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==Setting== Unlike its [[spiritual successor]]s ''[[Madlax]]'' and ''[[El Cazador de la Bruja]]'', ''Noir'' is mainly about [[reality]]'s [[criminal|criminal underworld]] while the later two are about [[supernatural]] events. Mireille and Kirika, in episode four, check the profile of a fifteen-year-old student named Rosaly Hammond, discovering that she was born on August 2, 1994. As Rosaly would be turning sixteen, Noir thus takes place approximately between 2010 and 2011.<ref name="ep04">''Noir'', episode 4 (11:11): When [[Kirika Yuumura|Kirika]] checks Rosaly Hammond's profile.</ref> ===Les Soldats=== {{nihongo|''Les Soldats''|γ½γ«γ|Soruda}} ("The Soldiers" in [[French language|French]]) is a mysterious organization in ''Noir''. According to Altena, a thousand years ago, a group of people who had survived a bloody war that cost numerous lives, formed a group called ''Les Soldats'' to protect the weak and take revenge on the world.<ref name="ep20">''Noir'', episode 20: Altena tells Chloe about Soldats' history.</ref> When Kirika travels to a Soldats' village, she finds out that during the late tenth century, ''Les Soldats'' has taken place in every social part of humankind. For example, Soldats were witnessed at the birth of the Greone's [[mafia|mafia family]], which was created 200 years ago from the time the series began.<ref name="ep09">''Noir'', episode 09: "Intocabile Act II".</ref> Near the end of the series, Altena states that "Les Soldats" have been consumed by the very greed they once swore to undo, and thus had become like the world itself.<ref name="ep26" /> Although the Soldats were founded by a united group, in ''Noir'' its members were separated into two groups: Altena's followers and her opposers, the Soldats' Council members. For easy identification, Altena's most loyal followers are include people who dress up as nuns<ref name="ep24">''Noir'', episode 24: Dark Return.</ref> and common villagers who are skilled at fighting<ref name="ep22">''Noir'', episode 22: "Journey's End".</ref> These nuns and priestesses often appear to be ordinary, petite women, they are capable of using guns and other lethal weapons. Altena lives in a manor not located on any map but is near the [[border]] of [[France]] and [[Spain]].<ref name="ep22b">''Noir'', episode 22: Kirika's conversation with a Soldats' villager.</ref> It is known by name "the place which has been forgotten by time".{{Citation needed|date=January 2011}} The manor's structure is similar to those of [[Ancient Greece]] and [[ancient Rome|Rome]]. Separated from the manor by mountains, there is a village which belongs to Altena, and their ancient task is to guard her manor.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}} The Soldats' Council are the people who disagreed with Altena's decision to bring back the True Noir by means of a ritual called the Grand Retour. The Council contains five members,<ref name="ep26">''Noir'', episode 26: "Rebirth".</ref> and one of them, Remy Brefford, invites Mireille to join their ranks, and he has an office in a building in [[Paris]].<ref name="ep23">''Noir'', episode 23: Mireille attacks Brefford's building.</ref> Men in black suits are often sent by the Soldats to try to kill the Noir candidates, but the faction affiliate of these men is unclear. Altena successfully manipulates everyone in the group, and she particularly targets the three Noir candidates Chloe, Kirika, and Mireille. She hides her true agenda from the Soldats, even her most trusted advisers, until the end. Altena led the Soldats to believe that she wanted Chloe and Kirika to be the True Noir, to enforce the will of the Soldats. However, she believed that Mireille and Kirika would enact her true plan, to destroy the Soldats. Altena's plan was not fully successful because Mireille did not target the Council at the end of the series. ===Noir=== ''Noir'' is the [[French language|French]] word for "black". In ''Noir'', it is known as the name of the two maidens who govern death. Pictures and sculptures of the two maidens can be seen on Mireille's father's watch and on Soldats' churches. To the [[mafia|underworld]], it is known as the "One Thousand Year" darkness of [[Europe]]. According to Altena's story, when the Soldats went under, two hands were left on the surface, so their ancient task is to retrieve the two maidens known as "Noir".<ref name="ep20"/> The ritual to become Noir takes place under Altena's manor, an underground temple in the style of ancient Greek ruins. Throughout the series, the only three candidates for "Noir" are Mireille Bouquet, Kirika Yuumura and Chloe. Of all the three, Mireille was the only who was predicted to be neglected, and Kirika probably is the only who can turn into ''True Noir''.<ref name="ep24b">''Noir'', episode 24: Altena's conversation with Borne.</ref><ref name="ep22c">''Noir'', episode 22: Kirika became True Noir after witnessed the assault on the village.</ref> When one has fallen, the remaining two shall become Noir.
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