Coppelius

This article is about the playwright. For the boss fight, see Icewind Suite.

Coppelius
Region	Fontaine
Affil­i­a­tion	Institute of Natural Philosophy (formerly)
Death	Deceased prior to the events of the game
Relative	Goldoni (Descendant)
Mentioned Characters

Coppelius was a playwright and historical figure in Fontaine who lived around 500 years ago.

Profile

Coppelius displayed a talent for playwriting as a child and wrote numerous works, often based on preexisting legends and historical figures. Later in his life, his works all included "eternal beauty" and "eternal love" as themes, which critics in his lifetime noted. His last opera, "Clockwork Coppelia," was never published as the opera house was destroyed on the day that it premiered. Coppelius was presumably among those who died that day.

Story

Coppelius wrote plays that were either based on true stories or simply from his creativity. Some of his notable works are "Golden Hyperborea," "Coppelia," and "Masque of the Great." One play was loosely based on the fallen noble Parsifal and the Blue-Eyed Spear Witch, who lived during the Mondstadt Aristocracy period, and inspired the stage names for Parsifal the Great and her sister, Josephine.

"Golden Hyperborea," written later in Coppelius' life, is a fantastical tale about a homesick Lumidouce Bell called "Weeping Crystal," which has its beauty immortalized after being frozen by the icy winds at Hyperborea — the ancient name of the land which is likely now Snezhnaya.

"Clockwork Coppelia"

Coppelius' last opera, "Clockwork Coppelia," was premiering at the opera house when tragedy struck after the intermission. The opera house seems to have been destroyed that day alongside many of its performers and spectators, Coppelius included. A script was later reconstructed by an unnamed company, based on the memories of those who survived that day and recounted scenes from the opera which were performed before the intermission.

In the published version that was posthumously released, the play featured Coppelius himself. In the first snippet, his plan is exposed to the Marechaussee Hunters, leading him to be arrested and separated from his creation Coppelia. The second snippet features Coppelia and a young man traveling with her, Nathaniel, discussing Coppelia's weariness with the world and her intention of joining the already deceased Coppelius.

Based on the Ancient Notes at the Institute of Natural Philosophy — likely written by Dwight Lasker — "Clockwork Coppelia" premiered some time before the cataclysm 500 years ago. The author's first remarks are about how they were looking forward to Coppelius' "new work" and how Coppelius has "always been" talented ever since his childhood — suggesting Coppelius was still alive at this time and might be a former member of Institute of Natural Philosophy — while the fourth paragraph, set an unknown amount of time later, mentions Dwight visiting Basil Elton's grave and a discussion with Emanuel Guillotin, both of whom lived during the cataclysm era.

Legacy

A member of the Fontaine Research Institute named Bossuet was inspired by "Clockwork Coppelia" and created the present-day Boss challenge Icewind Suite. He intended to make then works of art that could transcend the "era of mechanical reproduction". After leaving the institute, the Icewind Suite was taken over by Maillardet, who then added combat abilities for the mechanical dancers.

Trivia

Etymology

• Coppelius is the name of Dr. Coppélius, a character from the ballet Coppélia.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Coppelius
Chinese (Simplified)	科培琉司 Kēpéiliúsī
Chinese (Traditional)	科培琉司 Kēpéiliúsī
Japanese	コペリウス Koperiusu
Korean	코펠리우스 Kopelliuseu
Spanish	Coppélius
French	Coppelius
Russian	Коппелиус Koppelius
Thai	Coppelius
Vietnamese	Coppelius
German	Coppelius
Indonesian	Coppelius
Portuguese	Coppelius
Turkish	Coppelius
Italian	Coppelius

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