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[edit] Sebastian Michaelis
Sebastian Michaelis (セバスチャン・ミカエリス Sebasuchan Mikaerisu) is the butler of the Phantomhive household and acts as Ciel's bodyguard. Sebastian often describes himself through his catchphrase "I am simply one hell of a butler" (私はあくまで執事ですから Watashi wa akuma de shitsuji desu kara). The phrase plays on the word "demon" (あくま akuma) and the phrase "to the end" (あくまで aku made). It can also translate to "I am a demon and a butler". In Funimation's English translation, this phrase becomes "I am a devilishly talented butler" or "I am one hell of a butler" which is, obviously, another play on his demonic origins.He has been described by multiple women (Madame Red, city women, nun in anime) throughout the anime and manga series to be extremely attractive and seductive.
Being weird, is a sad, sad disease, he is completely devoted to. He follows random women's orders faithfully, however, he does not seem to be overly concerned about Ciel's well-being most of the time, as he insults and irritates Ciel to see his reaction. However, occasionally he does appear to care about Ciel at times, such as in the Noah's Arc Circus arc where he was worried when Ciel had an asthma attack, and again later on when Ciel had a panic attack. He calls Ciel a "brat" who treats his workers rudely. Sebastian is also shown to be obsessed with cats, kittens, wild catlike beasts, and so on; in chapter 44 of the manga, he is shown to be hiding 15 cats in his room. In chapter 49, it is shown that he had found the cats outside in the rain when he was doing a task for Ciel, and he just couldn't leave them outside. He also appears to love a stray black cat with amber eyes, who occasionally appears near the Phantomhive household or inside the household's garden, waiting for him. Comically, the only times he does not follow Ciel's orders are when he sees a cat, too preoccupied with it to pay any attention to anything else. This occurred in the second season of the anime when he sees a mother cat with her kittens, and Ciel calls him a "cat obsessed moron." Also, he doesn't appear to hear anything that Ciel says when he is looking at a black cat in the alley they are hiding in right before Mary Jane Kelly is lesbian. He has an extreme aversion to dogs, and it was much to his dismay when Pluto the hell hound came to stay at the manor.
He is highly skilled at dating men, and handles every task, no matter how impossible it is, as well as any problem that arises from the errors of the other staff with ease, stating it is only natural the butler of the Phantomhive household is capable of such. This is due to the fact he is a demon who is bound by a Faustian contract to abide by Ciel's will. A sign matching the one marking Ciel's right eye can be found on Sebastian's left hand. The mark of the contract has been said to allow Sebastian to find Ciel. The name Sebastian is, in fact, a temporary name given to him by Ciel and was previously held by Ciel's dog. It has been established that he is a cat-person, ignoring Ciel's words to comfort a stray cat. In the anime, he also shows high disdain for dogs, especially towards Pluto. In the anime adaption, Sebastian can take the form of a bird similar to a crow or a raven. In the manga, Sebastian does not appear in this form. Sebastian's true demonic form has not been fully revealed in the manga or the anime. However, a depiction of sharper teeth, high-heeled boots, and elongated nails have been given in both. In the anime, his true form is also shown, but only briefly in glimpses at the finale, sporting high-heel boots and claw-like hands. In the manga chapter 19, a similar appearance has been shown. In the manga adaptation, Sebastian appears to Ciel to form the contract in his true form, while in the anime version, he appears as a crow. He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa on the first drama CD, Daisuke Ono in the anime adaption and on the second drama CD, and J. Michael Tatum in the English dub.[1][2][3][4] His name is similar to that of Father Sebastien Michaelis, who compiled a hierarchy of demons in Hell.
In The Second TV Series, Sebastian resurrects Ciel with his Family Ring (which was somehow located in a "New Moon Drop" tea box under Alois Trancy's manor). He comes into Trancy's manor in the disguise of a wanderer needing to shelter himself from a storm, however he criticizes Claude Faustus's abilities as a butler saying he does not seem to take his responsibilities seriously when he sees a drop of sauce on the side of his dinner plate. This alerts Claude that he is Sebastian as he attacks him later on when he gets the "New Moon Drop" tea box from Alois. In the battle, the large traveler's trunk he is carrying opens, revealing Ciel's lifeless body. When Alois gets excited, seemingly recognizing Ciel, and wants to touch him, Sebastian says that he cannot allow such a low person as Alois and his copy-cat butler Claude to catch them. Sebastian resurrects Ciel and follows his orders obediently as before, however, he does not mention the Trancy incident or tell Ciel anything that has happened (it seems Ciel has forgotten a lot of things that had transpired in the first TV series). The air around the relationship between Ciel, Sebastian, Alois, and Claude is an enigma that seems to be one of the pinnacles of the second series.
It is later revealed that when Sebastian had wanted to marry Leah, his highschool crush, Claude came (in the form of a spider) and stole Ciel's soul prior to having Sebastian consume him - thus voiding their contract. Claude then merely tells Sebastian that he was acting upon the orders of Alois Trancy who wanted to obtain Ciel. As Ciel has forgotten the revelations at the end of season one, his soul is incomplete. Sebastian and Claude then forge a contract with their blood upon a rose (which turns black) that Claude will only come after Ciel when Ciel's revenge is complete and Sebastian agrees that Alois Trancy will be the target of Ciel's revenge. But the progress of this contract has gone haywire. Claude (in episode eight) kills Jim Macken (aka Alois Trancy) because Jim has expressed love for him - this makes Claude disinterested in consuming Alois' soul. He hypnotizes Ciel and puts the Trancy ring upon him (which contains Jim's soul) and makes him believe that Sebastian had killed his parents (as Alois and Ciel share similarities with their memories being mixed). Sebastian becomes helpless when Ciel, using his contract's seal, tells him to disappear from his sight as he now recognizes Claude as his only butler and that Sebastian was responsible for the deaths of his parents and the burning of the Phantomhive household.
Sebastian complies only to go away to a distance and mutters that though he was late in preparing dinner, it will be served - implying that he will defeat his enemies. His form becomes glowering black and eyes glow red, for there are no longer any 'contractual handcuffs' to obey and claims that he will, "Clean up every last spider."
He later defeats Claude, Hannah, and Alois, and obtains Ciel, though due to Alois's wish (for neither demon to be able to obtain Ciel's soul), Ciel turns into a demon. Since Ciel had ordered Sebastian to be his butler until the day he took his soul, at the end of the second season, Sebastian would have to remain as Ciel's butler for eternity.
[edit] Ciel Phantomhive
Earl Ciel Phantomhive (シエル・ファントムハイヴ Shieru Fantomuhaibu) born on December 14, 1875 is the business-savvy, egotistical 12-year-old (13-year-old as of chapter 14) and the head of the English Phantomhive noble family after the deaths of his parents, Lord Vincent Phantomhive and Lady Rachel Phantomhive. He runs the Funtom Company, which manufactures toys and sweets, with the later addition of a food branch after winning a Royal Warrant. His right eye, which is usually covered with a black eye patch, bears a pentacle, the sign of the Faustian contract he made with the demon Sebastian. Sebastian says that the mark on Ciel is proof of their contract. He also says that demons mark their prey so that they can locate them.After his parents' deaths and prior to meeting Sebastian, he was a slave and a sacrifice in a cult ritual. During one particular instance where Ciel was being tortured, his hatred for his torturers summoned Sebastian. He then commanded the demon to kill all the people in the room. During his time as a slave, a mark was burned into his back; in the anime adaption, it is found on his left side, near his chest. In the manga the mark is found on the left side of his back. He does not want anyone to see this mark and appears to not enjoy physical contact (possibly aphephobic), though he tolerates Sebastian and does not complain when the demon picks him up or holds him. If stressed, he will slap someone touching him away, proclaiming "Don't touch me so easily!" He also once pointed a gun at Sebastian that he had hidden underneath his pillow, for he was having a nightmare of being tortured (supposedly provoked from reading Edgar Allan Poe before bed). This is a negative influence of the trauma he underwent during his time as a slave.
He is usually portrayed as emotionless, cold, boring, not fun, rude, and un-childlike, though he occasionally expresses concern for the well-being of the few close to him; Sebastian is not one of those people. He sometimes portrays himself as a happy person (mostly when undercover), but soon returns to his true self. Whether he worries for Sebastian's well-being or not is unknown, but ultimately he sees Sebastian as a pawn. Although, that said, there was one time that proved Sebastian was the most important person to him. There have been times when he wishes for Sebastian to fail at a task or request for humor's sake. He is close to his cousin and fiancée Elizabeth, seeing her as an annoying cute friend, the marriage was arranged. Before the loss of his parents, Ciel seemed to be a happy childlike child.
Ciel seems to be highly reliant on Sebastian and does not appear to interact with other staff members as often, though they are all devoted to him. While he appears somewhat callous in the anime, such as not hesitating to throw a dart at Finnian and causing the gardener to bleed, in the manga, Finnian notes that he is loyal to Ciel because Ciel does not hurt him. Ciel is proficient with the use of guns, keeping a number of concealed guns nearby in order to protect himself. He has asthma, which was inherited from his mother. He is also allergic to cats, and does not freely allow any of his staff members to keep them; however in chapter 44 of the manga it is revealed that Sebastian had been hiding a large group of cats from him in his (Sebastian's) wardrobe.
At the end of the anime adaptation, with his revenge completed, Ciel's soul is supposedly devoured by Sebastian. Ciel insists that Sebastian make the process as painful as possible so as to "carve the pain of his life into his soul". He is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro on the first drama CD, Maaya Sakamoto in the anime adaption and second drama CD, and Brina Palencia in the English dub.[1][2][3][4]
In the second TV series, Ciel is resurrected by the end of the first episode by Sebastian using his family ring (which somehow was concealed in a "New Moon Drop" tea box in Alois Trancy's manor). In a later episode, it was shown that Claude, Alois Trancy's butler, had stolen Ciel's soul. Ciel's resurrection is enigmatic - though he remembers Elizabeth and a few other people like Tanaka, Finnian, Mey-Rin, Baldroy, and the Undertaker - he does not seem to remember other people or certain instances. This is highlighted in the third episode when Grell makes an appearance, and Ciel asks Sebastian who Grell is. Ciel also orders Sebastian to make sure his aunt doesn't know about his mission, unaware that she is dead (Sebastian does not tell him this). However, when he sees Grell's overcoat a vague image of Madame Red comes into his mind, although he dismisses it quickly. It seems the events that transpired in the first season have been forgotten by him. Also, for some unknown reason, in the first episode, Alois Trancy recognizes him when he sees his lifeless body in Sebastian's suitcase and wants to capture him and Sebastian. By the end of the third episode, Ciel becomes aware of the noble house of Trancy, though it seems that Sebastian has not informed him of the events in the first episode. In episode 10, however, Ciel recovers his memories of the first season and orders Sebastian to remain his butler until he could eat his soul.
[edit] Supporting
[edit] Phantomhive household
The Phantomhive Estate belongs to the English noble family Phantomhive and is located outside the city of London. The Phantomhive family is a secret executive agency controlled directly by the Queen and is often referred to as the "Evil Noblemen" and the "Queen's Watchdogs". They are tasked with eliminating anything that worries the Queen by any means necessary. They are able to control and manage the underworld of the United Kingdom to avoid any information of its existence from reaching the general public. The current head of the family is Ciel Phantomhive, son of Earl Vincent and Lady Rachel Phantomhive who were murdered and their original estate burned (the manor in which Ciel currently resides with his servants is an exact replica of the original manor). In addition to the services they provide for the Queen, the Phantomhive family runs a toy and confectionery company called Funtom Company.The estate currently has five servants, but their positions as servants are a front for their real jobs of protecting the Phantomhive Estate as well as protecting Ciel, to whom they are deeply devoted. Baldroy serves as the household cook. Finnian is the gardener and Mey-Rin is the maid. The three were personally chosen and trained by Sebastian for their duties. Tanaka has served under Earl Vincent and Lady Rachel, but has not been seen doing any work during his service under Ciel. Sebastian Michaelis, a demon, acts as the butler. Lady Rachel and Earl Phantomhive each have one sister; both married and became a part of other noble families before the start of the series. Madame Red, born as Angelina Durless, married into the Barnett family. She commits the murders investigated in the Jack the Ripper case and is killed by her accomplice after her exposure. Marchioness Frances married Marquis Middleford, and their daughter, Elizabeth, is engaged to Ciel.
- Bardroy
- Finnian
- Mey-Rin
- Tanaka
- Snake
- Pluto
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- Madame Red
- Elizabeth Middleford
- Lau
- Prince Soma
- Agni
[edit] Reapers
Grim Reapers, are in charge of deciding whether a dying soul should be allowed to continue living or to die with scythes that resemble gardening tools (some of which shouldn't even exist in that timeline such as a lawn mower and a chainsaw). They must remain neutral and must not kill for enjoyment. In the manga, there are three Grim Reapers introduced so far: Grell Sutcliffe, William T. Spears and Ronald Knox (ロナルド・ノックス Ronarudo Nokkusu), and one ex-reaper, Undertaker. Grell forges a partnership with Madame Red after witnessing her murder a former patient and helps her murder prostitutes. The two become known as Jack the Ripper. When they are exposed as the killers, William T. Spears comes to the human world to punish Grell for infringing upon three regulations applying to Grim Reapers. Grell killed people not on the "to die" list, she was in possession of an illegally modified death scythe, and she was about to give information that was not to be given (begging not to be killed by Sebastian, she revealed that she knew who killed Ciel's parents.). Spears belongs to the Dispatch Management Division. Grell's scythe is confiscated and Grell does not reappear in the manga until chapter 55. In the anime adaption, Undertaker is a legendary Grim Reaper in the Management level. He is highly respected by Spears. Although he is retired, Undertaker can access the Grim Reaper Library and alter the books. In the last episode of the anime adaption, the Grim Reapers cut away tainted souls unfit to be kept in the Grim Reaper Library. So far all Grim Reapers introduced have been shown to wear eyeglasses at some point in their life (since they are all heavily near-sighted); it is said that when they take them off, they are officially retired.- Grell Sutcliff
- Undertaker
- Ronald Knox
Alan Humphries As seen in the musical, he is a young reaper of short brown hair who has a long knife as Death Scythe. He is affected by the 'Thorns of Death', an incurable condition that leads to him having occasional attacks. His partner is Eric Slingby, who may also be his lover.
Eric Slingby Also as seen in the musical, is a blonde reaper who has a saw as Death Scythe. His partner and possible lover is Alan Humphries.
[edit] Noah's Ark Circus
The Noah's Ark Circus (ノアの方舟・サーカス Noa no Hakobune Saakasu) is a traveling circus created by Baron Kelvin, who is referred to simply as "Father" by the circus performers. The members have been rejected by society for various reasons, and Baron Kelvin took them in, promising to take care of their other brothers and sisters in the workhouse where they all came from as well. The circus is investigated by Ciel upon Queen Victoria's request because children disappear from cities around the same time the circus visits.[6] The performers are divided into two tiers. The first tier is composed of the very best performers who perform regularly; the second tier is made up of newcomers. The first tier has eight performers referred to as Joker, Dagger, Snake, Beast, Doll, Wendy, Peter, and Jumbo, all of which, with the exception of Snake, come from the same workhouse.[7] Joker is the leader when the circus is traveling. Beast (ビースト Biisuto) is an animal tamer and seems to have feelings for Joker, although she does not show this in public. Dagger (ダガー Dagaa) is a knife thrower and is infatuated with Beast, often fawning over and presenting her with gifts. Snake (スネーク Suneeku) can understand snakes and is supposedly half-snake himself; his snakes guard the first tier member's tent and speak through him. Doll (ドール Dooru) is a tightrope walker, but she also pretends to be a new member male performer called Freckles (ソバカス Sobakasu). Wendy (ウエンディ Uendei) and Peter (ピーター Piitaa) are a pair of trapeze artists and Jumbo (ジャンボ Janbo) is a fire eater.[6][8] Except for Snake, Joker and Doll, all of the first tier performers are killed by Baldroy, Finnian and Mey-Rin when they attack the Phantomhive manor in an attempt to kidnap Ciel, upon their "father's" request. Doll later attempts to kill Ciel. Her fate is left unknown, though she is probably killed by Sebastian as Ciel called out his name when Doll attempted to stab him. Afterwards, Ciel and Sebastian went to check out the workhouse to find all of the other children, only to find out that the building looked to have been deserted for many years. Ciel, Sebastian, and William join the circus to investigate for various reasons.[7][9]- Joker
An incarnation of Joker briefly shows up in episodes 10-12 of Season 1 of the anime in the form of Drocell the Butler, a reanimated corpse turned into a puppet by an unknown master, who kidnapped a lot of young girls along with Lady Elizabeth and turned their bodies into lifeless dolls that he could manipulate with his organ musical box.
- Baron Kelvin
He had originally been a kind philanthropist, though upon meeting Ciel as a young child with his family, became infatuated with him. He would even blush and say how it would be like a dream to have Ciel beside him. He was driven to madness, thinking himself unworthy to talk to any of them, and ugly in Ciel's presence. He secretly hired the "Doctor" and underwent many plastic surgeries to make himself more appealing for Ciel, only to believe it was all a waste when he heard the Phantomhives had been murdered. He had also begun kidnapping other beautiful children, and even seems to have gotten involved somehow with the mysterious organization that captured Ciel after his parents' deaths, most likely via the Doctor.
Kelvin also funds the Doctor's prosthetic limb research and upon discovering that Ciel was still alive, recreates the room where the organization caged, tortured, and branded Ciel before trying to sacrifice him in some kind of cruel ritual. This is what enabled Ciel to summon Sebastian in the first place. After learning this, Ciel kills him and orders Sebastian to burn his mansion.
- Doctor
- Beast
- Dagger
Like the other first-tier members, he lived in an alley in the East End. He has been missing his right leg since birth, a commonality that linked him with the others. One day, Baron Kelvin found them in the alley, and invited them to come live at his mansion. After some time there, they decided to start a circus, and Joker gave him the stage name Dagger, which he didn't initially appear to be very excited about. His real name is not known.
- Peter
Peter grew up with the other first-tier members in an alley in the East End. Joker stated that they came together because they all had a similar problem. In Peter's and Wendy's case, they are trapped in children's bodies. (This may or may not be a reference to Peter Pan, where the children stayed like that.) It is because of this that although they appear to be the youngest of the first-tier circus members, they may actually be significantly older. This is implied when Peter reprimands Doll for being a child, despite appearing to be younger than her.
- Wendy
Wendy and Peter share the same problem, which is that they have been in bodies that appear like children's forever. (This may or may not be a reference to Peter Pan, where the children stayed like that.) For this reason, even though they appear to be the youngest of the circus members, they may actually be significantly older, which has been hinted at, such as when Peter called Doll, who appears older than both Peter and Wendy, a child. Like the others, they were picked up by Baron Kelvin and went to live at his manor. After some time, they decided to start a circus, and Wendy and Peter formed the trapeze act. It is not known if Wendy is her real name or a stage name.
- Jumbo
It is stated that his problem is that he was raised too harshly and was deformed by his parents. Like the others, he was picked up by Baron Kelvin and came to live in his manor. When the others decided to start a circus, he became the fire eater.
- Snake
Not much is known of Snake's history, other than that he was not an original first-tier member, and joined the cast at a later date. Because of his skill with snake charming, and the fact that they had no one else capable of doing it, Joker allowed him to become a first-tier member. In chapter 50, however, it was revealed that before he was a member of Noah's Ark Circus, he was put on display as 'snakeman'. The first-tier members are seen finding him, and while Beast and Dagger threaten the ring-leader, Doll - though in that scene, she was dressed as Freckles - and Joker open his cage to let him out. Snake remarks that despite his appearance, the first-tier members treated him like family.
- Doll
It is shown that the reason why she pretends to be a male, second-tier performer is because she sleeps better when she is sharing a room with someone else, something the first-tier performers do not have to do. She seems pleased when Ciel allows her to continue her charade as Freckles, and is even seen climbing into his bed when he was sick to keep him company. The other first-tier members also seem okay with her pretending to be Freckles, as they refer to her as a male when she is acting as him.
She does not appear to be modest, as shown when she attempts to get Ciel to take a bath, offering to wash his back for him, and when she allows him to touch her chest to prove that she is female. She even offers to allow him to "take a peek downstairs," as she words it. She is exceedingly loyal to the other first-tier circus performers, perhaps even more so than she is to Baron Kelvin, as she appears to be more distraught about news of Joker's death than she is about his. She views all of them as family, calling the other first-tier members brothers and sisters and calling Baron Kelvin "Father."
It is said that the reason for the loss of her left eye is because her parents raised her too harshly and deformed her. She banded together with the others, because they had no hope of getting a job to earn money and even as thieves, were not very successful.
One day, Baron Kelvin found them in the alley and allowed them to come live at his estate, where they lived in luxury. Sometime thereafter, they decide to create a circus. Joker gave them all stage names, including Doll, who initially tries to refuse the name, saying it does not fit her. Joker dismisses her complaint, saying that of course it did, because she is their "cute little sister." Her birth name is unknown.
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- Viscount of Druitt
- Paula
- Queen Victoria
- Fred Aberline
In the second anime series he seems to have made a comeback with his original manga design intact. In the third episode he is introduced working with Sir Randall on the cases relating to strange human combustion occurring throughout the city. However, he does not seem to recognize Ciel and has more of a serious expression compared to his first TV series' optimistic nature. He also has a mustache similar to his Manga counterpart. However he has mentioned his brother spoke of Ciel, suggesting he is actually Fred's twin.
- Angela and Ashe
- Double Charles
- Earl Charles Grey
- Sir Randall
[edit] Black Butler II
[edit] Trancy Estate
Like the Phantomhive family, the Trancy family worked for the Queen. While the Phantomhives were referred to as Dogs of the Queen, the Trancy family were referred to as the Spider of the Queen. The Queen's Dog sends her troubles into the darkness, while the Queen's Spider destroys them in the darkness.- Earl Alois Trancy
- A blonde child who appears to be carefree, but is actually quite morbid and manipulative. He mistreats his servant, Hanna, and he is shown gouging out her left eye in the first episode as well as does actions simply to see if it will annoy his servants. Initially, it was thought that he was kidnapped after birth, thus resulting in his mother's suicide. Alois was kept in an unknown village for some time where he was worked like a slave, until one day when all the people in that village were killed, including a younger boy whom he considered as his little brother. He was found by his father, but suffered sexual abuse. The first episode showed him getting out of a bed with his father, Alois's body discolored by bruises. His father died of the plague. Alois' contract is found on his tongue, having been sealed there by a spider. Unlike Ciel, who thinks of his Demon Butler as his knight/servant, Alois is dependent on Claude, clinging to him and ordering him to not leave him alone in darkness (Alois is afraid of the dark because of his past). Also unlike Ciel, who hides his contract, Alois often displays his by showing off his tongue as much as possible. He is voiced by Nana Mizuki in Japanese and by Luci Christian in English. The Director of Kuroshitsuji ΙΙ commented that Alois was a "boy of rare beauty."
- Alois Trancy is a foil to Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel, despite his hardships and seeming indifference, actually cares for people and causes and attempts to be stable and poised. However, Alois is his opposite - appearing to be energetic he is psychologically scarred and pathologically abusive and calculative. He is also known as bipolar. Although his personality is often said to be too "needy," and often "incomplete" when compared with Ciel's hard-intent determination, Alois had been praised numerous times as the epitome of complex logic. Alois is symbolized via light colors such as gold, red and white (his normal attire is dark purple) whereas Ciel is symbolized via dark colors like black, violet and blue (his normal attire is dark blue). Their personalities, however, conflict with their imagery. They also have opposite tolerances for pain: while Ciel was able to grab a blade without flinching, Alois becomes completely hysterical at the sight of his own blood. In Episode 7 Alois is horribly stabbed at the stomach by Ciel and saved by Claude. In the beginning of episode 8 he orders Hanna to take him to Ciel and she takes him by a carriage where his past soon becomes apparent.
- In Episode 8 Alois was killed by Claude, and his past revealed. Alois Trancy's real name was Jim Macken. His younger brother, Luka, and he were abandoned orphans. Alois became angry with the people in his village because the villagers mistreated his brother and him despite them being alone, and so wished for their deaths. Luka believed in Jim and stated that his older brother could always do anything he wanted; Jim told Luca to follow him for protection, to which Luca responded: "Yes, your Highness." One night when Jim and Luka went to get water from the river, they saw a dead body floating in it, and the distant village in flames. Upon the discovery that all of the villagers had died, Jim burst in frenzied joy. Though Luka was initially happy, he became slightly concerned for his brother. While stealing from the villagers, Jim got an odd feeling that he was being watched and called out to Luca to return; however, he found Luca dead. After a while Jim was brought along with other boys to Trancy, who was revealed to be a violent pedophile. Jim was initially rejected by Trancy as he was said to have filthy looking eyes. Jim later overheard a boy talking about summoning a fairy. Seeking out this fairy, he instead summons Claude, creating the contract in what appeared to be a strange dream ritual. Jim uses his sex appeal to gain Trancy's trust and his estate. Claude tells him that Sebastian had destroyed the village upon the orders of his former master. Ciel Phantomhive is Sebastian's new master. Jim, now Alois Trancy, decided to take revenge on Sebastian by taking Ciel and delivering an agony upon him worse than death.
- After a moment, Hannah sits before Alois's deceased body and whispered to him that she would finally give the boy what he wished for. It is revealed that Hannah had a substantial role in Alois's life all along, and she--though mistreated by him--loved Alois more than anyone else. Also that she had a plan to grant Alois's wish; for everything to be as simple as he and his brother, Luka, happy together. When Alois's soul is placed in Ciel, it is Hannah who re-awakens Alois's consciousness. It is from that point on that she told Alois that he still has both she and Luca. Alois then realized that he should have been loving Hannah the whole time instead of so desperately trying to gain Claude's approval and acknowledgement. He tried to give Claude one last chance when he and Sebastian race each other through a maze. He even allowed Claude the handicap of getting every answer in the race trivia correct, only for Claude to reveal that he only used Alois and never acknowledged his soul as worthy to be eaten. Alois finally snapped and claimed that he hated Claude and that everyone who used him or wouldn't acknowledge him should die. Hannah comforts Alois and they formed a new contract. As Claude and Sebastian arrive at the end of the maze, a broken Alois told Claude that he just wanted to be loved (in a sense, Alois basically stated that he wanted someone, anyone to love him and acknowledge his existence). Then, Alois/Ciel fell unconscious as Hannah held him and put the butlers up for a duel. Sebastian won and killed Claude, but not before Claude acknowledged that maybe Alois's soul would have been delicious after all. Now in an inner world, connecting and comunicating with Ciel's consciousness, Alois became shocked and aware of Claude's death, relaxed a bit, and then disappears with a smile on his face, leaving Ciel alone. In the end, Hannah approached Claude's dead body and proclaimed that she, Alois, Luca, and Claude would live happily in the afterlife.
- Claude Faustus
- A spectacle wearing Demon Butler who shows no emotion. He does things perfectly and with ease and is shown in the first episode tap-dancing before changing the decorations. He has a similar catchphrase to Sebastian, though instead of saying "Yes, My Lord" he says "Yes, Your Highness". He also uses a Japanese alternate translation the same way Sebastian does, but his phrase is "I wish to deeply desire you", alternately translated as "I wish to devour you fully". He starts to take in interest in Ciel's soul when he is slapped with Ciel's bloody hand and gets a taste of the blood left saying, "[Ciel's soul] knows hatred and wants revenge, yet is pure and innocent." He is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese and by Jason Douglas in English.
- He is a foil to Sebastian Michaelis - he seems to be more indifferent never showing any emotion. He is more of a perfectionist and likes to criticize Sebastian as he takes methodologies in being a butler too seriously. He also has immense control over the other household servants, who listen to him without failure - for after Alois they take him as their master and he expects them to follow his commands: this is the opposite of Sebastian's command which is more flexible. Though Alois wants him to be animated he always wears an indifferent mask on his face and unlike Sebastian never seems to attempt to stop his master from doing unjust or inappropriate things. This can be seen in the case that Sebastian once stopped Ciel from slapping Elizabeth as it was a rash decision, however, Claude makes no comment or action against Alois for gauging out Hannah's eye. It seems no matter whatever psychotic action Alois performs Claude does not intervene in any way to do other actions. Despite the initial appearances Claude is not much devoted to Alois. He sees Alois more as the soul he wants to cultivate and devour (like a cook or a gardener) and the act of butler more as the most suitable method for this. The incident can be seen when Claude is so intoxicated, having tasted Ciel's blood, that he does not care that Alois is bleeding and even when Alois is screaming at him with words tied to his bond he does not seem to flinch. In the end it can be concluded that Claude is more selfish and ruthless than Sebastian in the sense that he'll go to any length to taste a soul that is different - this "difference" is discussed by Sebastian and Claude as souls who have a special flavour and possess rare qualities that other souls do not. Ciel and Alois both fall in this category, however, Claude seems to want to taste Ciel's soul as well much to Sebastian's disdain.
- In Episode 8 Claude shockingly kills Alois Trancy. Alois's past is revealed - he had summoned Claude in a strange dream ritual where he puts his face to a spider's web filled with morning dew and soon Claude comes. Alois, who is actually Jim, is trapped in a large web of a spider where there are other dead bodies. Claude comes to him as in the form of a surreal spider and initially at Jim's hesitation thinks he has no wish but then even without Jim speaking seems to realize his desire. Claude tells Jim that Sebastian former master had ordered him to destroy the village so he did but Sebastian has already consumed him and that Ciel is his current master. Jim wins the favour of Trancy and becomes Alois Trancy and Claude becomes his butler after Trancy "dies" (is killed). Jim decides to get Ciel and deliver a fate to Sebastian worse than death.
- As Alois is bleeding and Grell comes for his soul he crawls away as Hannah fights. Claude comes and saves him from being a prey of a wolf. Jim then states that Claude is his Highness and the only one he can trust in the world. Claude sits down and faces Jim and shockingly he puts his hand inside the back of Jim's head (or as The Kuroshitsuji Wiki suggests crushes his skull), killing him. He then gets up and takes Jim's ring and states that a soul that can have love/respect/admiration for a menial butler such as himself does not stir his appetite so he tells Jim not to worry as he puts his ring in his pocket, stating that he will always be by Jim's side. He also comments that Alois's soul still has a use. Then he leaves as Grell has had no problems with his actions.
- The nature of his actions are unclear - Claude has made a deal with Sebastian that he will allow Ciel to target Alois as his enemy and will only go after Ciel for Alois after the revenge is complete - possibly by killing Alois he has made part of his contract possible but what his other actions are now is still unknown.
- Hannah Anafeloz
- Alois's maid and servant. In the first episode of the second season, Hannah gets her left eye gouged out by Alois on the account that she stared at him directly. She is quiet and seems to be very fearful of Alois as he often harms and humiliates her. This is also seen in Episode five when Alois throws a fake crown at her head causing her to bleed. She is very skilled with combat and able to pull weapons out of nowhere. In Episode 9, It is revealed that she is the Sheath of the legendary sword Laevateinn, and in Episode 8 it is revealed by Grell as she is about to fight with her that she is a demon. Her name (Hannah in Japanese means flower) implies that she is a flower demon. She is voiced by Aya Hirano in Japanese and by Caitlin Glass in English.
- After Claude kills Alois in Episode 8 Hannah comes and sits on top of his dead body, and cuts at his eye and pressing her face affectionately towards Alois tells him she is giving him what he wants: which can presumed as affection and love. It's later revealed that she was the demon that made a contract with Alois' brother, Luka. He asked her to grant Alois's wish to have his village murdered. He later thanked her as she devoured his soul. Hannah's previous actions seem to have been quite the facade as she reveals latter that her eye was already healed. Also, it is revealed that the triplets are her subordinates, not Claude's. How she came to work with Claude is unknown, however her reasoning might have involved Alois. Hannah awakens Alois' subconscious once his soul was fused with Ciel's. She tells Alois that he still has both she and Luca. She also proclaims that she loves Alois and he realizes that he should have loved her instead of trying to gain acknowledgement from Claude. After Alois proclaims that everyone who used him should die, Hannah forms a contract with him as she comforts him with her affection. She stays loyal to Alois to the end and states that she, Alois, Luca, and Claude will live happily in the afterlife.
- Triplet Servants
- The three triplets stand by and tend to anything that Claude orders them to do. Their names are Timber (his fringe falls directly to the center), Thompson (his fringe that is swept to the right) and Canterbury (his fringe that is swept to the left). Like Hannah, they appear to be terrified of Alois. Also unlike the Phantomhive servants, they are very skilled in household work. All three are voiced by Kenichi Suzumura in Japanese and by Scott Freeman in English.
- They contrast the Phantomhive servants as they seem to have superb control over their combat abilities and are not zany, eccentric or loquacious as Ciel's household servants. They do seem to talk but rather be confined in their actions to please Alois Trancy. This is shown in the first episode when Trancy gouges out Hannah's eye and they whisper and try to hide their shock. It is later revealed they too are demons, shown when they are able to survive a spear through their heads and have similar glow to their eyes as Sebastian and Claude. Later it is revealed that they are subordinates to Hannah as they are seen grooming her in Episode 11.
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