Black Butler (manga)/Characters

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: As of the most recent chapter, 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,
 * Anti-Hero: Type IV or type V in the anime, Villain Protagonist in the manga.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * 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 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.
 * Because Destiny Says So: In the manga, Ciel's goal is to torture and kill the people who killed his parents, though once this goal is complete, it is almost certain and an inescapable fate that Sebastian will eat his soul. In the anime,.
 * Being Tortured Makes You Evil
 * Birthday Hater:
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Informed Ability: The first few volumes have characters like Sebastian and Madame Red waxing poetic about Ciel's chessmaster skills before he does anything even remotely close to chessmaster status.
 * In-Series Nickname: "The Queen's watchdog/guard dog," one of the "evil noblemen."
 * I Owe You My Life: In a very literal sense towards Sebastian.
 * 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 Hero: 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
 * 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.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Sebastian.
 * 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."
 * Affably Evil: Although less so in the anime.
 * Affably Evil Cat Lover
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Demi Human: 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.
 * 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.
 * 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."


 * Blind Without'Em: She is farsighted, and she treasures her glasses as the first item she got from Ciel as his maid.
 * : As backstory.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dojikko: Ciel, please get Maylene some new glasses.
 * 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:
 * 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!"


 * 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!"


 * Blue Eyes
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Does Not Know His Own Strength: He keeps breaking things by accident.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Every Boy Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * 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."


 * 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?"


 * Never saw that coming, huh?
 * 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 seem care for her, though.
 * Perfectly Arranged Marriage: Well, not perfectly, but he does seem to have warmed up to the idea some more.
 * Lizzie herself also seems quite happy about this.
 * Ascended Extra: Before the current arc, she had only appeared in about 5 chapters.
 * / / : We were all shocked.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Her older brother Edward seems to have this going for her.
 * Cat Smile
 * Damsel in Distress
 * Could also be a deconstruction of the  trope.
 * Elegant Sweet Lolita: Unsurprising, given the time period.
 * Fridge Brilliance: Granted Elizabeth's mother Frances knows that Ciel will protect Elizabeth at all costs, but she is also aware that Ciel is not all that skilled in combat. Just why was she so sure of her daughter's survival?
 * Also, the fact that ? Makes more sense when you recall this is Victorian Britain, thus
 * Genki Girl
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Mega Twintails: That hairstyle can't possibly be achieved in real life without lots of curlers and hair gel. As Lizzie's hair seems to be naturally straight, looks like it's not possible without curlers for her, as well.
 * The Glomp: She never hesitates at a chance to glomp Ciel.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Kissing Cousins: She and Ciel are cousins. Not that this was unusual for this time period.
 * Locked Out of the Loop: With most things regarding Ciel. Like what happened during the month he was kidnapped or even the fact that he has asthma. Ciel probably keeps these things from her in order to not worry her but now she's starting to get suspicious.
 * Love Martyr: For Ciel. Most of the stunts she pulls are only for Ciel's happiness.
 * Morality Chain: Her entire reason for existence seems to be keeping Ciel from falling into the abyss.
 * Naive Everygirl:
 * Overly Long Name: Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford is her full name in the anime. Not that that was unusual for that time period either.
 * Plucky Girl
 * 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.
 * Shallow Love Interest:
 * Skewed Priorities: Lizzie, honey, the cake is not that important, Really.
 * Neither is the cute dress or the cute demeanour as a whole. Ciel briefly chastises her for this, which shortly leads into Character Development and
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * She does seem to be getting better at it, though.
 * Unfazed Everyman: One of the few genuinely normal people that Ciel knows.
 * : In the manga.
 * Naive Everygirl:
 * Overly Long Name: Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford is her full name in the anime. Not that that was unusual for that time period either.
 * Plucky Girl
 * 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.
 * Shallow Love Interest:
 * Skewed Priorities: Lizzie, honey, the cake is not that important, Really.
 * Neither is the cute dress or the cute demeanour as a whole. Ciel briefly chastises her for this, which shortly leads into Character Development and
 * Spoiled Sweet: She's used to getting what she wants but, for the most part, isn't a bad person for it.
 * She does seem to be getting better at it, though.
 * Unfazed Everyman: One of the few genuinely normal people that Ciel knows.
 * : In the manga.
 * She does seem to be getting better at it, though.
 * Unfazed Everyman: One of the few genuinely normal people that Ciel knows.
 * : In the manga.
 * : In the manga.

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."


 * 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.
 * Shrinking Violet: When she was younger.

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

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


 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: All the guys she seems to like. She even says that Ronald, who follows the rules and listens to his superiors, is not her type.
 * Ambiguous Gender: There's still discussion among fans on whether or not she's a transsexual or just flamboyant gay, though this now counts as Fanon Discontinuity as Word of God has confirmed her to be a transsexual. Because both Grell herself and the creator use "she" and "her" when referring to the character, female pronouns will be used here.
 * For any doubts, check "Grell's Confessional". Made by Yana Toboso herself.
 * Badass Long Hair / Badass Longcoat:
 * Best Her to Bed Her: Possibly. The men she falls the hardest for are the men who have beaten her in a fight.
 * Arguably, this is why she fell for William T. Spears in the first place!
 * Blind Without'Em: Apparently it's a shinigami trait.
 * Camp Gay: Subverted; she is a transwoman. Still comes off as camp gay to those who don't know about the whole transsexual thing, though.
 * Even if you ignore that Grell is transsexual, it's heavily implied that she was romantically involved with Madam Red..
 * Chainsaw Good: Yes, in Victorian Era England.
 * 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 she's portraying the Cheshire Cat in the Alice In Wonderland-inspired OVA.
 * Combat Sadomasochist
 * Combat Stilettos: Wears women's boots, unsurprisingly.
 * Cross-Dressing Voices: Subverted for obvious reasons.
 * Dark Action Girl: She considers herself one, anyway.
 * Hot Chick with a Sword: This, too.
 * Depraved Bisexual: She actually did fall in love with Madam Red, so she could be considered bisexual.
 * She could be pansexual. It seems she just likes cruel people.
 * Drag Queen: Semi-subverted. She behaves and dresses like one all the time - not just as an act.
 * Evil Is Stylish
 * Evil Redhead
 * Fangs Are Evil
 * Friendly Enemy: When it comes to Sebastian, at least. Although apparently she thinks it's more complicated than that.
 * Green Eyes / Eyes of Gold: Somehow both at the same time. Seems to be a.
 * In Love with Your Carnage: This was likely the reason she fell in love with Madame Red and Sebastian in the first place.
 * Interplay of Sex and Violence: With Sebastian, and William in the Shinigami OVA.
 * Jerkass Dissonance: Most fans seem to completely ignore her ruthless and sadistic streak and tend to portray her as something completely different.
 * Long Hair Is Feminine
 * Love At First Punch: Sebastian. (And Will too, for this one. It seems she likes them both for the cold shoulders they give her. And the bruises.)
 * Mad Love
 * Meaningful Name/Partially Named After Somebody Famous: She shares a surname with
 * Psycho for Hire
 * Put on a Bus: In the manga.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Shinigami
 * Sissy Villain: Only in the anime, in the manga, she's rather vicious, especially if you harm her face.
 * Slasher Smile
 * Transsexualism: Part of what attracted her to Madame Red was
 * Trans Equals Gay: Played straight; back when she identified as a man she had feelings for Madame Red, but after identifying as a women she became attracted to men (especially Sebastian) and adopted many mannerisms that would otherwise be considered Camp Gay. Of course, it isn't portrayed very offensively.
 * Weapon of Choice: The chainsaw she uses as her Death Scythe... even though it got taken away in the anime and replaced with scissors. As a result, she was mostly reduced to comic relief since. She got it back in season 2, though.
 * Weapon of Choice: The chainsaw she uses as her Death Scythe... even though it got taken away in the anime and replaced with scissors. As a result, she was mostly reduced to comic relief since. She got it back in season 2, though.

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."


 * Blinding Bangs: Though in the anime, Grell does brush them aside to find What Beautiful Eyes! he has.
 * : See above. Were you really surprised?
 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * The Creepy Undertaker
 * Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
 * For the Evulz: Morbid laughs are the only reason he does anything; in most settings, this would be classified as It Amused Me, but given the Black and Black Morality of the setting, the Undertaker's amusement can be seen in a rather negative light.
 * 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.
 * Name's the Same: Three words "REST IN PEACE"
 * Nice Hat
 * Nightmare Fetishist: Quite a few different examples, including cooing over how nice a corpse looks with its cuts and allowing Grell to bury him in epsom salts and smiling about the sensation of moisture leaving his body. Justified in that.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: He tends to get a little too close for Ciel's comfort.
 * Perky Goth
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Again, only in the anime.
 * Undertaker: Uh… yeah.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!:.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): Possibly for Ciel  is any indication.
 * No Sense of Personal Space: He tends to get a little too close for Ciel's comfort.
 * Perky Goth
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Again, only in the anime.
 * Undertaker: Uh… yeah.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!:.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): Possibly for Ciel  is any indication.
 * Take Our Word for It: We never find out what Sebastian did to make Undertaker laugh.
 * Too Kinky to Torture: Again, only in the anime.
 * Undertaker: Uh… yeah.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!:.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): Possibly for Ciel  is any indication.
 * Undertaker: Uh… yeah.
 * What Beautiful Eyes!:.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): Possibly for Ciel  is any indication.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): Possibly for Ciel  is any indication.

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?"


 * 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."


 * 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 carries two ornamental clubs.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Horned Hairdo
 * 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

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


 * 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
 * Harmless Villain: He hasn't been too effective... against the main characters. This naturally skews our perception of him.
 * 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 Druitt 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. His overwrought metaphors in particular are a thing of wonder. They get far more elaborate than the character quote used for this section.
 * 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."


 * 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: For the most part, this is only in the anime. The more William beats Grell up the more the fangirls Squee.
 * In the anime, Grell apparently fell in love with him because of it.
 * 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

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

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


 * Badass in a Nice Suit
 * Blind Without'Em: Apparently, all the Shinigami are ridiculously near-sighted, for whatever reason.
 * Bumbling Sidekick: Subverted; he's semi-competent but seems to depend on advice from Grell and William.
 * 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

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!"


 * Bishonen
 * Break the Haughty: As the result of a vicious "The Reason You Suck" Speech given by and.
 * The Ditz
 * 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 Sweet: A bit self-centered, but a genuinely good guy.
 * 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.
 * You Gotta Have Purple Hair

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?!"


 * Battle Butler
 * Bishonen
 * Charles Atlas Superpower
 * Chef of Iron: Also, a Supreme Chef.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dark-Skinned Blond
 * Happiness in Slavery
 * 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
 * Proper Lady: A male version.
 * Tears of Blood
 * Those Two Guys: When partnered with Soma.
 * Undying Loyalty

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


 * Friend to All Children: 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

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


 * Canon Immigrant: Originally an anime-only character, she later makes multiple appearances in Lizzie's flashbacks in chapter 58 of the manga and still later comes to the cricket game with Elizabeth.
 * 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.

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

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


 * 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: 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.

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


 * Berserk Button: When immediately tries to attack them.
 * Berserker Tears: When.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: It hints that all of the circus members have this.
 * : Towards Ciel.
 * Keet
 * . The attempt failed.
 * : Love for . Most of the other circus crew members do this as well.
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Peek-a-Bangs:.
 * This Is Unforgivable!:.
 * Utopia Justifies the Means
 * Peek-a-Bangs:.
 * This Is Unforgivable!:.
 * Utopia Justifies the Means
 * Utopia Justifies the Means

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

""If I still had my right arm, I'd let you on my back, but…""
 * All Love Is Unrequited: Beast seems to feel differently about Joker than he does about her.
 * 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.
 * Brother-Sister Incest: With Beast(seemingly one-sided on her part), although they're not actually related.
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Dark and Troubled Past: It hints that all of the circus members have this.
 * Distinctive Appearance
 * Evil Redhead: Even though he wasn't really evil.
 * Fiery Redhead: Subverted, as he only acts outgoing to the general public.
 * 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
 * Important Hair Accessory: He didn't have clips before.
 * I Owe You My Life
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * More Than Meets the Eye
 * Multicolored Hair
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Perma-Shave: Doesn't seem to have stubble in the morning.
 * Purple Eyes
 * Real Joke Name: Quite literally.
 * Red Right Hand: Although technically he wasn't evil.
 * 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.
 * Utopia Justifies the Means
 * 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.
 * Utopia Justifies the Means

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


 * 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
 * Princess Curls
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Whip It Good
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Whip It Good
 * Zettai Ryouiki

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


 * 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

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


 * Animal Theme Naming: His name is Snake... you know, since he's half snake.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Because You Were Nice to Me
 * Belated Backstory
 * Dandere
 * Dark and Troubled Past: It hints that all of the circus members have this.
 * Dull Eyes of Unhappiness
 * Eyes of Gold: With a hint of green.
 * Expressive Hair
 * Flaw Exploitation
 * Friendless Background
 * Frozen Face
 * Green Eyes: With a hint of gold.
 * Half-Human Hybrid
 * Hellish Pupils
 * Horrible Judge of Character
 * I Am a Monster
 * I Am What I Am
 * Idiot Hair
 * I Just Want to Have Friends
 * I Owe You My Life
 * Mysterious Past
 * Never Got to Say Goodbye
 * Not So Stoic
 * Only One Name
 * Parental Abandonment
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Put on a Bus: After the Circus arc, he was left behind none the wiser. He returned near the end of the Murder Mystery arc
 * Scarily Competent Tracker: When you consider just how much time seemingly passed since the circus arc.
 * Survivor Guilt
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * The Beast Master
 * Theme Naming plus Named After Somebody Famous: Snake's snakes are named Emily, Bronte, Oscar, Wilde, Keats, Wordsworth, and Webster.
 * Troubled Child
 * Unable to Cry
 * 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.
 * Wall Glower
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Wall Glower
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

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



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


 * Abhorrent Admirer:
 * : The original plan.
 * An Offer You Can't Refuse:
 * Bandaged Face
 * 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.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste: Thoroughly averted. He may be very rich and very evil, but he has less taste than people who would normally be considered to have zero taste.
 * Jabba Table Manners: Just look at how he eats that lobster.
 * Jerkass
 * Psychopathic Manchild
 * Shotacon
 * Unsexy Sadist
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child
 * Shotacon
 * Unsexy Sadist
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child
 * Villainous Glutton
 * Would Hurt a Child

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


 * Absurdly Sharp Blade: A sword slicing a thick wooden door into pieces like that isn't normal.
 * All Work vs. All Play: While Phipps is all about his work Grey is all about the play.
 * Battle Butler: For Queen Victoria.
 * Big Eater
 * Co-Dragons: With the other servants of the queen, at times.
 * Dynamic Entry
 * Gray Eyes
 * Keet
 * Licking the Blade: In the Manga there is a picture of this.
 * Long-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Man in White
 * Named After Somebody Famous
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Phipps' Blue Oni.
 * Super Window Jump
 * Terrible Trio: With Phipps and Brown.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

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


 * All Work vs. All Play: While Grey plays he works.
 * Beauty Mark
 * Co-Dragons: With the other servants of the queen.
 * Man in White
 * Named After Somebody Famous
 * Nice Guy: Or it seems like it, at least after he fixed Finnian's hat.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Grey's Red Oni.
 * Terrible Trio: With Grey and Brown.

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


 * Co-Dragons: With the other servants of the queen.
 * Man in White
 * Named After Somebody Famous
 * Nice Guy
 * The Quiet One: Possible Dandere for the queen.
 * Terrible Trio: With Grey and Phipps.

Angela Blanc/
"Voiced by Akiko Yajima/ (JP) and Colleen Clinkenbeard/ (ENG)"


 * Meaningful Name: Blanc is French for white.
 * Meido
 * Purple Eyes
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * Meaningful Name: Blanc is French for white.
 * Meido
 * Purple Eyes
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * Meaningful Name: Blanc is French for white.
 * Meido
 * Purple Eyes
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * Purple Eyes
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.
 * Woman in White: Occasionally.

Pluto
"Voiced by Takafumi Yamaguchi (JP) and Z. Charles Bolton (ENG)"


 * Big Friendly Dog: In a manner of speaking.
 * Dogs Are Dumb
 * Hell Hound: Seems like the Hunter type.
 * Innocent Fanservice Boy
 * Naked on Arrival
 * Playing with Fire:
 * They Have the Scent: Used to
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Alois Trancy
"Voiced by Nana Mizuki (JP) and Luci Christian (ENG)"

"They should all die! All of them! Everything, completely annihilated!"


 * A Boy and His X: A boy and his demon butler.
 * Agent Peacock: Dangerous and camp.
 * Ambiguously Gay: The only thing keeping it ambiguous is... nothing, actually. He rivals Grell himself in terms of overall flirtatious camp. Much creepier, though.
 * Not very ambiguous at all anymore, after the scenes in episode 5 of season 2 when . Or how in episode 8 he practically confessed his love to Claude and tells Claude in episode 11 "I wanted your love."
 * His overly-sexualized behavior could be a mirror to Ciel's own Hates Being Touched and, like Ciel, is a result of his abuse.
 * Animal Motifs: Apparently the Trancy clan has been long associated with spiders, and Alois himself has had quite a few What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic scenes with spiders and webs.
 * His contract mark even looks a bit like a spiderweb.
 * Aristocrats Are Evil
 * Ax Crazy: Oh dear, was that your eye? That's what you get for... looking at me?
 * His behavior/actions in general are rather Ax Crazy.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Bishonen: Being a year older than Ciel, he could qualify for either trope.
 * Bodyguard Crush
 * Break the Cutie
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Blue Eyes
 * Cannot Spit It Out: By this point it is pretty obvious he is in love with Claude. However, even right before, he still never directly says that he loves him.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Creepy Child: Much more so than Ciel.
 * Cute and Psycho: And holy goddamned shit HOW!
 * Possibly Yandere (disambiguation) for Claude - see Love Makes You Evil.
 * Dark and Troubled Past:
 * Deal with the Devil: With Claude..
 * And again with
 * Depraved Homosexual:
 * Desperately Craves Affection
 * Doomed Hometown
 * Evil Brit: This takes place in Britain after all.
 * Expy: Ladies and Gentlemen, Lio Shirazumi's equally depraved 14-year old son! I mean, think about it. These two look rather similar, blonde hair and all, they crossdress, and have... disturbing fetishes... with Shiki Ryougi/Ciel Phantomhive to the point where they even start licking them and comparing themselves to them. And they threaten their Morality Pet loved ones (Mikiya Kokutou/Elizabeth Midford) and practically have horrid backstories that make you feel bad for them until...
 * If you subtrackt the licking, Lio and Alois may both be expies of Johan Liebert.
 * Eye Scream: Performed on an undeserving maid. With his fingers. To impress Claude, apparently.
 * Foil: Of Ciel.
 * Freudian Excuse:
 * I Just Want to Be Loved: An evil variation. It gets so bad that eventually he doesn't care whether it's Claude, and  because   was pretty much the first person since Luca to earnestly say "I love you".
 * I Owe You My Life: Subverted.
 * Leitmotif: The Slightly Chipped Full Moon and its variations.
 * Love Makes You Evil: Poking out Hannah's eye...to impress Claude, apparently.
 * Naked on Arrival
 * No Sense of Personal Space
 * Nouveau Riche: He flaunts his money and doesn't rally seem to care, as seen by the first episode when he tosses bills and bills of money down to his "uncle".
 * Please Don't Leave Me:
 * Rags to Riches
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Red Oni to Claude's Blue Oni. Can also be considered the Red Oni to Ciel's Blue Oni.
 * Royal Brat: Partially subverted as
 * Sissy Villain
 * Stepford Smiler: Type C.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Claude.
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
 * Villainous Crossdresser: Did this at one point to taunt Ciel
 * Villainous Fashion Sense
 * Who Wears Short Shorts?: His "Booty Shorts" have pretty much reached memetic status by now.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): For Claude after Character Development.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.
 * Sissy Villain
 * Stepford Smiler: Type C.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Claude.
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Troubling Unchildlike Behavior
 * Villainous Crossdresser: Did this at one point to taunt Ciel
 * Villainous Fashion Sense
 * Who Wears Short Shorts?: His "Booty Shorts" have pretty much reached memetic status by now.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): For Claude after Character Development.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.
 * Yandere (disambiguation): For Claude after Character Development.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A.

Claude Faustus
"Voiced by Takahiro Sakurai (JP) and Jason Douglas (ENG)"

"Passion to calm, hesitation to resolve, love to gravestones. That is the Trancy butler."


 * Cheshire Cat Grin
 * Cool Sword: The Demon Sword Laevatein, which he stores inside Hannah.
 * Demi Human: Like Sebastian, in his human form he has Cute Little Fangs. Also, his eyes are yellow/gold.
 * Dragon with an Agenda: He doesn't care about fulfilling Alois's goals; he just wants Ciel's soul.
 * Evil Brit: If he can count as one.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Though sometimes they glow red.
 * Fangs Are Evil
 * Four Eyes, Zero Soul
 * The Glasses Come Off
 * Gratuitous English: "Yes, your highness."
 * Hellish Pupils: Occasionally.
 * Jackass Butler
 * Taken Up to Eleven with his behavior towards Hannah in the Trancy OVA.
 * Man of Wealth and Taste
 * Mind Rape: After he, Claude abducted Ciel, drugged him, practically drowned him, and overall completely screwed with his mental state to the point of semi-hypnotism to accomplish his goals.
 * Meaningful Name: Claude Faustus.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: He's got a real talent for crocheting, as episode 9 of the season 2 shows. Though that may be playing with the fact that he's a.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The Blue Oni to Alois's Red Oni.
 * Stoic Spectacles
 * The Un-Smile: He smiles at the beginning of episode 8, shocking and disgusting Alois.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Alois.
 * The Un-Smile: He smiles at the beginning of episode 8, shocking and disgusting Alois.
 * Those Two Bad Guys: When partnered with Alois.

Hannah Annafellows
"Voiced by Aya Hirano (JP) and Caitlin Glass (ENG)"


 * Absolute Cleavage
 * Affably Evil
 * Ambiguously Brown
 * Bag of Holding/Hyperspace Arsenal : She IS one.
 * Barehanded Blade Block:
 * Because You Were Nice to Me:
 * Body Horror:
 * Butt Monkey
 * Clothing Damage: A lot.
 * Expy: Arguably,
 * Eye Scream: The unfortunate(?) victim.
 * Then she redirects it by
 * Fan Service: Although to some, with the amount of eroguro that she becomes involved with, it could be Fan Disservice.
 * Girl with Psycho Weapon: Even worse than the giant gun she keeps hidden somewhere is the massive sword she keeps literally inside her.
 * Go-Go Enslavement
 * Love Martyr:
 * Mad Love: For Alois. No matter how much he hurts her, she wouldn't think of leaving him, since
 * Ninja Maid
 * Not-So-Harmless Villain: While we were all busy feeling sorry for the poor girl with one eye, she went and Out-Gambitted everybody in the show by
 * The Reveal:
 * Spell My Name with an "S": Depending on the subs, it's either "Anafeloz" or "Annafellows".
 * Trouser Space: Where she seems to store a... rather large machine gun.
 * What Is This Thing You Call Love?:
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Thompson, Timber, and Canturbury
"Voiced by Kenichi Suzumura (JP) and Scott Freeman (ENG)"

"None of your business." "My cowlick spins to the left." "My cowlick spins to the right."


 * Buxom Is Better: In their opinions, anyway.
 * Cute Mutes
 * He Who Must Not Be Heard: Until the OVA, when Alois demands that they speak up.
 * Red Eyes, Take Warning
 * Theme Naming: English writers, it seems.

Luca Macken
"Voiced by Marina Inoue (JP) and Lindsay Seidel (ENG)"

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 * Big Brother Worship: Adores his brother Jim.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Or in his case, Little Brother Instinct..
 * Cheerful Child
 * Children Are Innocent: One of the series' few emotionally innocent children.
 * Creepy Child:
 * Death by Falling Over: As far as Jim knows.
 * Keet
 * Meaningful Echo:
 * Death by Falling Over: As far as Jim knows.
 * Keet
 * Meaningful Echo:
 * Keet
 * Meaningful Echo:

Drocell Keinz
"Voiced by Anri Katsu (JP) and Sonny Strait (ENG)"

"Therefore, I reason for a superior present to be given to a very dear person, the most suitable thing would be your very self."


 * Affably Evil
 * Artificial Human: It's painfully obvious even before straw starts spilling out of his head.
 * Creepy Doll
 * Evil Redhead
 * Ironic Nursery Tune: He changes the lyrics in My Fair Lady, more commonly known as London Bridge Is Falling Down, to
 * Marionette Master
 * Purple Eyes
 * Razor Floss: Deals with someone with this.
 * Undying Loyalty: Drocell's devotion to his master is absolute, even
 * Sebastian: "Perhapse I judged him too hastily. He may well be, one hell of a butler."
 * Undying Loyalty: Drocell's devotion to his master is absolute, even
 * Sebastian: "Perhapse I judged him too hastily. He may well be, one hell of a butler."

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


 * 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.
 * Lady of War
 * Proper Lady: Despite her intimidating personality.
 * Royal Rapier
 * Master Swordswoman: She is a brilliant fencer.

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


 * Adorkable
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Or more like, is somebody famous.
 * Nice Guy
 * Wrong Genre Savvy:
 * Young Future Famous People: It's heavily implied that he is Arthur Conan Doyle, but his last and middle names are never actually revealed.
 * Young Future Famous People: It's heavily implied that he is Arthur Conan Doyle, but his last and middle names are never actually revealed.

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."


 * 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.

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


 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council: One fourth of it.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Massive-Numbered Siblings: He has seven sisters, three older and four younger.
 * Nerd: Or at least he's constantly reading a little book.

Edgar Redmond

 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council: One fourth of it.
 * 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, as he is a prefect and the rose symbolizes his house.

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


 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council: One fourth of it.
 * 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.
 * Purple Eyes

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


 * Absurdly Powerful Student Council: One fourth of it.
 * Big Guy
 * Green Eyes
 * Weapon of Choice: Cricket bat. He takes it with him everywhere, though it's mostly just a prop. He explicitly doesn't want to actually use it for anything other than playing cricket, so it's a mystery why he keeps carrying it around the school.

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


 * Alpha Bitch: A male version, as befits a boys-only school.
 * Ambiguously Gay: For Redmond.
 * Bishie Sparkle
 * Bishounen
 * Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
 * Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon
 * Green Eyes
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Beautiful
 * Villain with Good Publicity
 * Villain with Good Publicity

Sieglinde Sullivan



 * A Child Shall Lead Them:
 * Child Mage:
 * Child Prodigy
 * Comically Missing the Point
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Limited Wardrobe
 * Mixed Metaphor: When she tries to sound all lofty and adult.
 * 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?

Alan Humphries

 * Duet Bonding: On Unmei
 * Incurable Cough of Death: Alan's Thorns of Death manifests like this.
 * Just Friends: With Eric, natch.
 * Mentor Ship: Eric tutored Alan through his exams.
 * Your Days Are Numbered: The Thorns of Death.

Eric Slingby

 * Duet Bonding: On Unmei
 * I Will Protect Him
 * Love Makes You Crazy
 * You Are Worth Hell