Black Butler (manga)/Characters

The characters who only appear in the anime (first and second seasons) are here.

The characters who only appear in the musicals are here.

Ciel Phantomhive
"Voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (JP) and Brina Palencia (ENG)"

"I'm arrogant, but not so much that I'd irresponsibly save someone just to brag about it."


 * Adorably Precocious Child: Ciel. A very bitter, very driven one. But before his bitterness, he was just so damn cute! Differs slightly from the norm in that the only people who treat him as adorable don't know him well enough.
 * Always Save the Girl: He's definitely this toward Elizabeth. He threw himself in front of a bear for her chapters ago, but That's a pretty high level of trust there!
 * Subverted something fierce in chapter 57, as it turns out Elizabeth was
 * Pulled it again in chapter 58,
 * Angst Coma
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV or type V in the anime, Villain Protagonist in the manga.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * Astral Checkerboard Decor: Ciel's mental world has a checkerboard floor in unrelated scenes in the anime and the manga, which by then had diverged into entirely different plots. In the manga there are even chess pieces, of which Ciel himself seems to be one.
 * Authority Equals Asskicking: Subverted, as although he holds the highest rank in the Phantomhive Household (not to mention the fact that he works as the Queen's freaking watchdog), he's also a bit of a pansy, and likely the most physically incapable in the entire series.
 * Badass
 * Badass Adorable
 * Badass and Child Duo: In spite of Ciel's badassery, he's still the Non-Action Guy, which permits him to work this trope with Sebastian.
 * Badass Boast: Ciel is very proud of being Earl Phantomhive, and would very much like you to know that.
 * Badass Longcoat/Badass Cape: Both.
 * Heartbroken Badass
 * Bad Dreams: Occasionally. The dreams were much, much worse in the past. Initially he would wake up screaming every night.
 * Bad Guys Play Pool: He has a pool room in his manor. In an early chapter/episode he gets to show off his pool skills.
 * Barehanded Blade Block: Against Alois in the anime.
 * Beautiful Dreamer: Subverted in that everyone seems to like watching him sleep, so it can be taken in a non-romantic way as well.
 * Being Tortured Makes You Evil
 * Blue Eyes: Well, one of them, anyway...
 * A Boy and His X: A boy and his demon butler.
 * Break the Cutie
 * Broken Ace
 * Byronic Hero: A very young example, but he still fits this trope to a T.
 * The Chessmaster: Proved it during the murder mystery arc where he
 * Also,
 * Cannot Tell a Joke: It takes him all night to make Undertaker even utter a simple "...hah."
 * Combat Pragmatist: He has admitted once that he will do anything to win and has resorted to some very dirty tricks in friendly competitions. In a serious fight that he was not able to avoid we see him take out a hidden revolver and simply shoot things dead.
 * Conveniently an Orphan: Ciel, of the Villain Protagonist variety. That's not to say he doesn't grieve for his loss.
 * The Comically Serious
 * Corrupt the Cutie: Pretty much what the cult did to him. It becomes apparent throughout the series that Sebastian may be slowly making it worse (see rule number 43.
 * Creepy Child
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * Deal with the Devil: With Sebastian.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Anime-only, for the most part. In the manga he's portrayed mainly as The Comically Serious.
 * Deceased Parents Are the Best
 * Defrosting Iceking: He has become significantly nicer towards people, at times even swallowing his pride to make Lizzy happy or showing concern for Snake and even Sebastian.
 * Determinator: One of Ciel's defining traits is his willpower and willingness to push through, whatever it takes.
 * Dude in Distress: For all of his vocal badassery Ciel is actually not that skilled in combat. He constantly has to be saved by Sebastian as their deal dictates. However, it is not only Sebastian. As it turns out he is this for his too.
 * Dull Eyes of Unhappiness: The difference between his current state and how he was as a young child is easily visible from the eyes.
 * The Dog Bites Back: After Ciel's, he decided that he would seek out the person/people who killed his parents and deliver to them the same pain that he went through. Along the way he also decided that he doesn't mind killing people who get in the way of his plans..
 * Escapist Character: An incredibly rich Teen Genius that nearly everyone loves and respects who has an almighty Bishonen Battle Butler that can grant his every wish and can be extremely close to him at times? Not to mention his Dark and Troubled Past (which he was 'rescued from' by the aforementioned butler), Even the Guys Want Him, he works for the Queen, and he owns one of the largest toy companies in Britain.
 * Subverted, as he turns out to have a severe and untreated case of PTSD complete with flashbacks and he's really not a happy person. His work solving difficult crimes and other problems for the Queen also turns out to be not so glamorous, but rather black ops that have him to deal with the darkest and most sordid aspects of human nature when he still should have been a carefree child. Sebastian is an evil and sadistic demon who needs to be managed carefully to keep him in check. And running a successful business requires actual work.
 * Even Bad Boys Love Their Mamas: Even now, Ciel loves the deceased Rachel and Vincent.
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Ciel deeply cares for Elizabeth and his (deceased) parents and aunt. At one point in the anime, he even stops Sebastian from hunting down Grell because he "doesn't want Lizzie to witness anymore bloodshed."
 * Even the Guys Want Him: Much to his displeasure.
 * Evil Brit: This takes place in Britain after all.
 * Evil Eye
 * Eyepatch of Power: Because walking around with a demon's seal available to anyone who looks you in the eyes is kind of gauche.
 * Fish Out of Water: The circus arc shows that Ciel doesn't take well to unfamiliar territories, i.e., actually having to work.
 * A Glass of Chianti: Occasionally.
 * Grade School CEO: He started his business empire at the age of ten.
 * Hates Being Touched: He appears to not enjoy physical contact, though he tolerates Sebastian and does not complain when the demon picks him up or holds him. If he is stressed, he will slap someone touching him away, proclaiming, "Don't touch me so easily!" This is a negative influence of the trauma he underwent during his time as a slave.
 * He's Back
 * Hollywood Atheist
 * Ill Boy: He suffers from asthma, for one.
 * Improbable Age: Ciel is the leader of a popular toys and candy company, is working for the queen as a black ops/assassin, owns a mansion, and is rich from the money he inherited when his parents died. He is also only 13 years old, and this whole situation likely started around three years ago.
 * He's also highly skilled at pool to the point that he can beat a bunch of adults, despite being so short he actually has to sit on the pool table to make a shot.
 * In-Series Nickname: "The Queen's watchdog/guard dog," one of the "evil noblemen/aristocrats of evil."
 * Jade-Colored Glasses
 * Kid with the Leash: Ciel's relationship towards Sebastian. While largely true to the trope, it lacks the usual element of contrast in that with few exceptions, Ciel is just as amoral and ruthless as his servant.
 * Kuudere: You can see on some occasions the softer and warmer inner core he hides from the world.
 * Little Mister Snarker: Again, mostly in the anime, as the manga portrays more as The Comically Serious.
 * Magnetic Villain Protagonist: He seems to be rather good at gathering loyal followers in the manga. In the anime Sebastian is more responsible for the new hires.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste
 * Mark of the Beast
 * Mismatched Eyes: The eye that isn't blue is purple and has Sebastian's seal on it. By the rules of demon contracts, the more visible the spot you put the mark, the more power you get - and what's more visible than your eye?
 * Mister Big: He wears high heels to make his lack of height less obvious, though even with that he's still very short.
 * Nice Hat: Ciel has many a fancy hat, particularly his top hat.
 * Non-Action Guy/Non-Action Snarker: A rare inversion, as he's the main character and he's far from being a Butt Monkey; he's simply physically weak. Ciel generally sits in the sidelines and watches Sebastian doing the fighting.
 * Non-Idle Rich
 * Not So Stoic: When he breaks down, he breaks down.
 * Odd Couple: With Sebastian.
 * Perpetual Frowner: Moreso in the anime than in the manga. Especially in the second season, where you can count on one hand the number of times he smiles, even if it's just a smirk.
 * Please Don't Leave Me: His  can be considered this, although later on this is.
 * Power At a Price: He sells his soul in return for help from Sebastian in succeeding in all of his goals, including killing his parents' murderer[s]. After that last goal is finished, Sebastian will be able to take Ciel's soul.
 * Pride: Ciel seems very proud of his status.
 * Psychotic Smirk: He likes to smirk evilly when he is being particularly devious in the later parts of the manga.
 * Rags to Riches: An interesting aversion in that he went from riches to (being tortured in) rags, then back again.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Alois's Red Oni.
 * To a lesser extent, the Blue to Sebastian's red as well. Mostly only in the anime though.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Connections: The reason that he can usually get away with killing anyone he wants without any consequences.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers: Subverted in that Ciel knows that victory without effort is meaningless and doesn't use Sebastian as an automatic win button. However, Ciel does use Sebastian as a powerful pawn and is not afraid to use his powers to their full extent as long as its all under Ciel's orders.
 * Security Blanket: There is a specific pillow that he cannot sleep without.
 * Slouch of Villainy: He slouches when he's about to do something particularly nasty, and unless he is standing up, almost always gives orders to Sebastian exclusively in this pose. Also, he does it in almost all the official art.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man: He wears expensive, tailored clothes.
 * Spoiled Brat: Sebastian certainly thinks so.
 * Smart People Know Latin
 * Smart People Play Chess
 * The Snark Knight
 * The Stoic: Though he can get very angry, his default personality in the manga seems to be pretty stoic.
 * Stoic Woobie
 * Supernatural Is Purple: His Eyepatch of Power hides his cursed, mismatched eye that holds the symbol of his contract with Sebastian. It's purple, and glows with an eerie neon when he gives Sebastian an order.
 * Sympathetic Murderer: As if you didn't want to give him a big ol' hug when he.
 * Teen Genius: Although he's not a clichéd teen and appears to add up more with the Child Prodigy trope, he is in fact 13 and qualifies as a teenager.
 * There Are No Therapists: Unfortunately for Ciel, psychotherapy is not among the anachronisms in the series.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Sebastian.
 * Trauma Conga Line: Type B. Ciel has a lot of trauma in his backstory. Then he keeps getting more trauma during the actual story. He Used to Be a Sweet Kid, but now he is a Villain Protagonist and seems to be on a downward course deeper into hardened villainy.
 * Trigger: Ciel suffers from PTSD because of his Dark and Troubled Past.
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
 * Unable to Cry: He could cry when he was younger, but now he apparently can't..
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Villain Protagonist
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Type 2 is one way to interpret his relationship with Sebastian.
 * Weirdness Magnet
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Sebastian Michaelis
"Voiced by Daisuke Ono (JP) and J Michael Tatum (ENG)"

"Even though I dislike being kicked by others, I do enjoy the feeling of kicking others."

"Woman: I can see the Gates of Heaven! Sebastian: (unamused) Oh I highly doubt that."
 * Always Save the Kid
 * Anti-Hero: Type V in the anime, Villain Protagonist in the manga.
 * Antiquated Linguistics: More obvious in the original Japanese than the English versions.
 * Badass
 * Badass and Child Duo: With Ciel
 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Submissive Badass
 * Battle Butler: He's the trope image!
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: Has a little bit of this with Beast, though it's mostly one-sided on her part.
 * Bishonen : Oh yes.
 * Born Winner: It doesn't appear that he's actually done anything other than being a demon to become so awesome.
 * Bullet Time: Animated in Book of Circus and Book of Murder.
 * Catch Phrase: In the dub, "I am one Hell of a butler."
 * Also, some variation of, "If I didn't/wasn't (insert task here), then what kind of butler would I be?"
 * "A butler who couldn't (insert highly improbable situation here) isn't worth his salt."
 * The Charmer: The sex god trope listed above why he fits this trope also
 * Cheshire Cat Grin: Occasionally.
 * Cold-Blooded Torture: Sometimes performed on his/Ciel's enemies.
 * Combat Stilettos: Manlied up by Sebastian. It's not often you see a grown man murdering people in these.
 * Cuteness Proximity: Get him close to his beloved cats, and he even ignore Ciel.
 * Dark Is Evil
 * Deaf Composer: He is unable to experience food the way humans do. He tastes chocolate as disgusting but knows that humans love it. His excellent cooking is solely because of intellectual effort.
 * Demihuman: In his human-like form, he has black fingernails and eyes that are red or at least some rare shade of auburn.
 * Dissonant Serenity
 * The Dragon: To Ciel.
 * Evil Brit: If he can be considered British; even if he's not technically, he's good at pretending.
 * Fangs Are Evil
 * Femme Fatalons: In his demon form.
 * Fork Fencing: Sebastian carries around a few forks and knives wherever he goes. He's pretty damn effective with them too. Killed an entire room of men with a handful of thrown dinner knives.
 * Game Face: He shows his true form very occasionally to his and Ciel's enemies, though the actual readers have still never seen the whole thing up to this point.
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Gentleman Snarker: Especially apparent with his first interaction with Beast, which almost borders themes of Belligerent Sexual Tension.
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom: When he is letting his demonic side closer to the surface.
 * Gratuitous English: "Yes, my lord."
 * Hellish Pupils: Occasionally.
 * Hot Teacher: In his "tutor mode". Also while infiltrating a school.
 * Immune to Bullets
 * In-Series Nickname: "Sebas-chan" by Grell ("Bassy" in the dub, "Little Sebas" in the English manga). William never uses his name and usually simply calls him "demon" or something along the lines of "vile creature."
 * Irony: Loves cats and dislikes dogs.
 * Though his discontent for dogs has only been stated in the anime.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Sebastien Michaelis.
 * Non-Human Sidekick
 * Odd Couple: With Ciel.
 * Offhand Backhand: Gave us a pretty epic one to a zombie while soaking wet on a sinking ship...no, seriously.
 * The Omniscient: At least early on.
 * Only Sane Man: Among the servants of Phantomhive, Sebastian is the only one that can actually get things done.
 * The Perfectionist: One of his flaws is going for perfection even when it would be wiser to draw less attention.
 * The Proud Elite: Suave but aloof, this demon turned butler is quite intelligent and there is very little he cannot do. Being a demon, he truly does care nothing for humans beyond their use as tools and food.
 * Purely Aesthetic Glasses: He always puts on glasses when he enters tutor mode.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Ciel's blue, especially in the anime.
 * Red Right Hand: His fingernails are black even when he suppresses his other visible demon traits.
 * Sarcastic Devotee
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers
 * Servile Snarker
 * Sex God: Because he's a demon disguised in the form his master ordered him to (a polite butler), Sebastian interrogates a cult member......very convincingly.
 * Screw the Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers
 * Servile Snarker
 * Sex God: Because he's a demon disguised in the form his master ordered him to (a polite butler), Sebastian interrogates a cult member......very convincingly.


 * Sexy Discretion Shot: At the end of the first anime when he leans into Ciel.
 * Also, his.
 * Sexy Priest: As a disguise.
 * A Sinister Clue: He is left-handed.
 * Slasher Smile: Occasionally.
 * Smart People Know Latin: He even teaches Latin.
 * Snark to Snark Combat/Volleying Insults: With Claude in the second season of the anime. Their interactions usually include backhanded "compliments" and snarking about the other's butler aesthetics.
 * Super Reflexes
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome: He fits this trope to a T.
 * The Coats Are Off: He removes his tailcoat in his fight with Grell, and that's when things really get down.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Ciel.
 * Unable to Cry: You wouldn't expect a demon to cry. The only thing that has shown itself able to bring tears to his eyes is He was highly surprised.
 * Villain Protagonist
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Type 2 is one way to interpret his relationship with Ciel.
 * Wicked Cultured
 * Wicked Cultured

Mey-rin
"Voiced by Emiri Katou (JP) and Monica Rial (ENG)"

"A tiny mouse can run anywhere, but they are always in my sight."

Ciel's maid at the Phantomhive Manor. She is very bad at being a maid and has a habit of breaking dishes, in part because of her extreme far-sightedness She has a long-standing crush on Sebastian.


 * Blind Without'Em: She is farsighted, and she treasures her glasses as the first item she got from Ciel as his maid.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dojikko: She got new glasses later on in the manga. It is uncertain how much that helped.
 * Meido
 * Meganekko
 * Only One Name
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Also spelled Mei Lin/Mei Rin/Maylene/etc. Yen Press' official transliteration is Mey-rin.
 * Three Amigos: With Finny and Bard.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: She has a crush on Sebastian, but doesn't mind him being all over Ciel and gets huge nosebleeds at the sight.
 * Zettai Ryouiki:
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Also spelled Mei Lin/Mei Rin/Maylene/etc. Yen Press' official transliteration is Mey-rin.
 * Three Amigos: With Finny and Bard.
 * Yaoi Fangirl: She has a crush on Sebastian, but doesn't mind him being all over Ciel and gets huge nosebleeds at the sight.
 * Zettai Ryouiki:

Baldroy "Baldo"
"Voiced by Hiroki Tochi (JP) and Ian Sinclair (ENG)"

"Cooking is an art! And art means explosions!"

Ciel's American chef at the Phantomhive Manor. He is an ex-soldier who is deeply, thoroughly terrible at cooking and has a habit of blowing up the kitchen.


 * Blue Eyes
 * Cordon Bleugh Chef: As his cooking skills have gradually improved, he has shown himself able to produce something with a slight, very slight resemblance to food. For the cricket game he made a very clumsy-looking pie with a fried egg, a curl of whipped cream with a cherry on top, an unprocessed fish, several sticks of what look like pocky, and some unrecognizable items. (Soy sauce? Some sort of meat? A sea anemone?)
 * Lethal Chef: He is truly terrible at cooking. In the later parts of the manga he has learned to chop vegetables and heat pre-made food. This is a massive improvement to how he used to be.
 * Only One Name
 * Oven Logic: He has tried to use a flamethrowing for cooking, apprarently more than once. Even worse, he once tried to cook with an assault rifle. The results weren't good.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Baldo/Bard.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: The kitchen. Repeatedly.
 * Three Amigos: With Finnian and Mey-rin.
 * Stuff Blowing Up: The kitchen. Repeatedly.
 * Three Amigos: With Finnian and Mey-rin.

Finnian "Finny"
"Voiced by Yuuki Kaji (JP) and Jason Liebrecht (ENG)"

"It requires strength? Since that's the case, I might be able to do it! I wanna do it! Please allow me to do it!"

Ciel's gardener at the Phantomhive Manor. He is a cheerful and somewhat oblivious young man who has a tendency to accidentally break things, such as trees, with his extreme strength and is terrible at gardening.


 * Cute Bruiser
 * Does Not Know His Own Strength: He keeps breaking things by accident.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Green Eyes: The profile picture is the only one where they look blue.
 * Hair Decorations
 * Hair of Gold: A male example.
 * Keet
 * Only One Name
 * : Briefly, in episode 21.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Some call him "Phinnian" as well...
 * Three Amigos: With Bard and Maylene.
 * : Briefly, in episode 21.
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Some call him "Phinnian" as well...
 * Three Amigos: With Bard and Maylene.

Tanaka
"Voiced by Shunji Fujimura (JP) and R. Bruce Elliot (ENG)"

"Ho ho ho."

The elderly house steward at the Phantomhive Manor. He spends his days sitting and drinking tea.


 * Cool Old Guy: The only reason Sebastian tolerates him. That and he doesn't get in the way.
 * Only One Name
 * Super-Deformed: Whenever he is being comic relief or background decoration, which is most of the time.
 * Super-Deformed: Whenever he is being comic relief or background decoration, which is most of the time.

Elizabeth "Lizzy" Midford
"Voiced by Yukari Tamura (JP) and Cherami Leigh (ENG)"

"He finally returned to the mansion, but he wasn’t able to laugh anymore. I love Ciel. I love Ciel’s smile. Why is it as though we always seem to end up going in circles? How can I bring back his smile?"

Ciel's cousin and fianceé, with whom he has been engaged from childhood. She is obsessed with cute things and can get very overbearing. It turns out that she does her best to lift Ciel's spirits with the antics he experiences as annoying.


 * Arranged Marriage: In one of the beginning chapters he says that he was forced to marry her and does not really want to. He does care for her, though.
 * Cat Smile
 * Damsel in Distress: In the anime.
 * Genki Girl
 * The Glomp: She never hesitates at a chance to glomp Ciel.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Kawaiiko
 * Kissing Cousins: She and Ciel are cousins. Not that this was unusual for this time period.
 * Morality Chain: Her entire reason for existence seems to be keeping Ciel from falling into the abyss.
 * Princess Curls: In Mega Twintails, which must take some considerable effort with the curling iron, as it turns out that her hair is straight naturally.
 * The Reveal: In the manga:
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.
 * Stepford Smiler: She keeps most of her fears and worries regarding Ciel to herself.

Angelina "Madam Red" Durless
"Voiced by Romi Park (JP) and Lydia Mackay (ENG)"

"I used to hate my red hair that was just like my father's. I used to hate red."

Ciel's aunt, with whom he is very close. She is a vibrant and vivacious woman who is the life of the party and at the same time a practising doctor in a time when women doctors were rare.


 * All Women Are Lustful: At any rate, she certainly enjoys male attention.
 * But Your Wings Are Beautiful: Initially she hated her signature red hair.
 * Cannot Tell a Joke
 * Christmas Cake
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * The Fashionista
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hidden Depths: Ooh boy.
 * Hospital Hottie
 * I Am Not Pretty: She did believe her red hair was ugly.
 * Important Bob Haircut: She used to have longer hair before
 * Lady in Red: Duh.
 * Like a Son to Me: Ciel.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that she's pretty harmless and truly loves her nephew..
 * Shrinking Violet: When she was younger.
 * Hospital Hottie
 * I Am Not Pretty: She did believe her red hair was ugly.
 * Important Bob Haircut: She used to have longer hair before
 * Lady in Red: Duh.
 * Like a Son to Me: Ciel.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that she's pretty harmless and truly loves her nephew..
 * Shrinking Violet: When she was younger.
 * Lady in Red: Duh.
 * Like a Son to Me: Ciel.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that she's pretty harmless and truly loves her nephew..
 * Shrinking Violet: When she was younger.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning: Subverted in that she's pretty harmless and truly loves her nephew..
 * Shrinking Violet: When she was younger.

Grell Sutcliffe
"Voiced by Jun Fukuyama (JP) and Daniel Fredrick (ENG)"

"Even if I'm like this, I'm still the butler of death!"

We first meet him as Madam Red's shy, incompetent butler but he turns out to be simultaneously much darker and more flamboyant than he first seems. He has huge crushes on Sebastian and William.


 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: All the guys he seems to like. Ronald apparently isn't cruel enough. It's possible to be too much of a bad boy for Grell though, as seen in the case of
 * Ambiguous Gender: There's still discussion among fans on whether or not he's a transsexual or just flamboyant gay. The Word of God is that he's gay.
 * Badass Long Hair / Badass Longcoat:
 * Blind Without'Em:
 * Camp Gay: Though it's heavily implied that he was romantically involved with Madam RED (film)...
 * Cheshire Cat Grin: This seems to be a popular trope for the characters of this series, but now Grell can especially fit it, seeing as how he's portraying the Cheshire Cat in the Alice In Wonderland-inspired OVA.
 * Combat Stilettos: Wears women's boots, unsurprisingly.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: Subverted for obvious reasons.
 * Depraved Bisexual: He actually did fall in love with Madam Red, so he could be considered bisexual.
 * He could be pansexual. It seems he just likes cruel people.
 * Drag Queen
 * Green Eyes / Eyes of Gold: Somehow both at the same time. Seems to be a.
 * Jerkass Dissonance: Most fans seem to completely ignore his ruthless and sadistic streak and tend to portray him as something completely different.
 * Long Hair Is Feminine
 * Love At First Punch: Sebastian. (And Will too, for this one. It seems he likes them both for the cold shoulders they give him. And the bruises.)
 * Mad Love
 * Meaningful Name/Partially Named After Somebody Famous: He shares a surname with
 * Put on a Bus: In the manga. Later on The Bus Came Back.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Transsexualism: The fandom debate is heated and endless.
 * Trans Equals Gay: The source of much confusion and disagreement.
 * Jerkass Dissonance: Most fans seem to completely ignore his ruthless and sadistic streak and tend to portray him as something completely different.
 * Long Hair Is Feminine
 * Love At First Punch: Sebastian. (And Will too, for this one. It seems he likes them both for the cold shoulders they give him. And the bruises.)
 * Mad Love
 * Meaningful Name/Partially Named After Somebody Famous: He shares a surname with
 * Put on a Bus: In the manga. Later on The Bus Came Back.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Transsexualism: The fandom debate is heated and endless.
 * Trans Equals Gay: The source of much confusion and disagreement.
 * Transsexualism: The fandom debate is heated and endless.
 * Trans Equals Gay: The source of much confusion and disagreement.
 * Transsexualism: The fandom debate is heated and endless.
 * Trans Equals Gay: The source of much confusion and disagreement.

Lau
"Voiced by Kôji Yusa (JP) and Jerry Jewell (ENG)"

"Even if you step toward a place from which you can't return, you choose not to reveal your screaming for help to other people, eh?"

Ciel's underworld associate who keeps an opium den and runs the organized crime in London's East End. He wears traditional Chinese clothes made from expensive fabrics and is quite a shifty character.


 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Black Eyes: During the rare times when he opens his eyes.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Eyes Always Shut: Lau sports a variation of this. His closed eyes are not upturned in a foxlike manner; rather, they're more U-shaped, giving him an air of calm.
 * Handsome Lech: Almost always seen with Ran-Mao in his lap… and occasionally hitting on Ciel.
 * Obfuscating Stupidity: In the anime, . Strongly hinted in the manga as well.
 * Only One Name
 * Opium Den: Lau's occupation.
 * Pretty Freeloader: He's made numerous appearances despite Ciel only requesting his service a couple of times.
 * Psychotic Smirk
 * Stereotypes of Chinese People

Ran-Mao
"Voiced by Sayuri Yahagi (JP) and Trina Nishimura (ENG)"

"Glad... you're safe."

Lau's bodyguard/enforcer/arm decoration/sister(?!) who wears scandalously revealing clothes in the Chinese style and speaks as little as possible. In the anime she is said to be Lau's step sister.


 * Anime Chinese Girl
 * Beware the Silly Ones
 * Braids of Action
 * Cute Bruiser: She's primarily Lau's lap dog, but she's proven a fairly dangerous assassin.
 * Cute Mute
 * Dandere: For Lau.
 * Dual-Wielding: She has been seen to use two ornamental clubs.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Horned Hairdo
 * Incest Subtext: For supposed brother and sister, she and Lau are far, far too close physically. She even routinely sits on his lap.
 * Little Miss Badass
 * Mini-Dress of Power
 * Ms. Fanservice: Ran Mao, bearing cat ear-like Odango, showing off a lot of leg, being extremely flexible, and generally being very touchy-feely.
 * Odango: Shaped like cat ears. Yeahhh...
 * Only One Name
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Lan Mao vs. Ran Mao.
 * The Quiet One
 * The Stoic
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Undertaker
"Voiced by Junichi Suwabe (JP) and John Swasey (ENG)"

"Because you hold great power, you gradually fail to understand the importance of things that cannot be recovered. You will realize once it's too late."

An eccentric mortician who has a lot of information on matters related to recently dead people, which makes him useful to Ciel as an informer. In exchange for his information, Undertaker demands that he is made to laugh.


 * Blinding Bangs: Though in the anime, Grell does brush them aside to find his beautiful eyes.
 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * The Creepy Undertaker
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
 * Green Eyes: Kept hidden for a long time. For some reason
 * Good Scars, Evil Scars: It's as if his skull's had to have been stitched back together... and maybe it has.
 * Knowledge Broker
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy: Maybe not necessarily when he's dressed the way he usually does, but definitely when he's . So much so that when Grell saw what his face really looked like, she was completely enamored by his looks.
 * Nice Hat
 * Nightmare Fetishist: Quite a few different examples, including cooing over how nice a corpse looks with its cuts.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: He tends to get a little too close for Ciel's comfort.
 * Perky Goth
 * The Reveal: In the manga:
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Only in the anime.
 * Undertaker
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Only in the anime.
 * Undertaker
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Only in the anime.
 * Undertaker
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Only in the anime.
 * Undertaker
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Only in the anime.
 * Undertaker

Aleister Chambers (Viscount Druitt)
"Your dance was as lovely as a robin taking wing, young lady."

A rich and exceedingly handsome nobleman with a flamboyant personality. He is very popular with women. Through his connections he is well networked in serious crime. He doesn't appear to have any morals at all.


 * Aristocrats Are Evil: This viscount definitely is.
 * Big Bad Wannabe: His plan to ends up embarrassingly nipped in the bud.
 * Beware the Silly Ones: He may behave in a frivolous manner, but he is genuinely evil.
 * Bishounen
 * The Dandy: He is the dandiest dandy in a series in which a lot of people dress well.
 * A Glass of Chianti: He likes to carry around a half-full glass of wine as an accessory. He never seems to drink from it.
 * Evil Gloating: He really got to indulge himself right before
 * Karma Houdini: He has an uncanny ability to survive situations he by no means should have and then appear at a society event as if nothing had happened. Screw the Rules, I Have Money or Screw the Rules, I Have Connections may be involved.
 * Kneel Before Zod: Though he (probably) had no idea who those people were, not even that boy who looked strangely familiar.
 * Large Ham: He hams it up without shame. His only problem with the ridiculous Phoenix pose of the Aurora Society is that the pose isn't flamboyant enough. So he modifies it to fit his style better.
 * Laughably Evil: He is so over-the-top and oblivious it gets funny. The more detailed of his overwrought metaphors in particular are a thing of wonder. On the other hand, some people find him one of the scariest characters in the series.
 * Lolicon: As they say, he "likes women of all ages". He was quite taken by Ciel when he was disguised as a girl.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Purple Eyes
 * Shotacon: He really appreciates Ciel and Joanne Harcourt's looks.
 * Take Over the World: He made an Evil Plan to conquer the world and declare himself the kaiser.

William T. Spears
"Voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama (JP) and Barry Yandell (ENG)"

"If you interfere, I'll reap you."

A shinigami with a cold, business-like manner. He is a department head and Grell and Ronald's boss. He doesn't like it when he has to do field work because of the chronic lack of staff. He seems to have no sense of humor whatsoever.


 * Adjusting Your Glasses: All the time, usually with the pointy end of his death scythe.
 * Badass: The artbook implies he even has "strength equal to Sebastian."
 * Badass in a Nice Suit: Also fits the other Death Gods (with the exception of Grell).
 * Bishonen: While he's more handsome than pretty now, he certainly fit this trope when he was younger.
 * Blind Without'Em: There are some amusing side effects when he loses his glasses.
 * The Comically Serious
 * Green Eyes / Eyes of Gold
 * Improbable Weapon: A pruning pole.
 * Jerkass: The manner in which he treats his fellow reapers leaves something to be desired.
 * He also doesn't take too kindly to Ciel or Sebastian.
 * Mean Boss: There is nothing redeemable about a boss who stomps on the faces of his lowerclassmen.
 * Mysterious Middle Initial
 * Only Sane Man: Among the Shinigami, though he is quite quirky...
 * Perpetual Frowner: The only time we ever see him laugh (or even smile, at that) is in the Ciel in Wonderland OVA. Theoretically, you'd think it to be a charming moment, but...
 * Romanticized Abuse: The more William beats Grell up the more the fangirls Squee. Grell apparently fell in love with William because of the abuse.
 * Scary Shiny Glasses: Played for intimidation, mostly when Grell is involved.
 * Serious Business
 * Shinigami
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * Surrounded by Idiots
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky

Soma Asman Kadar
"Voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana (JP) and Chris Ayres (ENG)"

"From now on, I want to try and learn all sorts of things. And someday, I'll become a great man who won't lose to anyone and show you!"

An Indian prince (27th from the throne!) who had never had to deal with the real world before coming to England. His behavior is extremely immature at first, but due to Ciel's example he decides to improve himself. He thinks he and Ciel are best friends, a sentiment not shared by Ciel who thinks Soma is annoying. Though, given Ciel's general lack of friends, maybe Soma really counts as Ciel's best friend.


 * Bishounen
 * Break the Haughty: As the result of a vicious "The Reason You Suck" Speech given by and.
 * The Ditz
 * Easily Forgiven: He forgives being a victim to Ciel's dirty trick in a friendly competition in about three seconds.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: He and Agni care deeply about each other; they are always together.
 * Ignorant of Their Own Ignorance: At least at first.
 * Idiot Hero: A non-protagonist version who functions as a mirror to Ciel the highly intelligent Villain Protagonist.
 * Keet
 * Parental Abandonment: His parents didn't see him much and pretty much let him run free.
 * Small Name, Big Ego: Apparently no one ever gave him any criticism when he was a child. He grew up with more than a little distorted idea of his own abilities.
 * Spoiled Brat
 * Terrible Artist: And entirely unaware of it. His sitar-playing isn't any better either.
 * Trademark Favorite Food: He loves curry.
 * Those Two Guys: When partnered with Agni.

Agni
"Voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto (JP) and Patrick Seitz (ENG)"

"It's for my master to be bright and healthy that I would risk my life. Isn't that what you would call a butler's aesthetics?!"

Soma's devoted khansama (butler). He turns out to be Sebastian's equal in many things despite being a human. He views his master as practically divine and is extremely indulgent toward him. Agni considers Sebastian a friend and generally sees the best in people.


 * Battle Butler
 * Bishonen
 * Chef of Iron: Also, a Supreme Chef.
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: He and Soma care deeply about each other; they are always together.
 * I Owe You My Life: Towards Soma.
 * Only One Name
 * Tears of Blood: When in a state of samadhi.
 * Those Two Guys: When partnered with Soma.
 * Undying Loyalty

Fred Abberline
"Voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma (JP) and Jonathan Brooks (ENG)"

An officer at the Scotland Yard. In the anime he is distinctly heroic while in the musicals he is more of a bumbling comic relief cop. He is less developed in the manga.


 * Friend to All Children: In the anime he feels sorry for Ciel because he's a burdened child.
 * : In the anime.
 * : See just above.
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Or rather, is someone famous.
 * Nice Guy
 * Plucky Comic Relief: In the musicals.

Frances Midford
"Moreover! Both you and your master are sporting long bangs, though you're both male! How unseemly!"

The Marchioness of Midford: Ciel's paternal aunt and mother to Elizabeth and Edward. She is a formidable character of whom even Sebastian is afraid. She excels at manly pursuits such as hunting and fencing while at the same time holding to strong ideals about the importance of proper behavior. She is the unquestioned matriarch of the Midford family.


 * Hot Amazon: She attracted her husband by beating him in a duel.
 * Hot Chick with a Sword: Though she would not tolerate anyone calling her that.
 * Hot Mom
 * Iron Lady: As one of the British knights. She is also a marchioness.
 * Kicking Ass in All Her Finery: As shown in the profile picture.
 * Lady of War
 * Proper Lady: Despite her intimidating personality.
 * Royal Rapier
 * Master Swordswoman: She is a brilliant fencer.

Queen Victoria
"Voiced by Ayako Kawasumi (JP), (young) Alexis Tipton (ENG) and (old) Bridgett Dahl (ENG)"

"ALLLBEERTT!! I wish you were here today too!!!"

The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Ciel's employer. She is a distinctly different character in the anime and the manga, though both portrayals are also very similar in some ways not deriving from the historical original. She misses her deceased husband Prince Albert very much.


 * Affectionate Nickname: She enjoys calling Ciel "boy", much to his embarrassment.
 * Cool Old Lady: In the manga.
 * Dynamic Entry: In the manga, she arrived at on horseback.
 * Friend to All Children: In the anime she has a particular soft spot towards children, calling them "the future".
 * Historical In-Joke: In the manga, Queen Victoria has the occasional fit of tears that can be only alleviated by a servant (John Brown) with a Prince Albert puppet.
 * Widow Woman
 * : In the anime for Albert.

John Brown
"I am done talking... but it seems the queen has something to say."


 * Cool Shades: He always wear anachronistic mirror shades.
 * Co-Dragons: With the other servants of the queen.
 * Man in White
 * Named After Somebody Famous
 * The Quiet One: Possible Dandere for the queen.

Joker
"We decided to protect our most precious thing. For that, we will do anything."

The ringmaster at Noah's Ark Circus. He has a prosthetic skeletal arm.


 * All Love Is Unrequited: Beast seems to feel differently about Joker than he does about her.
 * Artificial Limbs: His arm..
 * Beneath the Mask: Has two of these- the goofball, and the stoic.
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Dark and Troubled Past: All the notable circus members have this.
 * Distinctive Appearance
 * Flaw Exploitation: Applied by Baron Kelvin.
 * Freaky Is Cool: The way the circus group sees each other versus the rest of the world.
 * Friend to All Children: Seems to behave this way, for good reason.
 * Guyliner
 * Hidden Depths
 * I Owe You My Life
 * More Than Meets the Eye
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Purple Eyes
 * Real Joke Name: Quite literally.
 * Red Right Hand: His right hand is a skeletal-looking prosthetic.
 * Son of a Whore: His mother was a prostitute.
 * Stage Names
 * The Chains of Commanding: Is responsible for what his troupe does, and doesn't do.
 * Undying Loyalty: Less towards the Baron than the other children.
 * The Chains of Commanding: Is responsible for what his troupe does, and doesn't do.
 * Undying Loyalty: Less towards the Baron than the other children.

Beast
"Yes, we are all father's possessions."

The beast tamer at Noah's Ark Circus who performs with a tiger named Betty. She wears a black leather corset, a miniskirt, and fishnet stockings and wields a whip. She has a prosthetic leg. She is more sensitive on the inside than she seems and is in one-sided love with Joker. According to the anime, her real name is Mally.


 * Artificial Limbs: Her leg..
 * Brother-Sister Incest: With Joker, although they're not actually related. Also, Dagger has a crush on her.
 * Cool Big Sis
 * Dark and Troubled Past: It hints that all of the circus members have this.
 * Ms. Fanservice: Of the Circus arc.
 * Of Corsets Sexy
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Tsundere
 * Whip It Good
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Tsundere
 * Whip It Good
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Dagger
"More important than the tent is sis's purity!"

The knife thrower at Noah's Ark Circus. He has a prosthetic foot. He is in one-sided love with Beast.


 * Brother-Sister Incest: He has a crush on Beast. Although, they're most likely actually Not Blood Siblings.
 * Berserk Button: Touching his big sis seems to have this effect.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: It hints that all of the circus members have this.
 * Flaw Exploitation: Seems to be applied by Baron Kelvin.
 * Guyliner
 * Keet
 * Knife Nut
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Skilled but Naive
 * Undying Loyalty
 * Skilled but Naive
 * Undying Loyalty

"Freckles"/
"There's a long life o' circus ahead o' you!"

A friendly and sociable circus member who gets to share a tent with Ciel.


 * Berserk Button: When immediately tries to attack them.
 * Berserker Tears: When.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: All the first-tier circus members have this.
 * : Towards Ciel.
 * . The attempt failed.
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Peek-a-Bangs:.
 * This Is Unforgivable!:.
 * Youthful Freckles
 * Peek-a-Bangs:.
 * This Is Unforgivable!:.
 * Youthful Freckles
 * Youthful Freckles

Snake
"I'm sorry for my carelessness that could have sent you to the next world."

The snake charmer at Noah's Ark Circus. He has yellow snake eyes and a skin covered with small, white scales. He has numerous pet snakes and can communicate with them. He later joins Ciel's staff at Phantomhive Manor.


 * Animal Theme Naming: His name is Snake... you know, because he looks like he's half snake.
 * Animal Eyes: Yellow snake eyes with vertical pupils.
 * The Beast Master: With snakes, of which he has quite a collection.
 * Because You Were Nice to Me
 * Dark and Troubled Past: He had been displayed as a circus freak.
 * Dull Eyes of Unhappiness
 * Hellish Pupils
 * Idiot Hair
 * Kuudere
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Snake's snakes are named Emily, Bronte, Oscar, Wilde, Keats, Wordsworth, Webster, and so on.
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Scarily Competent Tracker: He can track someone by smell through Victorian London.
 * Super Senses: Smell and tremorsense, the snake specialties.
 * The Nose Knows: The explanation for his tracking ability.
 * Verbal Tic: Every time he speaks, whether it's for one sentence or a longer exposition, he always adds on "...says (fill in name of one of his snakes)". It's unclear whether he really is just a mouthpiece for the snakes, or whether he's so self-effacing that he disguises his own opinions and observations in this way.
 * Verbal Tic: Every time he speaks, whether it's for one sentence or a longer exposition, he always adds on "...says (fill in name of one of his snakes)". It's unclear whether he really is just a mouthpiece for the snakes, or whether he's so self-effacing that he disguises his own opinions and observations in this way.

Doctor
"Isn't it the best recycling scheme you can think of?"

The doctor at Noah's Ark Circus. He, himself in a wheelchair, makes the wonderful Artificial Limbs that many of the first-tier performers use.



Baron Kelvin
"Special people can only be touched by other special people."

He is quite special in not having a single distinguishable redeeming trait. Seriously.


 * Abhorrent Admirer:
 * An Offer You Can't Refuse:
 * Bandaged Face: Has been that way for years.
 * Complete Monster: His lack of redeeming traits is quite remarkable.
 * Gonk: Fully aware of this after his second meeting with the Phantomhive household.
 * I Just Want to Be Beautiful
 * Lolicon: He likes little girls too.
 * Jabba Table Manners: Just look at how he eats that lobster.
 * Jerkass
 * Psychopathic Manchild
 * Shotacon
 * Unsexy Sadist
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child
 * Psychopathic Manchild
 * Shotacon
 * Unsexy Sadist
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child

Vincent Phantomhive


Ciel's deceased father and predecessor as the Queen's Watchdog. The circumstances behind his murder are perhaps the most significant mystery in the story.


 * Beauty Mark: There is one near the corner of his left eye.
 * Bishounen
 * Death by Origin Story: He and his wife Rachel were murdered by forces unknown.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: He became popular the first time a flashback showed his face properly.
 * Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He apparently genuinely loved his family.
 * Genius Book Club: In a flashback showing him at the age of 17, he is shown reading Aristotle's Metaphysics. He doesn't seem to find it difficult reading.
 * Hot Shoujo Dad
 * Lethal Chef: His pot-au-feu looked fine and was made with a known-good recipe but somehow managed to taste beyond horrible and induce uncontrollable crying with slight exposure. He was as mystified as anyone.
 * Manipulative Bastard: Shows with Diedrich.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste

Diedrich


Ciel's agent in Germany and an officer in the German army. In his youth he lost a bet with Vincent where the loser had to adhere to one request from the winner. Vincent wanted from Diedrich a lifetime of service. He has been grumpy about that ever since.


 * Acrofatic
 * Bishounen: In the flashbacks.
 * Groin Attack
 * Look Behind You!: A subtler variant: "Now! You stubble!" Baldroy was actually a good distance away and not attacking from behind.
 * Satiating Sandwich: He eats them constantly.
 * Sour Supporter
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Sandwiches, what else?
 * Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty: His sense of honor does not extend to his fighting style.

Ronald Knox
"Voiced by KENN (JP), Joel McDonald (ENG)"

"From the start, I've never been one to do overtime."

A shinigami in the London Dispatch. He is laid-back and likes to flirt with women. His death scythe is a lawn mower.


 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Blind Without'Em: Apparently, all the Shinigami are ridiculously near-sighted, for whatever reason.
 * Chivalrous Pervert
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Green Eyes / Eyes of Gold
 * Handsome Lech
 * Idiot Hair
 * Improbable Weapon: A lawn mower.
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Reckless Sidekick: He jumps headfirst into a fight between Sebastian and William... and ends up almost hitting both of them.
 * Share Phrase: Attempted in the anime, when he tries to use a variant on Grell's Catch Phrase. It doesn't work too well.
 * Shinigami

Double Charles
Charles Grey and Charles Phipps are Queen Victoria's butlers and do her will. Together the duo is known as Double Charles.


 * Absurdly Sharp Blade: Grey's sword can cut through metal as if it was butter, and there is every reason to think Phipps's sword is equally sharp.
 * All Work vs. All Play: While Phipps is all about his work Grey is all about the play.
 * Battle Butler
 * Co-Dragons
 * Gray Eyes
 * Man in White
 * Named After Somebody Famous
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Grey is red and Phipps is blue.
 * Super Window Jump
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Weapon of Choice: Sword.

Charles Grey
"Wow! Double guns are so cool! But, I win at close combat."

One of the Queen's butlers. He has a cheerful nature but is a bully at heart.


 * Big Eater
 * Licking the Blade: In the Manga there is a picture of this.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy

Charles Phipps
"All that matters is her majesty the queen's will."

One of the Queen's butlers. He is a quiet and thoughtful person.


 * Beauty Mark
 * Nice Guy: Or it seems like it, at least after he fixed Finnian's hat.
 * The Stoic

Arthur
"It's just a pretentious bit of writing done outside of my own specialty."

He wrote a mystery novel, A Study in Scarlet, that Ciel loved. Because of that, Arthur gained an invitation to Ciel's party held on one fateful night. He ended up having to play the role of an amateur detective.

He is Arthur Conan Doyle. The story all but spells it out.


 * Adorkable
 * Mystery Writer Detective
 * Nice Guy
 * Wrong Genre Savvy:
 * Young Future Famous People: Even though it is never actually said that he's Arthur Conan Doyle, there is really no question about it. The anime version even mentions Sherlock Holmes by name for those who didn't get all the other references.
 * Young Future Famous People: Even though it is never actually said that he's Arthur Conan Doyle, there is really no question about it. The anime version even mentions Sherlock Holmes by name for those who didn't get all the other references.

Edward Midford
"I'm always of a mind to be harsh to him because we're related, but, having seen him succeed to the role of earl and family head with such grace at such a young age, I respect him as a man."

A serious young man who is unusually attached to his sister, Elizabeth. Any small offense against her makes his violent and temperamental side come to the surface.


 * Badass
 * Battle Aura: In the cricket game. Strangely enough,
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Knight Templar Big Brother: Just look at how violently he reacted when he thought Ciel might have a slightest interest in marrying someone who wasn't Elizabeth.
 * My Sister Is Off-Limits: He doesn't like the idea of Ciel marrying Elizabeth and makes that clear. Later on Edward seems to have become a little more accepting of the facts though and willing to admit that Ciel really might be a good husband for her. After all, it just isn't possible that Edward could have her for himself.

Paula
"Voiced by Yui Itsuki (JP) and Jessica Cavanagh (ENG)"

"Jingle jingle!"

Elizabeth's personal maid. She seems to be a nice girl, though little is known of her.


 * Canon Immigrant: Originally an anime-only character, she later makes multiple appearances in the manga.
 * Catch Phrase: "Jingle jingle!" in the anime.
 * Curtains Match the Window: Paula has brown eyes and hair.
 * Meido: She works as Elizabeth's personal maid.
 * So Unfunny It's Funny: Her attempts at cheering Lizzie up in the anime are very awkward, but endearing.

The P4 (Prefect Four)

 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council
 * Color Coded for Your Convenience: The prefects' names and eye colors match their house colors. It is unknown if this has an in-world explanation.
 * Colourful Theme Naming: Bluewer, Redmond, Violet, Greenhill.
 * True Companions: Despite their very different personalities, the P4 are all great friends. Their fags not so much.
 * True Companions: Despite their very different personalities, the P4 are all great friends. Their fags not so much.

Lawrence Bluewer
"Don't address me by first name... Doing so is against the rules."

The Blue House prefect. He is bookish and serious and doesn't seem to have much imagination.


 * Blue Eyes
 * Geek Physiques: He is the skinny and physically weak type.
 * Informed Ability: He does nothing that shows him to be particularly smart. When it should have been his chance to shine, he gets thoroughly outshone by Ciel's contributions instead.
 * Massive-Numbered Siblings: He has seven sisters, three older and four younger.
 * Nerd: Or at least he's constantly reading a little book.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses

Edgar Redmond
"If you don't feel like fitting into Blue House, come to Red House anytime. Someone of your status shall always be welcome."

The Red House prefect. He is Viscount Druitt's nephew.


 * Ambiguously Gay: Also ambiguously Shotacon, given how he likes Ciel and Joanne Harcourt so much.
 * Bishounen
 * Chick Magnet: His looks and charisma are just that good, not that he seems particularly interested in girls.
 * Dramatic Wind: He seems to be able to summon a wind carrying rose petals at dramatically appropriate moments, even indoors and without roses nearby.
 * Horrible Judge of Character: His choices in fags haven't been that great, assuming he didn't make his decisions on looks alone.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Something About a Rose: He always wears a rose on his lapel. The other members of the P4 also wear their house flowers.

Gregory Violet
"Let's hurry up and get inside. It's much too bright out."

The Purple House prefect and an anachronistic goth stereotype. He is talented in art and keeps other people at arm's length.


 * Anachronism Stew: His appearance doesn't remotely fit the Victorian Britain he is supposed to live in. This extends to his entire student house.
 * Goth: The gloomy version.
 * Guyliner: He wears a lot of black eyeliner.
 * Multicolored Hair: Black with white strands.
 * Purple Eyes

Herman Greenhill
"There's no such thing as a ball I can't hit!"

The Green House prefect. He is the local cricket hero who hits the ball every single time, no exceptions. He carries a cricket bat everywhere, apparently as a fashion accessory.


 * Badass Boast: He claims to be able to hit any ball, and the evidence is consistent with that. Indeed, his ability to hit the cricket ball is so consistent that Ciel builds a stretegy to exploit that.
 * Big Guy
 * Green Eyes
 * The Idealist: He always tends to see the best in people. He even stands alone to defend the team he is playing against, pointing out that

Maurice Cole
"Tomorrow, 2 p.m., right!?"

Redmond's fag and the most beautiful boy in the school. A treacherous and nasty person who manipulates others for his own gain.


 * Ambiguously Gay: For Redmond.
 * Bishie Sparkle
 * Bishounen
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon
 * Green Eyes
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * School Idol: He is widely admired as the most beautiful boy in the school.
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful
 * Villain with Good Publicity
 * Villain with Good Publicity

Sieglinde Sullivan
"So then, let me hear all about the world I'll never come to know, the world that exists beyond the forest!"

The Green Witch of the Cursed Forest. A lonely and naive girl who can barely walk with her crippled feet, but one with a lot of spirit.


 * Break the Cutie: A sad case. She was heartbroken.
 * A Child Shall Lead Them:
 * Child Mage:
 * Child Prodigy: Already at the age of three she showed advanced talents.
 * Comically Missing the Point
 * Constantly Curious: She wants to learn about the outside world very much.
 * Cry Cute
 * Curtain Clothing: Sebastian makes her a new dress out of a bed cover. She thinks it looks great.
 * Delusions of Eloquence: She has no idea how hard she is failing when she tries to sound like a mature and experienced woman.
 * Genius Cripple: She, in addition to being a genius, has crippled feet and can barely walk. Wolfram carries her around a lot.
 * Gilded Cage: The cursed forest.
 * Green Eyes
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Equivalent Exchange:
 * Fille Fatale: Her hilariously awkward attempts at seduction are Played for Laughs. Ciel isn't attracted.
 * Innocent Prodigy: Despite her intelligence, she is still an eleven-year-old girl with a sheltered upbringing.
 * Mixed Metaphor: When she tries to sound all lofty and adult.
 * Multiethnic Name: Sieglinde is very German while Sullivan is Irish.
 * Pimped-Out Dress: Her dress may not belong to any consistent style, but it sure has a lot of expensive detail.
 * Suddenly Bilingual: So when did she learn English?

Wolfram Geltzer
Sieglinde's butler. He is very protective of her.


 * Battle Butler: Far more "battle" than "butler", which isn't surprising considering that he
 * Bodyguard Crush
 * The Champion: For Sieglinde.
 * Conflicting Loyalty: Between Sieglinde and
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Green-Eyed Monster: He quickly develops a jealously for Sebastian's vastly superior butler skills.
 * Hotblooded Sideburns
 * National Stereotypes: His cooking style takes German precision much too far. Sebastian is annoyed.
 * National Stereotypes: His cooking style takes German precision much too far. Sebastian is annoyed.