis of the official design.
Vivian has a diminutive body type, being barely five feet tall. She has long black hair that reaches to her knees, which she would like to keep shorter but can't due to her healing factor. She is almost always seen with an impish grin. Despite her small frame, Vivian is very loud with a voice that carries far. While in class at SAU, she has to abide by the business casual dress code, except for days when she has an assignment from the cheer team, where she may instead wear the cheerleader uniform. Artwork consistently shows Vivian wearing pink when not in uniform, matching her associated Spirit Guard color.
As Spirit Guard Felicity, her appearance is largely unchanged, but her bangs become pink in color. Her costume consists of a pink single-piece cheerleader uniform and heeled boots, with artwork also showing a flame pattern at the bottom of her skirt and a pair of long white gloves. Her outfit has the Ardentian emblem of felicity on it, with artwork showing this as a diamond design with a triangle on each side and a dot in the middle on her waist. The Disconnection Effect and Hush Corps work to block those who would associate Vivian with Felicity. She carries a magic staff, which Taralynn Andrews originally envisioned as resembling a bō like in MGP Alpha (with Pip's official artwork reflecting this), but in response to fan artist Theo's rendition of the Spirit Guard's weapons, her image of the staff shifted to a mage's staff like in Theo's piece, saying it "Fits more with the Scholar-role [Vivian] has".
Prior to transforming for the first time, Vivian's hair reached to the small of her back, though before she grew it out so it could be donated, she kept it nearly as short as Robert's. Her vision was impaired, so she wore glasses. She also struggled with acne.
Personality[]
Vivian is energetic and outgoing, being quick to befriend others. She has a flair for the dramatic, can be stubborn, and doesn't like to sit still. She has a lighthearted disposition and is willing to crack a joke in any situation. She has an irreverent sense of humor that she uses to make light of whatever those around her won't talk about, which combined with her knack for spotting lies, creates a sense of openness in her presence. She sometimes thinks before she speaks and says something more insensitive than funny, but quickly apologizes whenever it happens.
Vivian likes to show her affection to her friends by annoying them. She jumps at the chance to tease them whenever they leave themselves open to a zinger and plays minor pranks like disorganizing their space. However, she is careful to do this only to those who know she means no harm. She has a tendency to nickname people, and also makes up terms by combining existing words.
She is a large fan of film, liking to collect classics and indies as well as keep up with the industry. This is reflected in her Film minor, which she admits doesn't mesh with her Developmental Psychology major. She takes her academics very seriously and has a scientific thought process. Vivian is a member of SFEERS; her only real overlapping interest is anime, but she follows Kara's lead to be there for Robynne, also taking the chance to get closer to Cory. She was a cheerleader in high school, and joins the SAU Cheerleading Team to help Robynne spy on captain Cammy DeCroix.
While transformed into Spirit Guard Felicity, she is granted access to the Scholar's combat instincts. She prefers to fight from a distance using flaming projectiles, but has to be wary about the collateral damage her more powerful attacks can cause. She has a reputation for arriving to a battle late. Vivian has no problem using her powers for convenience in everyday life, reasoning that since Fate manipulated her life into receiving the baggage of a Spirit Guard, she is free to use what she's given.
In the past, Vivian was insecure about her acne and would often eat chocolate ice cream and vent with her mother, which she dubbed "choco-phagial communication therapy". She no longer finds herself needing this therapy, but she still has a sweet tooth and looks for any excuse she can to eat ice cream.
Abilities[]
Like the other Spirit Guards, Vivian has an aura of a plant scent: the fruity, sticky scent of a flower in a rainforest. It has felicity as its primary component, and is considered a strong aura that is easy to pick out among others. The aura flares up while transformed into Spirit Guard Felicity, protecting her from most forms of non-empathokinetic damage, including bullets.
Vivian's empathokinetic perception is the second weakest among the Spirit Guard, being stronger than Mallory's but slightly weaker than Kara's. She is pained when Investiture is drained in her vicinity. Her EKP is keener while she's in Spirit Guard form.
Vivian's complex Investiture grants her a strong resistance to having it drained by a monster. Prior to transforming for the first time, calling upon her Investiture revealed her Ardent Resonance, which presumably took the form of a pink glow around her body and the Ardentian symbol of felicity on her forehead, marking her as a future Spirit Guard.
Vivian transforms into Spirit Guard Felicity by holding her Spirit Stick and, while feeling felicitous, pulling the baton apart and saying an unspecified incantation. This obscures her in a pink glow that renders her invulnerable during the transformation. She is placed in a sort of pocket dimension dubbed the Transformation Station while the process completes. She reverts to her normal form by either losing consciousness or willing her power to return to her Investiture while subconsciously feeling out of danger, though her body returning to normal can leave her feeling weak for a short time. Her power-down time is relatively short, second only to Rob's.
Transforming into Felicity grants superhuman attributes and the Scholar's combat instincts to use them. She tends to hang back while Valor and Tenacity keep the monster's attention, then releases powerful fire attacks. She carefully aims her strikes so the flames don't damage her teammates or civilians.
Felicity can mentally summon her weapon to her hands as well as dismiss it. It initially takes the form of a pair of pink pompoms, but clapping them together switches between this form and its true appearance of a staff that conjures and controls pink flames. Her special moves require her to hold her staff and speak the name of the move, which utilize the element of fire.
Felicity has a fast-acting healing factor that seals up wounds, prioritizing the smaller ones. It also attempts to keep her appearance consistent, leaving her relatively unblemished even during a violent battle. Powering down resets much of Vivian's body to how it was when she powered down for the first time, which she regularly uses to skip showers and other grooming. Vivian herself has a lesser healing factor that acts like an accelerated version of the human body's natural regeneration. Both forms of healing are fueled by calories, so Vivian uses this super metabolism to get away with a diet disproportionately dedicated to sweets.
The Disconnection Effect pushes those who look at Spirit Guard Felicity or her image to mentally assign her as a distinct entity, but it's weakened via repeated exposure. The effect applies on some level even to those who know her true identity, perceiving her two forms slightly differently. It also prevents Felicity herself from accidentally calling her fellow Spirit Guards by their real names.
Vivian occasionally receives visions of her past life as the Scholar during her sleep, complete with the Scholar's emotions and other sensations. While said visions provide information on the Ardent Empire and thus some background on the Spirit Guard's mission, the team believes they're actually granted in order to help the Spirit Guard in the future.
Special moves[]
- Encircling Joy: Launches a trail of flames through the air that constrict and burn its target.
- Inferno of Happi- (assumed to be "Inferno of Happiness"): This move is cut off before it can be fully named or used in the Day LaMode battle. It apparently has a wide area of effect, as Felicity cancels it when Charity gets too close.
Biography[]
Background[]
Vivian was raised in the Kessia City area. About nineteen months prior to the start of the series, Vivian's aunt got cancer and went through chemotherapy. In solidarity, Vivian and the rest of the women in her mother's family grew their hair out over the course of a year, planning to then cut it off and donate it to cancer societies.
During Vivian's senior year of high school, she and her family spectated an SAU volleyball game. One of the players, Mallory Drake, approached her after sensing her aura, and the two became friends. A week before Vivian was to cut her hair, she transformed into Spirit Guard Felicity to battle a monster called Dramatica at an outdoor theater. The healing factor introduced by her transformation causes her hair to revert to its full length when she sleeps or transforms, and in order to hide this she would cut it to increasingly longer lengths, claiming that she actually enjoyed having it long and is in the process of growing it out again. Vivian would periodically donate this hair, though she began using fake names when recipients began to wonder where she was getting it all.
At an unspecified point, Vivian was asked by Angela to observe Cammy's aura, but couldn't detect anything special about it.
Three months later, Vivian's friend Kara joined the Spirit Guard. Two months after that, Vivian had stopped routinely cutting her hair, as she can now believably claim that it has naturally grown back.
Vivian decided to attend SAU to pursue a Developmental Psychology degree, living in Butterworth Hall apartment 218 with Kara and Noriko, with Ms. Kuna leaving a spot open there in case the supposed fifth Spirit Guard appears.
Week 1[]
Vivian cheers Robynne up by having her eat ice cream and complain about her transformation.
Kara senses a monster disguised as a Zombie Mansion machine at the Loose Change arcade, leaving the area to transform and alert her fellow Spirit Guard. Felicity is the last member to arrive, using Encircling Joy to bind and incinerate Polygal, who is finished off by Tenacity. Unlike her teammates, she doesn't see Robert, Cory, and Eli hiding behind a counter until after the fight. She notices Rob's glowing and is about to comment on how it resembles the glow that marks a future Spirit Guard, but is interrupted by her teammates. Robert is convinced to give the heroes his phone number so he may be contacted when they figure out what exactly his glowing means.
The Spirit Guard contact Kunapipi and the Hush Corps for more information on Robert, and it is confirmed that he is to be the final Spirit Guard, so the team decides to meet him and feel out his character. Vivian goes with Mallory to visit Rob, Cory, and Eli's dorm under the pretense of Mal fearing for her brother's safety since he was attacked at work. The two probe Rob for details of the attack, and are surprised to hear how he fearlessly stood up to Polygal despite being unaware of the Spirit Guard's existence. Vivian and Cory take immediate interest in each other and agree to sit together in their film class tomorrow.
The Spirit Guard and Noriko discuss their findings on Robert. Vivian assures the worried Angela that Robert's supposed coldness is to be expected of one with the power of serenity. Eli visits to retrieve a graphing calculator Mallory had borrowed, and is introduced to Mal's friends before leaving. The team decides Rob can be trusted to join them, so the Hush Corps text him to meet the Spirit Guard at the Standridge Hill Stone Circle tomorrow night to learn why he glowed.
The Spirit Guard and Kunapipi meet Robert at the Standridge Circle, where he is told about Fate, the Ardent Empire, and his own role as the last Spirit Guard. Robert turns down joining the team, as becoming Spirit Guard Serenity would transform him into a woman and ruin his life. When he mentions having to leave Cory and Eli as a reason why he won't do it, Tenacity tells him he could remain part of their lives and convinces the Spirit Guard to reveal their identities to him. Vivian is in disbelief when Noriko appears with Cory and Eli, who had been spying on the meeting. Vivian tells Rob the team knows what they're asking of him is unreasonable, but each previous member had joined just when they were needed. With everyone sworn to secrecy, the meeting ends. Vivian is hurt that Cory discovered her biggest secret without permission and starts to avoid him.
Vivian and her friends go to Rale Valley Mall for some shopping, but sense a strange empathokinetic humming from seemingly random locations, so Vivian and Kara split up from Angela and Mallory in order to search for the source. A little while later, the Spirit Guard sense Investiture being drained in Rob's direction and transform. The team gets separated by Day LaMode's mannequin army, with Felicity finding it difficult to use her fire attacks in such close quarters and proximity to Charity. When the mannequins suddenly return to normal, Felicity, Charity, and Valor regroup and rush to the wounded Tenacity's side. They're surprised to see that Robert had transformed into Spirit Guard Serenity to kill LaMode and save Tenacity's life. Their gratitude for Rob's sacrifice is cut short by Noriko, who warns them about the incoming police. Felicity buys time by showing herself to the cops and distracting them with her flames, then heads to Kunapipi's office to debrief.
After debriefing, Vivian delivers dinner to Cory and Eli, who along with Angela are moving Rob's belongings to Vivian's dorm, where Rob is to move. She then leaves to give Nick and Will their own dinner, who have to stay up late doctoring Rob's records. She returns to her dorm that night to find the moved-in Robynne, who had been in tears over her transformation and wants to be alone. Vivian treats her to a "choco-phagial communication therapy" session where Robynne eats ice cream and lets out her frustrations about her situation. Vivian explains several of the Spirit Guard's powers, and is excited that Robynne shares her interest in theorizing about them. Noriko appears and apologizes to Robynne for misjudging her. Vivian teases the stoic ninja for her kindness in retrieving the comic book Rob had dropped at the mall, but is kicked out of the room for once again making a mess of Noriko's bed. Vivian wanted to be with Robynne for longer, but is assured that she's feeling better now and wants to relax for the rest of the night.
Weeks 2-4[]
Robynne and Vivian at the cheer photo shoot.
The next day, Robynne brings Vivian, Kara, and Noriko to help buy a wardrobe that fits her new body. Vivian's inclusion wasn't initially planned, and Robynne regrets bringing her along since she keeps suggesting clothes Robynne is obviously uncomfortable with. When pressed on why she's avoiding Cory, Vivian reveals she was planning on revealing her secret identity only to her soulmate. She decides she can give him a second chance after being reminded that spying on the meeting was Rob's idea.
That Monday, Vivian, Kara, Cory, and Eli check out the booths set up for Club Week, with Vivian being more receptive to Cory again. They visit the SFEERS booth manned by ergoAwesome and Zemiron. Cory and Eli are quick to join the nerds' club, but to Vivian's surprise Kara joins as well. When Kara explains that Robynne will likely sign up and enjoy her friends' company, Vivian signs up too, also wanting to get closer to Cory. Vivian later decides her handle in the club will be OverdoomNumber3-BreakerOfWills in a failed attempt to give all of the Spirit Guard a themed set of names.
The next day, Robynne decides she's ready to return to class, so Vivian helps her prepare in the morning and coaches her on what to say if prompted to talk about things a normal girl is expected to know. Once classes are over, Robynne tells everyone how her day went, saying it could've been worse. She makes special mention of SFEERS president Fretribution, who she noticed had a textured aura when she signed up for the club. Vivian is excited to see Angela arrive with Mallory, who has recovered enough to be walking about.
The next morning, Robynne tells Vivian she had a vision of the Shrine Maiden last night, so an impromptu Spirit Guard meeting is held. Vivian offers a theory that the names of the Princess's team are rendered as garbled sounds as some sort of measure to keep the Other Power from tracking the team's reincarnations.
Vivian, Kara, and Mallory eavesdrop on Robynne and Angela's surprise private conversation, where the latter reveals her theory of Cammy being reincarnated from the Empress, something she hasn't told the others out of fear they won't believe her since they can't sense auras as strongly as she or Robynne. Robynne senses the others behind the door and opens it so they can cry out their misunderstandings with Angela. The gang figures that their best option is to have Robynne accept Cammy's invitation to the cheer team and act as a spy. Vivian finds the suggestion of sending Robynne into an environment she's not remotely prepared for to be irresponsible, and presses her on why she's even considering the idea. Robynne explains that she wants to topple Cammy for being a more dangerous version of Evelyn, the one who ruined Robert's high school life. They decide to go through with the plan, which involves Robynne returning Cammy's dress bribe and presenting several demands in return for joining the team, such as Vivian joining as well so she won't be alone. Vivian warns Robynne that this plan will likely involve months of drama, but is ready to coach her and have her back.
Vivian coaches Robynne on how to approach Cammy with the offer to join the team. They later find the captain, with Robynne and Cammy sending their friends away in order to have a one-on-one meeting. Robynne claims Vivian missed tryouts and is jealous of her roommate for being offered a spot on the team. One of Robynne's conditions for joining is granting Vivian a spot as well, as she is also a SFEERS member and thus valuable to Cammy's goal of controlling the club's Student Council votes. Robynne also demands to be granted promotion assignments that can be safely skipped, but is unable to get the same privilege for Vivian.
The next day, Vivian and Robynne fill out their bios and head to a photo shoot for use on the cheer team's website. While Robynne takes her turn in front of the camera, Vivian quickly befriends Stacy, another cheerleader that Robynne is friends with. Afterwards, Vivian and Robynne head to the SFEERS opening social to meet with Cory, Eli, and Kara, with Stacy tagging along at Vivian's request. Vivian and Robynne were ordered by Cammy to show up in their cheer uniforms, but they exploit a loophole by changing in the restrooms once they get there. Vivian initially watches Cory play rounds of his Invokers card game, but he eventually catches the hint that it's boring her, so the two take to socializing with the club's other members.
After the social, Vivian and friends hang at Cory and Eli's dorm for a while, with Robynne leaving shortly after Stacy to let her coupled friends be. Vivian and Cory spend the night watching Commander Earth, wanting to see if the cartoon from their childhood is as bad as they remember. Vivian wakes up in the morning and chastises Cory for letting her fall asleep, as she has to run off to meet her family for church.
Sometime over the following three weeks, a Spirit Guard meeting with the entire extended team is held to fully plan Robynne's cover and the infiltration of the cheer team. Vivian and Cory begin dating during this period as well.
Week 5[]
Vivian fails to receive Cory's text about Cell-celia and is unable to join the fight, as her phone was getting no reception in the Kessler Building. She is also absent from the debriefing after the battle, but later gets caught up on what transpired.
The next morning, the Spirit Guard and Noriko discuss the vision Robynne had during the night, which notably featured the Princess utilizing her religion's forbidden emotions to lie her way past the corrupt Vice-Archon Liff. The others are concerned as none of their visions had any signs of this, which leads them to wonder if the Shrine Maiden, like Robynne, had the keenest empathokinetic perception among the team.
As the meeting winds down, Tanya appears with a surprise promotion assignment for Vivian and Robynne. The two of them along with Stacy and Lilly are to hand out fliers for SFEERS's upcoming Mega Mash Family Battle tournament, doing so at the Billot Building during the lunch rush. Robynne is frustrated that Cammy is ignoring the agreement to ditch promotion, but Vivian assures her that this job is important to their infiltration mission as it'll make Cammy think she has Robynne's loyalty. Vivian is paired with Lilly for the promotion. After the job is complete and the four cheerleaders have lunch together, Vivian and Robynne head back to their dorm. On the way, Rob talks about her encounter with NightKnight during the assignment, who looks noticeably different from his appearance at the SFEERS opening social, has a new textured aura, and is a ConSpiriter that is after Rob, Cory, Eli, and Stacy's account of what happened before the Cell-celia attack. Agreeing that NightKnight's changes in body and aura are likely connected, Vivian wonders if, like with each Spirit Guard's first transformation, it's the result of being empowered in some way. Rob is suggested to leave the ConSpiriters problem to the Hush Corps and focus on preparing to explain her transformation to her Uncle Taylor.
The second team meeting of the day is held to tell the others what happened with NightKnight. The team wonders if there is significance in Rob happening upon the textured auras of NightKnight, Dale, and Fretribution in such short time, as before this Cammy's was the only one they knew of. Hearing from Eli that Dale intends to go to the Mega Mash Family tournament tonight, the team figures it would be an ideal opportunity for Rob, Vivian, and Kara to study his textured aura side by side with Fretribution's, with Rob intending to convince NightKnight to come as well. Angela also wants to attend the tournament, but Noriko fears Cammy might learn of Angela's appearance at SFEERS, so it's decided that she could go in a goth disguise, with Vivian adding that Angela can power up then down to instantly remove hair dye and make connecting the two guises even more difficult. Vivian and Mallory accompany Angela to prepare the disguise, while Noriko goes to meet Nick and Will to create ID for this "Alison Ward" alter ego and see whether Cammy will have a spy at the tournament. Some time after Robynne, Kara, and Stacy arrive at the tournament, Vivian shows up with "Alison".
Relationships[]
Kara Balmer[]
Felicity and the other Spirit Guards.
Vivian and Kara have been friends since high school, as they were both part of the yearbook staff. Kara joined the Spirit Guard three months after Vivian. The two would later share a room at SAU. Having known her the longest, Kara is the most used to Vivian's antics and will even sneakily cause minor mischief and pin it on her. Vivian's sweet tooth has her often craving Kara's baking. In battle, Felicity and Charity make up the team's rearguard.
Mallory Drake[]
Vivian met and befriended Mallory after watching her in a volleyball game during high school. Mal is quick to reciprocate Vivian's teasing, often liking to keep things out of the shorter girl's reach. In battle, Tenacity and Felicity serve as the team's main close- and long-range offense, respectively, and the two are competitive with each other over their combat prowess.
Angela Warrant[]
Vivian met Angela through Mallory. Vivian finds it particularly fun to annoy Angela, who has a reputation for being a stick in the mud. In battle, Felicity relies on Valor to keep the enemy's attention so she can effectively fight from a distance.
Kunapipi[]
As a Champion on Earth, Vivian has Kunapipi as her assigned Guide. Ms. Kuna is given little useful information from Fate to help the Spirit Guard, but she does use her counselor position at SAU to help ensure their Spirit Guard business doesn't conflict with their normal lives, such as getting Vivian, Kara, and Noriko a dorm together with an open position for the expected fifth Spirit Guard, which Rob eventually fills. She'd also created the Hush Corps to keep the team's secrets under wraps.
Noriko Yukimura and the Hush Corps[]
Noriko was hired by Kunapipi along with Nick and Will to protect Vivian and the other Spirit Guards' secret identities, and is Vivian's roommate at SAU. Vivian especially likes to tease the stoic ninja, who will display more emotion than usual in response to Vivian's antics. Vivian nicknames her Spooky after her tendency to startle others by quietly entering a scene before making her presence known. Noriko is quick to figure out whenever something is a product of Vivian's mischief, and will shut Vivian down if particularly tired of it. When Vivian joins the cheer team, Noriko is relieved that Vivian will be out of the apartment while on promotion duty. The two share a Biology class.
Platicore's forces[]
As a Spirit Guard, Vivian opposes Platicore and does battle with his monsters to protect the people of Kessia City.
Scholar[]
A portion of Vivian's soul, including her Investiture, originally belonged to the Scholar and was transferred via reincarnation induced by the High Spirits. Vivian's silly yet studious personality is similar to her predecessor's, as is her appearance, with her Spirit Guard transformation making the visual similarities more prominent. Vivian has access to the Scholar's combat abilities and instincts while in Spirit Guard form, and sometimes in her dreams receives visions of the Scholar's life. The team had hoped Vivian would obtain the knowledge to modify the Spirit Sticks since she's reincarnated from the foci's creator, but she has not.
Fate[]
Vivian is not fond of Fate for secretly stringing her life along to thrust the responsibilities of a Spirit Guard onto her, considering her bossy and annoying. Her views are reaffirmed after meeting Rob, whose grievances with Fate go far beyond annoyance in light of his life being completely destroyed by the deity's plans.
Robert Dreese/Robynne Darling[]
Vivian presses to Robynne a dress received from Cammy, despite Rob's protests.
The Spirit Guard save Robert from Polygal, and Vivian later visits his dorm with Mallory to properly meet him. Though Rob is initially unnerved about Vivian's interest in his story of the monster attack, his courage and cool head confirms for her the team's suspicions that he's the one to become Spirit Guard Serenity. When the team explains everything and Rob refuses to join them, Vivian is quick to understand how unfair the destiny Fate has thrust onto him is. After transforming during the Day LaMode battle, Robynne becomes Vivian's roommate. Vivian uses her boundless energy to keep Robynne's spirits up, utilizing her irreverent brand of humor to poke fun at the ridiculousness of Robynne's situation. Vivian is good at noticing when Rob is hiding personal problems and will insist they talk about them. She gives Robynne the unwanted nicknames Rosy and Red in reference to her scarlette hair. The two share a scientific thought process, liking to discuss theories on and experiment with empathokinesis, with Vivian finding the myriad of unusual effects on Rob endlessly fascinating. Vivian follows Kara's lead of joining SFEERS to be there for Robynne, also joining Robynne on the infiltration of the cheer team so her friend won't be alone in such a harsh and unfamiliar social field. Vivian warns Robynne that she plays up a stereotypical cheerleader personality while on duty so Cammy won't suspect her.
Cory Frost[]
Vivian and Cory watch a movie at his dorm.
Vivian had heard about Cory from Mallory, though they are not introduced until shortly after the Polygal attack. Upon meeting, they show immediate interest in each other, with the two actively welcoming the other's sense of the humor that others tend to find grating. Vivian starts giving him the cold shoulder after he spies on the Standridge Circle meeting, but their relationship gradually repairs itself after Robynne convinces Vivian to give him a second chance. Vivian joins SFEERS in part to get closer to Cory. The two eventually start dating, which typically involves their shared love of indie film.
Eli Drake[]
Vivian had heard about Eli from his sister Mallory, but they are not introduced until shortly after the Polygal attack. Vivian's similarity to Cory has her easily fit in with him and Eli, who finds himself having to play the straight man to the two jokers. With Kara being into Eli, the four of them being together often forms into something of a double date.
SFEERS[]
Vivian signs up for SFEERS after seeing Kara do so to be company for Robynne. She doesn't have especially strong overlapping interests with the club's demographic, but believes she'd enjoy being with the anime crowd with her love of film. Showing up to the opening social in her cheerleader uniform per Cammy's orders gives the club a poor first impression of her, as she then has to prove to the others that her interest in the club is genuine.
Cammy DeCroix[]
Vivian had watched Cammy at Angela's request in the past to get a feel for the cheer captain's aura, but couldn't sense anything unusual about it. After Angela finally reveals her fear that Cammy may be reincarnated from the Empress, Vivian and Robynne join the cheer team as spies to investigate Cammy and foil whatever schemes she may have. When Robynne comes to Cammy with her decision to accept the offer onto the team after all, she demands Vivian be secured a spot as well, claiming the brunette had missed tryouts and was jealous that Rob was offered a position. In order to affirm that Robynne is the only one Cammy should be watchful of, Vivian plays the part of a stereotypical cheerleader and dutiful promoter.
Stacy Ambrose[]
After joining the cheer team, Vivian quickly befriends Stacy, as they are both outgoing friends of Robynne and are often paired together on promotion assignments. As far as Stacy is told, Robynne joined the cheer team specifically to secure a spot for Vivian. When the three of them are together, Vivian and Stacy playfully tease their more reserved friend, with Stacy also picking up Vivian's "Rosy" nickname for Rob.
SAU Cheerleading Team[]
Vivian joins the cheer team along with Robynne to spy on Cammy, and is part of the Promotion Squad. Unlike with Rob, the officers don't give Vivian jobs that can be skipped with no issue. Vivian chats with several cheerleaders in hopes of finding useful information, but to no avail.
In MGP Alpha[]
In MGP Alpha, the character that would become Vivian in the current Magical Girl Policy was called Mary Titterington. Mary is a freshman at the Peavy Academy boarding high school, and is also Spirit Guard Felicity. Her appearance is largely the same as her MGP counterpart, but her pink bangs are present in both her regular and Spirit Guard forms. Like MGP's Felicity, Alpha Felicity wields a staff and fire powers, but her staff is a bō rather than a more fantastical magic staff. Her body also repels water, an ability that MGP would give to Spirit Guard Serenity instead.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Vivian's last name was originally given in Chapter 2 as "Joyce", but it has been changed on two occasions: first, it became "Joy" in Chapter 18 onward. Next, on August 14, 2021, Taralynn Andrews announced on Discord that fixing this name inconsistency was among the edits she would make to existing chapters, and that Vivian's last name would now be "Feliz".
- Vivian was referenced in a few headers on the original Taralynn's Desk:
- "Spirit Guard Felicity Says indulge in everything that feels awesome!" It is a parody of "Sailor Says", an educational segment in DiC Entertainment's English dub of the anime Sailor Moon.
- "Spirit Guard Charity Says that... Vivian! Stop eating all the cookies!" This one is also a parody of "Sailor Says".
- "This banner is here to distract you while Vivian eats your junk food!"
- In Chapter 18's author commentary, Taralynn Andrews says that Vivian's use of humor to broach sensitive subjects is based on that of Andrews's father.
- When deciding on her handle, Vivian came up with matching names for each member of the Spirit Guard that correspond to when they joined the team and some aspect of their character:
- OverdoomNumber1-WreckerOfFun references Angela's no-nonsense attitude.
- OverdoomNumber2-BringerOfPain references Mallory's physical strength.
- OverdoomNumber3-BreakerOfWills references Vivian liking to annoy her friends.
- OverdoomNumber4-RotterOfTeeth references Kara's love of baking.
- OverdoomNumber5-BenderOfGenders references Robynne's transformation changing her sex.
- In the October 2016 Q&A, Vivian is said to prefer cute cars like Volkswagen Beetles.
- In the same column, it is revealed that Vivian dates casually, but her reputation of doing so for fun has made it difficult for her to enter a serious relationship.
- In the November 2016 Q&A, Andrews imagines Vivian likes to watch slasher films for the shock value on Halloween.
- In the December 2016 Q&A, it's said that if Vivian was prompted to name her computer, she would go for an obscure sci-fi reference.
- In the February 3, 2021 blog post, Andrews reveals that Vivian's movements and seeming inability to stay still is based on a friend of Andrews's sister in middle school.
- The last name of Vivian's MGP Alpha counterpart, Mary Titterington, appears in Magical Girl Policy as the last name of a girl Robert was middle school classmates with. When this was pointed out in the Chapter 17 comment section, Andrews admitted it was a coincidence: "I honestly had forgotten I used the name Titterington in alpha. I just pulled out embarrassing names out of my high school yearbook. I guess I’ve dug into that bag of tricks before".