Umineko: When They Cry/Characters/Demons and Furniture

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These are the magical beings/pieces on the game board which the Game Master can use in order to obscure the truth of the game board or guide the meta characters to reaching it. Since Battler's goal is to disprove magic, most of these characters are his enemies.


Ronove

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

"Pu ku ku!"

One of Beatrice's 72 demon servants, ranked 27, and the head of Beatrice's set of furniture. He usually attends Beatrice directly, and so his combat abilities aren't explored until Episode 4. Ronove enjoys teasing others but has a cordial relationship with most of the players, and has a connection with Genji.


  • Ambiguously Gay: For crying loud out, his nosebleed turns into rose petals!
    • One of the Golden Fantasia endings throws in some fodder for the Yaoi Fangirls regarding this.
    • The continuation of said ending adds even more fuel to the fire.
    • there is also this
  • Ars Goetia
  • Barrier Warrior
  • Battle Butler
  • Even Evil Has Standards: He's pretty much okay with all the murdering and stuff, he seemed somewhat sickened by Eva Beatrice killing Rosa over and over again. Also, after what Beatrice pulls in Episode 3, he's quite clearly angry with her. but this may have been acting.
  • The Gadfly: Quite snarky towards Beatrice. At the start of episode four, he also plays a trick on her to embarrass her in front of Battler. Did he do this because he genuinely didn't like what she did or because it amused him? Both, most likely.
  • Flower Motifs: Roses. Elegant, yet hides thorns. Several of his attacks in Ougon Musoukyoku involve roses in some way.
  • High-Class Glass
  • Mercy Kill: To Genji for the first twilight in Episode 3.
  • Noble Demon
  • No Sense of Personal Space: At least not when it comes to Battler
  • One Steve Limit: "Ronove" and "Ronoue" are more-or-less the same word (ロノウェ versus ロノウエ).
  • One-Winged Angel: Although not seen in the sound novels, in Golden Fantasia, his meta-world finishing move turns him temporarily into one. In spite of his charm, he is supposed to be a demon, after all.
  • Servile Snarker
  • Supreme Chef: Apparently his cookies and tea are absolutely amazing.


Gaap

Voiced by: Yuki Kaida

"But only if he's hot!"

Another one of Beatrice's demon servants, ranked 33. Cheerful and rather arrogant, she is quite good friends with Beatrice and apparently a bit of a fashionista. Loves to tease Virgilia, and tends to shorten her friends' names, only using the last syllable or two.

Her specialty is creating "gaps" in space, allowing her to instantaneously move herself and other objects anywhere she wants, which she uses to pull pranks. She is the original Beatrice, or rather the Beatrice who appears at night to torment servants of the Ushiromiya family who don't respect her, and was succeeded by Yasu, who she befriended.



Zepar and Furfur

Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (Zepar), Eri Sendai (Furfur)

Left: Furfur. Right: Zepar.

"People live for the sake of love! Yes, this world is love itself!!"
"Oh, how great is the Power of Love...! Love is everything!!"

These two are also demons from the Ars Goetia, ranked 16 and 34, respectively. They are of different genders. Zepar is the "hunter" of love who bestows an ultimate defensive barrier of immortality upon the contractor, while Furfur is the "trainer" of love who bestows an endless, inexhaustible offensive power upon the contractor. They primarily serve as a Greek Chorus for EP6 and EP7.



The Stakes of Purgatory

Voiced by: Yuka Saito (Lucifer), Madoka Yonezawa (Leviathan), Yoko Hikasa (Satan), Seiko Yoshida (Belphegor), Ayano Niina (Mammon), Yuri Yamaoka (Beelzebub), Aki Toyosaki (Asmodeus)

Clockwise, starting from the upper left: Belphegor, Beezlebub, Asmodeus, Mammon, Leviathan, Lucifer, Satan

Seven sisters and articles of furniture who serve Beatrice. Each arises to kill those who are guilty of the sin she represents. They are actually based on servants of the Ushiromiya family, who would often bully and belittle their fellow servant Yasu.

Their names are, in order from oldest to youngest:



Chiester Sisters Imperial Guard Corps

Voiced by: Shion Hirota (Chiester 00), Mariko Mizuno (Chiester 45), Eri Kitamura (Chiester 410)

Left to right: 45, 00, 410

Servants of Beatrice and Eva-Beatrice who look like bunny girls. It's heavily implied that they were originally Maria's furniture. They wear UK flags and apparently serve a "Lord Pendragon". More powerful Chiesters were "manufactured" for Erika and Battler's wedding, though they have never been shown.

  • Chiester 00 is the leader of her squadron, who specializes in reconnaissance and advance guard.
  • Chiester 45 specializes in scouting, deciding orders, and providing support for her sisters.
  • Chiester 410 specializes in firing control, and is the squadron's primary sniper.
  • Chiester 556, who was killed in battle against a certain black witch (i.e., Rosa), specialized in providing squad fire support to protect her allies.


Sakutaro

Voiced by: Minori Chihara

"From now on, I'll always be with you. Together for eternity. ...So don't let go of me, okay?"

A toy that Maria received as a present from Rosa. She eventually puts a soul into it and he takes the form of a young boy with lion ears wearing a shirt that is way too big for him. Rosa tore him apart during a fight with Maria right in front of her eyes. Since this happened before the Rokkenjima murders, he never appears during them except for the sixth game.


  • Alter Ego: Possibly one of Maria, specifically her happy side that looks everything in a good light. After he is torn, Maria starts to see the world in a much darker way.
  • Anti-Magic: Is able to negate any type of offensive magic directed at him or whoever he's protecting.
  • Assist Character: Ange can summon Sakutaro to aid her on Ougon Musoukyouku.
  • Break the Cutie: The extra TIPS "Sakutaro, To Purgatory Mountain".
  • Cat Boy: Well, more like Lion Boy, but still.
  • Cowardly Lion: Nervous by nature, to the point of being afraid to go outside unless he's quickly able to retreat into Maria's pocket, but when things get serious, he won't back down from protecting her.
  • Cute Shotaro Boy: All together now - "SQUEE!!"
  • Dead Little Sister: Dead Little Plushie? Same difference...
    • Morality Chain: The entries in Maria's diary become much darker after he gets torn apart.
  • Diplomatic Impunity
  • Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Maria loves him, of course, and the Stakes of Purgatory will always glomp him on sight while proclaiming how cute he is.
  • Hair of Gold
  • Leitmotif: Sakutarou's adventure
  • Living Toys
  • Marshmallow Hell: Happens to him when Maria decides to summon the Sisters of Purgatory for Ange.
  • Moe: To the point that the 7 Stakes go completely crazy whenever he shows up, wanting to cuddle him.
  • Morality Pet: To Maria. When Sakutaro dies, Maria loses it.
  • Petting Zoo People
  • There Is Another: Almost completely obfuscated by roundabout writing and presentation as magic, but nonetheless played with.
    • Deus Ex Machina: Who's betting Bern had something to do with that? Seriously, what would the realistic odds even be?
    • Replacement Goldfish: And because Ange plays it as a magical resurrection instead of giving Maria an identical plushie, she'll never even know.
    • All but outright confirmed in the TIP "Sakutarou, to Purgatory Mountain", in which we see Sakutarou revived in a cloth shop with Ange, presumably looking for cloth to buy.
  • Took a Level in Badass: Sixth game.
  • Unusual Ears
  • Verbal Tic: Uryuu!


Eiserne Jungfrau

Left to right: Gertrude, Dlanor, Cornelia

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Dlanor), Shizuka Ito (Gertrude), Risa Asaki (Cornelia)

These three are members of Eiserne Jungfrau, the 7th District Repentance Agency of the Great Court of Heaven. They use Knox's Decalogue in order to bring "heretics" to justice. They serve as furniture under Erika.

  • Dlanor A. Knox is the Head Inquisitor, known as "Dlanor of the Ten Wedges" or "Death Sentence Dlanor". She possesses two swords, the Red Key and the Blue Key, whose functions are essentially the same as the Red and Blue Truths.
  • Gertrude is an Assistant Inquisitor and first-class minister, tasked with aiding during interrogations and hearings. She is assigned to use barriers to prevent the target's escape. She is Cornelia's senior.
  • Cornelia is an Assistant Inquisitor and third-class minister.


Clair vauxof Bernard

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara

An incarnation of Beatrice introduced in the seventh game. She serves under Bernkastel with the sole purpose of reading her latest game. Her appearance was a prototype of sorts for Beatrice when Yasu first became a witch, until she decided to take on the form of the woman in Beatrice's portrait.



The Goat Butlers

The Goat Butlers are Beatrice's lowest-ranked furniture. They are brutish and almost animal-like, but there have been some exceptions. An inexhaustible supply of them may be summoned at any time.



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