Dolce

Dolce
Japanese	ドルチェ
Stats
Class	Bard
Class Lv.	91
Subclass	Landlady
Appearance
Race	Human
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Purple
Eye Color	Brown
Height	200 cm (6'7")
Status
Status	Active
Guild	West Wind Brigade
Other Affiliations	Akiba Raid Party
Personal Information
Gender	Female
Birthday	April 4
First Appearance
Origin	Log Horizon: West Wind Brigade
Anime	S1 E7: Crescent Moon
Portrayals
Japanese	Yamamoto Shota (山本祥太)
English	Luke Patterson

Dolce is a Bard-Landlady and a member of West Wind Brigade, where she is considered one of the guild's most reliable members — and the second-scariest when angered, after guild master Soujiro Seta.

During Operation Capture, she participates in the Akiba Raid Party in Team H.

Dolce's player is a woman in real life, and while she ended up in her male avatar after the Catastrophe, she is still referred to as a woman and is officially called a trans woman.

Appearance

Dolce has a robust, imposing, masculine physique that's at odds with her effeminate voice. She wears a rose pink sleeveless top, a girdle-like piece around her waist, along with what appears to be a belt of roses, white pants, purple-blue armbands, boots, and has a fox-scarf around her neck. She has tanned skin and a tall flattop of purple hair.

Personality

In spite of her somewhat goofy appearance, Dolce is easily one of the most mature and responsible members of the guild, providing the other members with all sorts of advice. When Soujiro voiced his desire to protect the others from fighting, Dolce reminds him that there was a difference between "protecting" and "over-protecting," going on to explain that it was important for all of them to be prepared in their unfamiliar situation.

She is described as having the most "overwhelmingly feminine power" in the guild and handles most of its domestic affairs, including cooking, cleaning, and clerical work. Her stature and personality drives away pests who would otherwise bother the guild, while her attentiveness and conscientiousness makes her a good confidant for the girls in the guild.

For all her patience and gentleness, Dolce is considered the second-scariest member of the West Wind Brigade when angered. While she won't lose herself in her anger, unlike Soujiro who can grow near-homicidal towards anyone he deems an "enemy," those who manage to incur her wrath would do well to watch their backs.

Synopsis

Before the Catastrophe

Dolce was a rather good cook in real life.

Round Table Alliance arc

Dolce, Isami, and Kawara are present when the Crescent Moon Alliance opens up the Crescent Moon Refreshment Stand. Overjoyed to eat real food again, the three bring a Crescent Burger back to Soujiro.

Fallen Guardian arc

Dolce participates in Operation Capture as a member of of the Akiba Raid Party. She, Fragrant Olive, and Kurinon make up Team H and assist in delaying Enbart Nelles as Akatsuki and Marielle kite him through the city. After the raid's success, she joins the pajama party.

Other Media

Log Horizon: West Wind Brigade

Dolce on a chapter cover in West Wind Brigade

Dolce plays a major role in her origin series, Log Horizon: West Wind Brigade. She often serves as a voice of reason for the guild, if not the voice of reason (once Nazuna is inebriated). In the manga, she is one of the few who can actually give Soujiro advice, an honor that the boy only grants to those whom he respects as his seniors.

Log Horizon: Nyanta's Fortune Recipes

Dolce appears as a recurring character in Log Horizon: Nyanta's Fortune Recipes. She first appears in a guild cook-off between the Crescent Moon Alliance, D.D.D, and West Wind Brigade, with Nyanta as the judge. Later on, Dolce runs a boot camp for Serara, who is anxious about putting on weight.

Log Horizon: New Adventure Land

Dolce is a recruitable character in Log Horizon: New Adventure Land.

Equipment

Little is known about Dolce's equipment, but she is seen wielding maracas in battle during Operation Capture. While she looks a bit silly dancing around and waving her maracas while casting support songs, as a member of a raiding guild, her supportive abilities are top-notch and she likely has some very valuable equipment.

Trivia

• She shares her Japanese voice actor with Junzou.
• He has been compared to Jean Pierre Polnareff of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventures franchise due to their similar appearances, though their personalities are very different from each other.
• Even after the development of minor Appearance Reset Potions, Dolce does not seem to have changed her avatar's physical build, suggesting that she is fine with her body the way it is. This makes her the only real-life-female player in the series that did not change her body back: both Akatsuki and Magus acquired Appearance Reset Potions even before RodLab's development of the minor potions.
• It is possible that Dolce’s neck wrap is an actual fox or other live creature and not just a fur, as it can often be seen moving its head or changing facial expressions to match Dolce's mood. Conversely, this could simply be poetic license being used as an extension of Dolce's own mood and emotions.
• After the Catastrophe, Dolce runs a highly popular event called "Dolce Boot Camp!" It not only covers an intensive physical regimen, but also delves into subjects such as cooking and makeup.