* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: When he's younger.
* [[Adorably Precocious Child]]: When he's younger.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]
* [[Bi the Way]]: Assuming his feelings for Gilbert aren't a case of [[If Its You Its Okay]], anyway.
* [[Bi the Way]]: Assuming his feelings for Gilbert aren't a case of [[If It's You It's Okay]], anyway.
* [[Blue Blood]]: On his father's side.
* [[Blue Blood]]: On his father's side.
* [[Chick Magnet]]
* [[Chick Magnet]]
* [[DarkSkinned Redhead]]: In some of the artwork from the later volumes (he's actually a brunet).
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]: In some of the artwork from the later volumes (he's actually a brunet).
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Most notably {{spoiler|following Gilbert's death}}, but he has them on couple of occasions before then as well.
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: Most notably {{spoiler|following Gilbert's death}}, but he has them on couple of occasions before then as well.
* [[HairTrigger Temper]]
* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]
* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]
* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]
* [[Informed Attribute]]: Descriptions of his colouring are often at odds with his colour pictures and anime appearance. Early in the manga he is described as having black hair, 'the same grey eyes as his father' and dark skin (which is actually noted numerous times in the story), yet most of the artwork makes him brown-haired, brown-eyed and lightly tanned at most (see the picture on the main page for example). The anime and later artwork get the dark skin, but keep the brown hair and eyes.
* [[Informed Attribute]]: Descriptions of his colouring are often at odds with his colour pictures and anime appearance. Early in the manga he is described as having black hair, 'the same grey eyes as his father' and dark skin (which is actually noted numerous times in the story), yet most of the artwork makes him brown-haired, brown-eyed and lightly tanned at most (see the picture on the main page for example). The anime and later artwork get the dark skin, but keep the brown hair and eyes.
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* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Gilbert.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]: With Gilbert.
* [[Son of a Whore]]
* [[Son of a Whore]]
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: His surname has been given a ton of different transliterations. Battour, Battouille, Bateaure... the list goes on.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: His surname has been given a ton of different transliterations. Battour, Battouille, Bateaure... the list goes on.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Has shades of this. He's every bit as sweet and friendly as he appears to be, but there is more to him than he lets on.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: Has shades of this. He's every bit as sweet and friendly as he appears to be, but there is more to him than he lets on.
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* [[Face of an Angel Mind of A Demon]]: Frequently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]]..
* [[Face of an Angel Mind of A Demon]]: Frequently [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]]..
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: He was definitely one of these as a young child.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: He was definitely one of these as a young child.
* [[Good Eyes Evil Eyes]]: His eyes remain large and wide throughout his life, although during his childhood they became rather harsher, more angular and, bizarrely, square with his increasing jadedness and [[Jerkass]] tendencies.
* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: His eyes remain large and wide throughout his life, although during his childhood they became rather harsher, more angular and, bizarrely, square with his increasing jadedness and [[Jerkass]] tendencies.
* [[Green Eyes]]: Rather striking ones.
* [[Green Eyes]]: Rather striking ones.
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]
* {{spoiler|[[Luke I Am Your Father|Gilbert, Auguste is your father.]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|Gilbert, Auguste is your father.]]}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: Jean Cocteau.
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: Jean Cocteau.
* [[PeekaBangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* {{spoiler|[[Rape As Backstory]]: Oh, dear... long story short, poor Gilbert originally got raped when he was just nine years old - first by the paedophile Bonnard, and then by Auguste (who had some twisted motivations, to say the least) not long after that. It's a very big part of what left the kid so messed up.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rape As Backstory]]: Oh, dear... long story short, poor Gilbert originally got raped when he was just nine years old - first by the paedophile Bonnard, and then by Auguste (who had some twisted motivations, to say the least) not long after that. It's a very big part of what left the kid so messed up.}}
* [[Really Gets Around]]
* [[Really Gets Around]]
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* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]]
* [[Troubling Unchildlike Behaviour]]
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Arguably still is, on some level.
* [[Used to Be A Sweet Kid]]: Arguably still is, on some level.
* [[WhiteHaired Pretty Boy]]: In some of the artwork. Canonically, he's blond.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: In some of the artwork. Canonically, he's blond.
* [[Yandere]]: He's pretty possessive of Auguste.
* [[Yandere]]: He's pretty possessive of Auguste.
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* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] / [[Freudian Excuse]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]] / [[Freudian Excuse]]
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Arguably a large part of his motivation.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Arguably a large part of his motivation.
* [[Evil Uncle]]: [[Luke I Am Your Father|Well...]]
* [[Evil Uncle]]: [[Luke, I Am Your Father|Well...]]
* [[Good Eyes Evil Eyes]]: His eyes are very narrow and evil-looking.
* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]: His eyes are very narrow and evil-looking.
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: The burn on his torso, which was the ''other'' result of his affair with Anne-Marie.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: The burn on his torso, which was the ''other'' result of his affair with Anne-Marie.
* [[The Hedonist]]: Doesn’t live by this philosophy himself, but [[Corrupt the Cutie|strives to instill it in Gilbert]].
* [[The Hedonist]]: Doesn’t live by this philosophy himself, but [[Corrupt the Cutie|strives to instill it in Gilbert]].
* [[InSeries Nickname]]: Gilbert calls him "Augu", and the man himself later encourages Serge to use the nickname as well (which, needless to say, [[Yandere|doesn't sit well with Gilbert]]).
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Gilbert calls him "Augu", and the man himself later encourages Serge to use the nickname as well (which, needless to say, [[Yandere|doesn't sit well with Gilbert]]).
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Just about everything he does, and then some.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: Just about everything he does, and then some.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: And how.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: And how.
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* {{spoiler|[[Rape As Backstory]]: Specifically, he was raped by Auguste a few years before the story begins.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Rape As Backstory]]: Specifically, he was raped by Auguste a few years before the story begins.}}
* [[Single Issue Psychology]]: Just about all his issues can be traced back to a single event in his past. (See above.)
* [[Single Issue Psychology]]: Just about all his issues can be traced back to a single event in his past. (See above.)
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Is his first name Arion or Aryon, and should his surname be Rosemariné (accent or no), Rosmariné (ditto), Rosemarinay...?
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Is his first name Arion or Aryon, and should his surname be Rosemariné (accent or no), Rosmariné (ditto), Rosemarinay...?
* [[Student Council President]]: His actual title is Student Superintendent, but either way, he's pretty much an entire [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] in and of himself.
* [[Student Council President]]: His actual title is Student Superintendent, but either way, he's pretty much an entire [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] in and of himself.
* [[Workaholic]]
* [[Workaholic]]
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* [[Perma Stubble]]: Possibly to emphasize that he is somewhat older than his classmates.
* [[Perma Stubble]]: Possibly to emphasize that he is somewhat older than his classmates.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Karl.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Karl.
** [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Red.
** [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: He seems quite fond of the idea of Serge/Patricia, thus inverting [[My Sister Is Off Limits]].
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: He seems quite fond of the idea of Serge/Patricia, thus inverting [[My Sister Is Off Limits]].
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: His first name has been spelt as Pascale (which is actually a girls' name, funnily enough) while his surname has been romanised as Biket.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: His first name has been spelt as Pascale (which is actually a girls' name, funnily enough) while his surname has been romanised as Biket.
* [[Teen Genius]]: Borders between this and [[Mad Scientist]].
* [[Teen Genius]]: Borders between this and [[Mad Scientist]].
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* [[Gayngst]]: He struggles with his attraction to Gilbert in the early volumes.
* [[Gayngst]]: He struggles with his attraction to Gilbert in the early volumes.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Pascal.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Pascal.
** [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Blue.
** [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Blue.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Is it Karl or Carl? Meanwhile, his surname has been spelt as Meiser, Mise, and Misset.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Is it Karl or Carl? Meanwhile, his surname has been spelt as Meiser, Mise, and Misset.
=== '''Sebastien Meiser''' ===
=== '''Sebastien Meiser''' ===
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* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]
* [[Cute Shotaro Boy]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: He only showed up twice in the OVA and didn't get to do much.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: He only showed up twice in the OVA and didn't get to do much.
* [[Sibling YinYang]]: Unlike his big brother, he's very bold and outgoing. Karl himself notes that the two were raised very differently.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Unlike his big brother, he's very bold and outgoing. Karl himself notes that the two were raised very differently.
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Sebastien or Sebastian? He also has the same surname trouble as Karl.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Sebastien or Sebastian? He also has the same surname trouble as Karl.
* [[Tagalong Kid]]
* [[Tagalong Kid]]
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* [[Impoverished Patrician]]
* [[Impoverished Patrician]]
* [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Long Haired Pretty Boy]]
* [[Mommas Boy]]: Portrayed more or less in a positive light.
* [[Momma's Boy]]: Portrayed more or less in a positive light.
* [[Only in It For The Money]] - Claims to dislike Rosemariné and only be his friend for this reason, but it's rather obvious that they are [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] ([[Ho Yay|at the very least]]).
* [[Only in It For The Money]] - Claims to dislike Rosemariné and only be his friend for this reason, but it's rather obvious that they are [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] ([[Ho Yay|at the very least]]).
* {{spoiler|[[Parent With New Paramour]]: According to a flashback in the epilogue. Specifically, he found out that his mother and Rosemariné's father had a love affair going on. Awkward, to say the least...}}
* {{spoiler|[[Parent With New Paramour]]: According to a flashback in the epilogue. Specifically, he found out that his mother and Rosemariné's father had a love affair going on. Awkward, to say the least...}}
* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Is it de Ferrier, of Pheli, or du Faye?
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Is it de Ferrier, of Pheli, or du Faye?
* [[Spot of Tea]]: He's ''always'' drinking the stuff, and he admits that it's very important to him.
* [[Spot of Tea]]: He's ''always'' drinking the stuff, and he admits that it's very important to him.
* [[Teen Genius]] (and [[Brilliant but Lazy]], to a degree)
* [[Teen Genius]] (and [[Brilliant but Lazy]], to a degree)
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* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[Blue Blood]]
* [[Girliness Upgrade]]
* [[Girliness Upgrade]]
* [[Good Scars Evil Scars]]: Has some noticeable scars on her face; she gained them following an unfortunate accident in which her hair caught fire when she was trying to save Serge from a punishment she thought he didn't deserve.
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]]: Has some noticeable scars on her face; she gained them following an unfortunate accident in which her hair caught fire when she was trying to save Serge from a punishment she thought he didn't deserve.
Please be aware that will obviously be SPOILERS for the entire series. And be warned that since readers/watchers have little familiarity with the series and scanlations are only in the first half of the manga, and readers who haven't read the manga in its entirety, it's best not to look at the spoilers in this character sheet.
Informed Attribute: Descriptions of his colouring are often at odds with his colour pictures and anime appearance. Early in the manga he is described as having black hair, 'the same grey eyes as his father' and dark skin (which is actually noted numerous times in the story), yet most of the artwork makes him brown-haired, brown-eyed and lightly tanned at most (see the picture on the main page for example). The anime and later artwork get the dark skin, but keep the brown hair and eyes.
Expository Hairstyle Change: A few. The first was when his previously straight-cut bangs grew into the more familiar asymmetrical style (which, inexplicably, happened halfway through a party), the second was when Auguste cut it short before sending him Off to Boarding School (but notably leaving the bangs intact), and the third was when he grew it out around volume 15.
Good Eyes, Evil Eyes: His eyes remain large and wide throughout his life, although during his childhood they became rather harsher, more angular and, bizarrely, square with his increasing jadedness and Jerkass tendencies.
Rape As Backstory: Oh, dear... long story short, poor Gilbert originally got raped when he was just nine years old - first by the paedophile Bonnard, and then by Auguste (who had some twisted motivations, to say the least) not long after that. It's a very big part of what left the kid so messed up.
Sex for Services: One of the reasons he hasn't flunked out of school is because he sleeps with classmates in exchange for papers... or just goes straight to the teachers.
Abusive Parents: Is one to Gilbert. And while his own adoptive parents were not quite actively abusive, they do appear to have wilfully overlooked the abuse he suffered at the hands of his brother.
Defrosting Ice Queen / Heel Face Turn: Becomes a lot more sympathetic as we start seeing his more vulnerable side, and he befriends Serge after a certain point. He eventually proves to be one of Serge and Gilbert's greatest allies, aiding their escape from Lacombrade when virtually the entire school turns against the pair.
The Dragon: Serves as Auguste's eyes and ears in the school, partly out of fear and partly out of self-interest.
Purple Eyes: Super-sparkly and completely purple in the OVA (seriously, the guy has no sclerae). Despite dialogue in the epilogue confirming that they're purple in the manga as well, he appears on a single manga cover with eyes that appear to be green.
Rape As Backstory: Specifically, he was raped by Auguste a few years before the story begins.
Single Issue Psychology: Just about all his issues can be traced back to a single event in his past. (See above.)
Spell My Name With an "S": Is his first name Arion or Aryon, and should his surname be Rosemariné (accent or no), Rosmariné (ditto), Rosemarinay...?
Spell My Name With an "S": His first name has been spelt as Pascale (which is actually a girls' name, funnily enough) while his surname has been romanised as Biket.
Beautiful All Along, although not only was she not really that bad-looking to begin with, but Pascal insists that she was plenty beautiful enough already.
Parent With New Paramour: According to a flashback in the epilogue. Specifically, he found out that his mother and Rosemariné's father had a love affair going on. Awkward, to say the least...
Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has some noticeable scars on her face; she gained them following an unfortunate accident in which her hair caught fire when she was trying to save Serge from a punishment she thought he didn't deserve.
Temporary Blindness: Had this immediately following the incident where she got burned.
Unlucky Childhood Friend: She's been in love with Serge for a while; sadly for her, though, not only does he think of her as more like a little sister, but he also still feels guilty about her burn-scarring.
Expository Hairstyle Change: A couple or times. When he was young his hair was shoulder-length, as he got older he started wearing it shorter and following a time skip (during which Serge was born) he has grown it out and wears it in a ponytail.
Generation Xerox: He's essentially Serge with fairer skin and blond hair.
