The Dark Butler - Black Butler, is a collection of stunningly charismatic characters. It offers the reader the most serious Ciel, created exclusively for his high position, the charming Sebastian, who is tied to the owner, a little crazy Grell Sutcliffe, as well as a mysterious reaper named Undertaker. The latter became a real mystery for viewers who liked the anime more, who did not pay attention to the manga acting as the primary source. The article will tell about the features of this hero, reveal the Undertaker's present in the "Dark Butler" and draw parallels between the personalities.
First appearance
The reader first encountered Undertaker in Chapter 6, Volume 2. In the anime, this happened in 4 episodes. Then the viewer learns that the Undertaker from the "Dark Butler" holds his own funeral home, loves his work and acts as an informant for the Phantomhive family. He is familiar with little Ciel relatively recently, but previously was in partnership with Vincent, the father of the protagonist. It is a rather strange, and sometimes frightening hero. Often revolves in criminal circles in the UK, which ultimately pushes the youngest head of the Phantom family to these.
Character appearance
The appearance of the hero suggests thoughts of an extraordinary personality. He prefers a dimensionless hoodie or shroud of black color, does not part with his top hat and a very long gray scarf. A few years earlier, Undertaker preferred a black trench coat and silver-framed glasses. He possessed elaborate manners, but nevertheless caused a certain rush of unceremoniousness and pierced ears. It has yellow-green eyes and long ashen hair. During the first meeting, Ciel draws attention to the scars of his informant. One crosses the entire Undertaker's face, the second looks like a noose, the third encircles the little finger.
Character character
No one knows the Undertaker's real name from The Dark Butler, he is secretive, introverted, and has an amazing black sense of humor. To all this should also be added the manic desire to constantly experiment, including over still living characters. In the anime, as a payment for his services, he asks Sebastian to make him laugh, which is beyond the power of an ordinary person. However, he can not be called crazy or just crazy, because the hero has an amazingly lively mind, ingenuity and high intelligence. He is also subject to spontaneous actions, for example, gives his medallions to Ciel for storage, subsequently asking the Count to take care of them properly. In fact, he is very closely connected with the Phantom family, about whom he is in no hurry to tell the young heir.
Undertaker's Past
In the past, the Undertaker of the "Dark Butler" was a high-ranking Shinigami, that is, Death. He sentenced the soul of Robin Hood, sentenced to go to Hell Marie Antoinette. He was respected and feared. Once he was fed up with ordinary peaceful work and chose the path of an experimenter: he tried to extend the life of people by inserting fake shots into their "tape" - an analogue of his life's journey. He participated in the project of the resurrection of Aurora, created the likeness of a man - dolls without a soul. Voluntarily resigned, although Grell calls him a deserter. It is not known exactly when he met the Phantomhive family, although he had close ties with Ciel's grandmother and his father. I am one of the Aristocrats of Evil - the barons of the underworld, led by the Phantom family, does not abandon attempts to create a full-fledged personality from an already dead person.
current position
The Undertaker from The Dark Butler is a much more complex character than he seems. He has his own plans, does not disdain to independently implement them. In addition, leaving the Shinigami position did not deprive him of his abilities. So, for example, in the arch about the journey of Ciel across the Atlantic, he was able to split the ship, successfully opposed Sebastian, Grell and the rest without weapons at all. A stunningly strong hero who depends entirely on his own whims. At one time, after breaking off relations with Fantomhive, he led an elite school to continue the experiments, after which he left this post. At the moment, his position is unknown.
Undertaker fanboys from The Dark Butler got to the point of making him an ancestor of Ciel himself, although this is unlikely. He warmly recalls the grandmother of the protagonist, but he can hardly have offspring. It was also established that the Undertaker is guilty of the resurrection of Ciel's older brother. It turns out that the soul of a relative of the current head of the Phantomhive family was used to summon the demon that Sebastian turned out to be. What exactly the Undertaker wanted to do with the true Ciel is unknown.
Abilities and popularity
As mentioned above, Undertaker did not lose his abilities as a Shinigami. He has a strong scythe of death, presumably immortal and is able to restore life to other people. He was able to injure Sebastian and see his memories, perhaps he can even kill a demon. The boundaries of his abilities are unknown. Together with the gothic, satirical surroundings, this makes the artworks with Undertaker "The Dark Butler" one of the most popular. A charismatic and interesting character who managed to catch on to the public. It is possible, after the details of his past are clearer, he will take a different place among the heroes. Now he does not belong to both antagonists and positive characters, and Ciel himself is still looking for those responsible for the fire during which his parents burned down.