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*HopelessSuitor: Mey-Rin has a huge crush on Sebastian, but he’s a demon who actively despises her for her incompetence as a maid.

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* BizarreAlienSenses: He can apparently sense souls, in addition to having heightened senses of hearing, sight, and smell. He can also detect poison through taste, although this may be from feeling its effects rather than having a heightened sense of taste.

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* BizarreAlienSenses: He can apparently sense souls, in addition to having [[SuperSenses heightened senses of hearing, sight, and smell.smell]]. He can also detect poison through taste, although this may be from feeling its effects rather than having a heightened sense of taste.



* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Amazingly, the manga has added a few situations that Sebastian has failed to solve instantly or prevent. He's lost to the Undertaker twice (though both times he also had reasons not to go all-out). He also doesn't seem immune to curses of supernatural beings[[note]]Actually he is, his lack of immunity to the "werewolf's cure" is a clue that it's not magical in nature at all[[/note]] - later revealed to be a chemical weapon - either. True, he's still NighInvulnerable, but to see one of manga's most famous {{Showy Invincible Hero}}es taken down to ''merely'' NighInvulnerable is quite surprising.
** That said, he reaffirms his credentials somewhat by showing he can '''breathe in''' the mustard gas without any harm to himself, and exhale it afterwards as if he were breathing air. Granted his first experience gave him the same symptoms as Ciel, but it never threatened his life and he learned how to counteract it pretty quickly.

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* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Amazingly, the manga has added a few situations that Sebastian has failed to solve instantly or prevent. He's lost to the Undertaker twice (though both times he also had reasons not to go all-out). He also doesn't seem immune to curses of supernatural beings[[note]]Actually he is, his lack of immunity to the "werewolf's cure" is a clue that it's not magical in nature at all[[/note]] - later revealed to be a chemical weapon - either. True, he's still NighInvulnerable, but to see one of manga's most famous {{Showy Invincible Hero}}es taken down to ''merely'' NighInvulnerable is quite surprising.
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surprising. [[ZigZaggingTrope Although]], he reaffirms his credentials somewhat by showing he can '''breathe in''' the mustard gas without any harm to himself, and exhale it afterwards as if he were breathing air. Granted his first experience gave him the same symptoms as Ciel, but it never threatened his life and he learned how to counteract it pretty quickly.



* SexyDiscretionShot: His sex scenes with Beast in the manga and Matilda in the anime.

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* SexyDiscretionShot: His sex scenes with Beast in the manga Circus arc and Matilda in the anime.first anime season don't show anything explicit.
* ShapeshifterDefaultForm: Being a demon, Sebastian can literally turn into whatever he or his master wishes. He currently takes the form of a handsome butler because he considers it the most suitable appearance for the servant of an Earl.



* WinterRoyalLady: Sebastian is portrayed as one these akin to the Snow Queen in the Book of Murder side story, down to wearing a winter-themed gown and residing in an ice castle with an equally winter-themed Ciel. He's referred to as the Snow ''King'', though.

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* WinterRoyalLady: Male example. Sebastian is portrayed as one these akin to the Snow Queen Literature/TheSnowQueen in the Book of Murder side story, down to wearing a winter-themed gown and residing in an ice castle with an equally winter-themed Ciel. He's referred to as the Snow ''King'', though.



* HalfHumanHybrid: According to Joker, he's a half-human, half-snake.

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* HalfHumanHybrid: According to Joker, he's He's a half-human, half-snake.



* HeroicBSOD: He has an emotional breakdown when he finds out [[spoiler:the circus crew members he viewed as family are all dead and he has been living with their murderers at the Phantomhive household. To make it worse, he also learns the circus crew members were kidnappers who were responsible for the deaths of many children.]]

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* HeroicBSOD: He has an emotional breakdown when he finds out [[spoiler:the circus crew members he viewed as family are all dead and he has been living with their murderers at the Phantomhive household. To make it worse, he also learns the circus crew members were kidnappers who were responsible for the deaths of many children.]]



* ShrinkingViolet: Shows signs of being one when boarding the Campania with Ciel due to his appearance.
-->'''Ciel''': "You aren't used to crowds?"\\
'''Snake''': "I look different from everyone else, and since I'm with you, people will laugh at you too. Says Dan."

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* ShrinkingViolet: Shows signs of being one when boarding the Campania with Ciel due to his appearance.
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He isn't used to crowds?"\\
'''Snake''': "I look different from everyone else, and since I'm with you,
being around people will laugh at you too. Says Dan."besides his circus friends. He gets awkward and timid in public because he knows his snake-like features make him stand out.



* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:In the Blue Revenge arc, Snake gets his neck slashed while protecting Mabel from Doll.]]



* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:In the Blue Revenge arc, Snake gets his neck slashed while protecting Mabel from Doll.]]

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* SurroundedByIdiots: He's the only servant of the Phantomhive household who is any competent at his job. Every time he assigns a task to the others, they only make a mess and Sebastian has to clean it up.

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* SurroundedByIdiots: He's the only servant of the Phantomhive household who is any competent at his job. housework. Every time he assigns a task to the others, they only make a mess and Sebastian has to clean it up.



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: They all act like incompetent morons when it comes to household chores, always needing Sebastian to clean up after their stupid mistakes. When they need to protect their master and the mansion from enemies, however, they're worth more than a small army.



* CripplingOverspecialization: Her extreme farsightedness and upbringing as an assassin of a triad made her only good at sniping. That's why she's so bad at being a maid.

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* CripplingOverspecialization: Her extreme absurd farsightedness and upbringing as an assassin of a triad made her only good at sniping. That's why she's so bad at being a maid.



* ExpositoryPronoun: Mey-Rin used the masculine first-person pronoun ''[[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns ore]]'' back when she was a tomboy living on the streets. She switched to female pronouns after she became the Phantomhive household's maid.



* LongRangeFighter: As a sniper, her combat style focuses on her shooting her targets from a long distance.

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* LongRangeFighter: As a sniper, her combat style focuses on her speciality is shooting her targets from a long distance.distance. She's pretty much useless in close quarters because of her extreme farsightedness.



* OnlySaneByComparison: He isn't anymore qualified to be a chef than Finny is to be a gardener and Mey-Rin is to be a maid. Despite this, he has much more common sense and level-headedness than his two co-workers. It makes sense when it's revealed Bard is the only one of them who had a normal life before he joined the war and Sebastian hired him.

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* OnlySaneByComparison: OnlySaneEmployee: He isn't anymore qualified to be a chef than Finny is to be a gardener and Mey-Rin is to be a maid. Despite this, he has much more common sense and level-headedness than his two co-workers. It makes sense when it's revealed Bard is the only one of them who had a normal life before he joined the war and Sebastian hired him.



* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His master the Earl was the first person who ever treated Finny as a human being instead of a disposable experiment and gave him a real name and a good home. For these reasons, Finny is going to protect his master no matter what.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His master the Earl was the first person who ever treated Finny as a human being instead of a disposable experiment experiment, and gave him a real name and a good home. For these reasons, Finny is going to protect his master no matter what.



* BeneathTheMask: Begins to slip off the mask upon reappearance.



* FacialMarkings: Like all of the circus members.


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* HeroicBSOD: He has an emotional breakdown when he finds out [[spoiler:the circus crew members he viewed as family are all dead and he has been living with their murderers at the Phantomhive household. To make it worse, he also learns the circus crew members were kidnappers who were responsible for the deaths of many children.]]


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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:When protecting Mabel from Doll's attack, Snake's throat gets sliced by the knife.]]
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** Ciel's very strict aunt, Francis Midford, is perhaps one of the few people to make him break out in a cold sweat.
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* ImSurroundedByIdiots: Considering his fellow employees consist of a gardener who doesn't know his own strength, a maid whose poor eyesight causes her to misread labels, and a chef who likes to cook with gunpowder, Sebastian must have the patience of a saint.
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* ImSurroundedByIdiots: Considering his fellow employees consist of a gardener who doesn't know his own strength, a maid whose poor eyesight causes her to misread labels, and a chef who likes to cook with gunpowder, Sebastian must have the patience of a saint.
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* SlashedThroat: [[spoiler:In the Blue Revenge arc, Snake gets his neck slashed while protecting Mabel from Doll.]]
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* ConflictingLoyalty: [[spoiler:After Doll tells Snake the truth about their circus family’s murder, he cannot decide who he should side with Doll, an undead person, or Finny, Jumbo’s murderer.]]
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* OreOnna: In her childhood, Mey-Rin used the masculine first-person pronoun 'ore' because she was a tomboy living on the streets. She switched to female pronouns after she became the Phantomhive household's maid.

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* BerserkButton: He will ''not'' tolerate any chance of Ciel straying from his revenge and going against their contract. He made this frighteningly clear in the Emerald Witch arc when he comes ''very'' close to killing Ciel and devouring his soul when it looks like Ciel won't snap out of his PTSD episode.

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* BerserkButton: He will ''not'' tolerate any chance of Ciel straying from his revenge and going against their contract. He made makes this frighteningly clear in the Emerald Witch arc when he comes ''very'' close to killing Ciel and devouring his soul when it looks like Ciel won't snap out of his PTSD episode.



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/EmiriKatou (JP),Creator/MonicaRial (EN)[[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]]Verania Ortiz (Latin American Spanish), Marie Diot (French), Creator/AnjaRybiczka (German), Stephany Custodi (Portuguese)[[/labelnote]]

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* AxCrazy: Sure, Finny is typically a sweet young man with the temperament of a cheerful but naive child, but it's been shown that of the servants it's ''him'' that takes the most pleasure in killing intruders and will do so with glee and a smile.
* BadassAdorable: Finny's got the excitement of a little kid, and the strength of several men.

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* AxCrazy: Sure, Finny is typically a sweet young man with the temperament of a cheerful but naive child, but it's been shown that of the servants it's ''him'' that takes the most pleasure in killing intruders and will do so with glee and a smile.
* BadassAdorable: Finny's He's got the excitement of a little kid, and the strength of several men.



* CuteAndPsycho: Finny is typically a sweet young man with the temperament of a cheerful but naive child, but it's been shown that of the servants, it's ''him'' that takes the most pleasure in killing intruders, and will do so with glee and a smile.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has blond hair and he's very innocent and optimistic... of course when in battle it's a different story.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: ZigZagged. He has blond hair and he's very innocent and optimistic... of course when in battle it's a different story.



* LuminescentBlush: Sprouts a bright blush in chapter 52.

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* LuminescentBlush: Sprouts He sprouts a bright blush in chapter 52.


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* NoSocialSkills: He was treated as a freak or circus attraction his entire life. He doesn't even know how to have a normal conversation with other people and only speaks on behalf of his snakes.

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* BadassAndChildDuo: He's a [[NonActionGuy non-combatant child]] who mostly relies on Sebastian (and, less frequently, his other servants) to battle the enemies for him.

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* BadassAndChildDuo: He's Ciel is a [[NonActionGuy non-combatant child]] who mostly relies on Sebastian (and, less frequently, his other servants) to battle the enemies for him.



* LongRangeFighter: As a sniper, her combat style focuses on her shooting her targets from a long distance.



* CloseRangeCombatant: His only weapon is his SuperStrength. Naturally, he's the most efficient in close range combat out of the servants.



* ADogNamedDog: His name is Snake... you know, since he's half snake.

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* ADogNamedDog: His name is Snake... you know, Snake since he's half snake.



* SnakePeople: Downplayed. While he looks mostly human, he does have some snake-like features due to being a HalfHumanHybrid. Like reptilian skin and pupils slitted like a snake's.

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* SnakePeople: Downplayed. While he looks mostly human, he does have some snake-like features due to being a HalfHumanHybrid. Like HalfHumanHybrid, like reptilian skin and pupils slitted like a snake's.

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* BadassAndChildDuo: He's a [[NonActionGuy non-combatant child]] who mostly relies on Sebastian (and, less frequently, his other servants) to battle the enemies for him.
* BrainsAndBrawn: Downplayed. Sebastian is highly intelligent himself, but his main job is protecting Ciel and does all the fighting during their missions. Meanwhile, Ciel focuses on being TheChessmaster.
* LadyAndKnight: A rare [[HoYay male/male version]] of the trope. Ciel is the Dark Lord who commands the demon Sebastian to protect him while he's hunting down criminals and waiting to find the culprits who killed his family and ruined his life.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ciel is the Blue Oni and Sebastian is the Red Oni. Ciel is more calm and calculating, as opposed to Sebastian who is more expressive and brutal in combat. To drive this point home, Sebastian has red eyes while Ciel's visible eye is blue.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Calling them "buds" is a stretch, but Ciel and Sebastian are accomplices with full trust in each other's skills. They actually look like they kind of have fun when they argue and pick at each other.
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* BadassAndChildDuo: Aside from being a butler, he serves as Ciel's primary bodyguard/protector.



%%* TheBeautifulElite
%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is. * BerserkButton: There isn't much that can make him truly angry but he does indeed have his triggers and if you press one of them you ''will'' know.
%% ** He can (begrudgingly) tolerate Ciel's bratty and spoiled attitude but he will ''not'' tolerate any chance of Ciel straying from his revenge and going against their contract. He made this frighteningly clear in the Emerald Witch arc.

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%% Doesn't explain what the reaction is.
* BerserkButton: There isn't much that can make him truly angry but he does indeed have his triggers and if you press one of them you ''will'' know.
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He can (begrudgingly) tolerate Ciel's bratty and spoiled attitude but he will ''not'' tolerate any chance of Ciel straying from his revenge and going against their contract. He made this frighteningly clear in the Emerald Witch arc.arc when he comes ''very'' close to killing Ciel and devouring his soul when it looks like Ciel won't snap out of his PTSD episode.



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* DissonantSerenity: Only a demon can be so nonchalant as to set up a picnic in a cave full of dead soldiers, blaffing Bard who was the SoleSurvivor.
** Or smiling similarly to that of a child who just got his candy after massacring a metric shit ton of zombies, all while his master watches on in utter horror.

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* DissonantSerenity: Only a demon can be so nonchalant as to set up a picnic in a cave full of dead soldiers, blaffing Bard who was DissonantSerenity:
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the SoleSurvivor.
** Or smiling
Cruise Arc, Sebastian smiles similarly to that of a child who just got his candy after massacring a metric shit ton of zombies, all while his master watches on in utter horror.horror.
** In Bard's flashback, Sebastian nonchalantly sets up a picnic in a cave full of dead soldiers, blaffing Bard who was the SoleSurvivor.



* LadyAndKnight: Another way to interpret his relationship with Ciel is a [[HoYay male/male version]] of this trope, with Sebastian being the Black Knight to Ciel's Dark Lord. Sebastian is a malevolent demon serving as his master's BattleButler so he can protect him until his master takes revenge on those who ruined his life and lets Sebastian eat his soul as payment.



* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Ciel's blue, especially in the anime. To drive this point home he has red eyes while Ciel has blue. 'Course after Ciel made his contract one of them turned purple.



* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's black-haired, tall, handsome, and usually talks down to others even his master.
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* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's black-haired, tall, handsome, and usually talks down to others others, even his master.
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* TranquilFury: He rarely loses his patience with Ciel but when does....
** The servants, however, get a taste of this on occassion. Actually, very rarely does Sebastian lose his composure even when it's clear he's pissed.
* {{Troll}}: He has his moments, especially towards Ciel.

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* TranquilFury: He rarely loses his patience with Ciel but when does....
** The servants, however, get a taste of this on occassion. Actually, very
Very rarely does Sebastian lose his composure even when it's clear he's pissed.
* {{Troll}}: He has his moments, moments of trolling, especially towards Ciel.



* VitriolicBestBuds: One way to interpret his relationship with his master. Calling them "buds" isn't quite right, but they're accomplices with full trust in each other's skills. They actually look like they kind of have fun when they argue and pick at each other.



* MoralityPet: They collectively serve as this for Ciel. When they had nowhere to go, Ciel accepted them as his employees and gave them happier lives at his manor. While he did recruit them with their combat abilities in mind, he knows Sebastian is more than enough to keep him safe, with the implication being that he genuinely wanted to give the other servants a place they could call home. All the servants are very loyal to Ciel and see him as their benefactor.



* AncestralName: [[spoiler:He used to have a son named Baldroy Jr. Unfortunately, his son was killed during a conflict between the settlers and the natives]].



* CrusadingWidower: His wife and only son were killed by the Natives who burned down his hometown. After that, he went from battlefield to another in order to kill Natives until Sebastian appeared before him to hire him.

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* CrusadingWidower: His [[spoiler:His wife and only son were killed by the Natives who burned down his hometown. After that, he went from battlefield to another in order to kill Natives until Sebastian appeared before him to hire him.]]



* LethalChef: The food he cooks is always inedible, but it could be better if he tried cooking it the right way instead of using flamethrowers. Justified; this is actually a carryover from his days as a soldier. Back then you had to prepare your food quickly or you were likely going to miss your chance to eat before the fighting picked up again. He's just never lost the mentality.

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* LethalChef: The food he cooks is always inedible, but it could be better if he tried cooking it the right way instead of using flamethrowers. Justified; this is actually a carryover from his days as a soldier. Back then you soldier, back when he had to prepare your his food quickly or you were he was likely going to miss your his chance to eat before the fighting picked up again. He's just never lost the mentality.



* NumberTwo: As the chef, he is second only to Sebastien (and technically Tanaka) in the servants hierarchy, and Sebastien gives him instructions on how to look after things when he's not around. His ability to take command is the actual reason he was hired on, and he's shown to be very adept at giving Finny and Mey Rin orders when the manor is under attack.

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* NumberTwo: As the chef, he is second only to Sebastien Sebastian (and technically Tanaka) in the servants hierarchy, and Sebastien Sebastian gives him instructions on how to look after things when he's not around. His ability to take command is the actual reason he was hired on, and he's shown to be very adept at giving Finny and Mey Rin orders when the manor is under attack.



* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: In the past, Baldroy lost his son (who was younger than Ciel) and his wife in a fire.]]

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: In the past, [[spoiler:He used to have a son named Baldroy lost Jr. Unfortunately, his son (who was younger than Ciel) killed during a conflict between the settlers and his wife in a fire.the natives.]]



* LuminescentBlush: Sprouts one in chapter 52.

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* LuminescentBlush: Sprouts one a bright blush in chapter 52.



* MoralityPet: Seems to be becoming another one of these for Ciel.
* MysteriousPast: Where'd he get those snakes? Hell, why does he ''look'' like that?

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* MoralityPet: Seems to be becoming another one of these for Ciel.
* MysteriousPast: Where'd All we know about him is that he get those snakes? Hell, why does used to be the exhibition of a freakshow until he ''look'' like that?was saved by the Noah's Ark Circus. It's unknown how he came to be a snake man.



* VerbalTic: Whenever he speaks (or even ''thinks''), he ends the sentence with "..says (Snake's name)", even if they include personal pronouns referring to himself. This is taken even further in the anime, with him becoming a ManOfAThousandVoices due to each snake having a completely unique voice. Emily gets a teasing [[LarynxDissonance Falsetto]], while another is a GutturalGrowler.

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* VerbalTic: Whenever he speaks (or even ''thinks''), he ends the sentence with "..says (Snake's name)", even if they include personal pronouns referring to himself. This is taken even further in the anime, with him becoming a ManOfAThousandVoices due to each snake having a completely unique voice. Emily gets a teasing [[LarynxDissonance Falsetto]], while another is a GutturalGrowler.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto (JP), Creator/BrinaPalencia (EN)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto (JP), Creator/BrinaPalencia (EN)(EN)[[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]]Marc Winslow (Latin American Spanish), Marie Diot (French), Sebastian Fitzner (German), Creator/JoaoVitorMafra (Portuguese)[[/labelnote]]



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeOno (JP), Creator/JMichaelTatum (EN), Creator/IdziDutkiewicz (Latin American Spanish)

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* ApologeticAttacker: In the first season of the anime the servants are shown to not enjoy killing intruders that much and even apologize a couple times before using a silly pick-me-up to bring back their spirits. Whole different story in the manga story where killing intruders is either a chore or a sick game to them.

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* ApologeticAttacker: In the first season of the anime anime, the servants are shown to not enjoy killing intruders that much and even apologize a couple times before using a silly pick-me-up to bring back their spirits. Whole different story in the manga story where killing intruders is either a chore or a sick game to them.



* NoFullNameGiven: None of them have their full names mentioned.

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* NoFullNameGiven: None of them the servants ever have their full names mentioned.



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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiTochi (JP), Creator/IanSinclair (EN), Andres Garcia (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HirokiTochi (JP), Creator/IanSinclair (EN), Andres (EN)[[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]]Andres Garcia (Latin American Spanish)Spanish), Alexandre Coadour (French), Felix Spieß (German), Guilherme Conradi (Portuguese)[[/labelnote]]



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuukiKaji (JP), Creator/JasonLiebrecht (EN), Hector Ireta de Alba (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuukiKaji (JP), Creator/JasonLiebrecht (EN), Hector (EN)[[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]]Hector Ireta de Alba (Latin American Spanish)Spanish), Grégory Laisné (French), Dirk Petrick (German), Guilherme de Barros (Portuguese)[[/labelnote]]



!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shunji Fujimura (JP), Creator/RBruceElliott (EN), Jorge Roig Sr. (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaTerashima (JP), Creator/SpikeSpencer (EN)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaTerashima (JP), Creator/SpikeSpencer (EN)(EN)[[labelnote: Foreign [=VAs=]]]Bruno Meyere (French), Bastian Sierich (German)[[/labelnote]]
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* BackStab: On the receiving end of a truly epic and brutal one courtesy of Undertaker.

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* BackStab: On the receiving end of a truly epic and brutal one courtesy of Undertaker. [[spoiler: Undertaker.]]
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* {{Bishonen}}: He takes on the appearance of an extremely handsome man.



* {{Bishonen}}: He's more cute than pretty, but he's still a boy with really feminine features.

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* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: Sebastian is a demon currently working as the butler of an earl. Therefore, he always speaks very formally.



* {{Keigo}}: He always speaks very formally.
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** Additionally, the name Sebastian ultimately means "venerable". Strip him of his charming mask, and this particular Sebastian is ''not''.
** "Michaelis" is a clear allusion to the name Michael which is not only the name of the Archangel (specifically the one known as the captain of angels and portrayed as slaying Satan himself) but can translate to "There is none like God / There is no one as powerful or famous as God."

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** Additionally, the name Sebastian ultimately means "venerable". Strip him of his charming mask, and this particular Sebastian is ''not''.
** "Michaelis" is a clear allusion can bring to mind the name Michael which is not only the name of the Archangel (specifically the one known as the captain of angels and portrayed as slaying Satan himself) but can translate to "There is none like God / There is no one as powerful or famous as God.""
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* PeekABangs: Before Ciel and Sebastian recruited her service, Mey-Rin used to have her bangs covering her right eye.
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* MysteriousPast: Sebastian is the most mysterious character of them all. Little is known about him other than he is a demon, not even his true name or form (though certain aspects of the later is shown, such as the fact that he wears high heels as a demon). The anime gives a few tidbits, if you consider them to be canon: He met a Egyptian pharaoh, he spread a famous, major, and [[HistoricalInJoke real life]] plague more then a 100 years prior to the events of the series, and he probably is of the FallenAngel variety of demon because a crapload of feathers swirl around him like a twister in his true form.

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* MysteriousPast: Sebastian is the most mysterious character of them all. Little is known about him other than he is a demon, not even his true name or form (though certain aspects of the later is shown, such as the fact that he wears high heels as a demon). The anime gives a few tidbits, if you consider them to be canon: He met a Egyptian pharaoh, he spread a famous, major, and [[HistoricalInJoke real life]] plague more then a 100 years prior to the events of the series, and he probably is of the FallenAngel variety of demon because a crapload of [[SwirlingDust feathers swirl around him him]] like a twister in his true form.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/BlackButler Main Page]] | '''Phantomhive Household''' ([[Characters/BlackButlerCielPhantomhive Ciel Phantomhive]]) | [[Characters/BlackButlerCielsRelativesAndAssociates Ciel's Relatives and Associates]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerGrimReapers Grim Reapers]] | [[Characters/RoyalFamilyAndAssociates Royal Family and Associates]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerNoahsArkCircus Noah's Ark Circus]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerWestonCollege Weston College]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerWitchForest Witch Forest]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerAnimeOnly Anime Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerMovieOnly Movie Only Characters]] -] ]]

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[[center: [- [[Characters/BlackButler Main Page]] | '''Phantomhive Household''' ([[Characters/BlackButlerCielPhantomhive Ciel Phantomhive]]) | [[Characters/BlackButlerCielsRelativesAndAssociates Ciel's Relatives and Associates]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerGrimReapers Grim Reapers]] | [[Characters/RoyalFamilyAndAssociates Royal Family and Associates]] [[Characters/BlackButlerGreatBritain Great Britain]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerNoahsArkCircus Noah's Ark Circus]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerWestonCollege Weston College]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerWitchForest Witch Forest]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerOtherCharacters Other Characters]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerAnimeOnly Anime Only Characters]] | [[Characters/BlackButlerMovieOnly Movie Only Characters]] -] ]]

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* TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: When he first met Ciel, as seen in chapter 138 as well as the ''Book of the Atlantic'' movie.

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%% * TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter: When he first met Ciel, as seen in chapter 138 as well as the ''Book of the Atlantic'' movie.movie.
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** Ciel appearing to be in actual mortal danger can send him into a panic. He's just ''that'' devoted to the aesthetics of keeping up his half of the contract.

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** Ciel appearing to be in actual mortal danger can send him into a panic. He's just ''that'' devoted to the aesthetics of keeping up his half of the contract.contract and protecting Ciel until his revenge is complete.
** He's actually pretty expressive when he's not in "polite butler mode" and drops the forced smile.
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** Ciel appearing to be in actual mortal danger can send him into a panic. He's just ''that'' devoted to the aesthetics of keeping up his half of the contract.
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* HealingFactor: He can recover instantly from any wound made by a human weapon, though it take him a bit longer to recover from wounds inflicted by death scythes.
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** "I do not tell lies."

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* BizarreAlienSenses: He can apparently sense souls, in addition to having heightened senses of hearing, sight, and smell. He can also detect poison through taste, although this may be from feeling its effects rather than having a heightened sense of taste.



* CannotTellALie: His contract with Ciel literally forbids him from ever telling a lie.

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* CannotTellALie: His contract with Ciel literally forbids him from ever telling a Ciel lie.

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* OnlyOneName: None of them have surnames mentioned (save for Tanaka, who has only his surname mentioned), and prior to meeting Ciel Finny didn't even have a name in the first place.

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* OnlyOneName: NoFullNameGiven: None of them have surnames mentioned (save for Tanaka, who has only his surname mentioned), and prior to meeting Ciel Finny didn't even have a name in the first place.their full names mentioned.



* EscapedFromTheLab: He was a test subject in a human experimentation that gave him SuperStrength. Eventually, the experiment was uncovered and the scientists began killing the test subjects, causing Finny to kill them in self-defense. During his escape, he met Ciel and Sebastian who took him in as a servant.

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* EscapedFromTheLab: He was a test subject in a human experimentation that gave him SuperStrength. facility. Eventually, the experiment was uncovered and the scientists began killing the test subjects, causing Finny to [[KillingInSelfDefense kill them in self-defense.self-defense]]. During his escape, he met Ciel and Sebastian who took him in as a servant.



* KiddieKid: 16 years old yet he has the naivete and behavior of someone half his age. While such traits can make him seem adorable, it does admittedly become problematic at times, such as in the ''Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc''. As he is causing a ruckus over Arthur suggesting to examine Sebastian's apparently dead body as part of the investigation, Ciel tells him to leave the room if he is going to act like a child as he is being in the way. This apparent stunt in emotional maturity is probably due to his time as a human experiment in which he was isolated from society.

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* KiddieKid: He's 16 years old yet he has the naivete and behavior of someone half his age. While such traits can make him seem adorable, it does admittedly become problematic at times, such as in the ''Phantomhive Manor Murders Arc''. As he is causing a ruckus over Arthur suggesting to examine Sebastian's apparently dead body as part of the investigation, Ciel tells him to leave the room if he is going to act like a child as he is being in the way. This apparent stunt in emotional maturity is probably due to his time as a human experiment in which he was isolated from society.



* OnlyOneName: Finnian is his only name. Prior to meeting Ciel, he [[NeverGivenAName didn't even have a name in the first place]].



* ThreeAmigos: With Bard and Mey-Rin.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Sure, he's a bad guy, but who's to say that he's not bad simply because that's what Ciel needs?
* AnimalMotifs: A raven is associated with his demonic nature in the anime. In the manga, he has a strong motif with dogs, despite his anime counterpart’s distaste for them. He is referred to by Ciel as his dog, as well as being named after the boy’s former pet dog Sebastian. One chapter cover depicts him as being chained and muzzled, giving the impression of collared guard dog.
** Vincent’s dog Sebastian has strong similarities to the butler. He is once depicted as being seating next to Vincent, and with its black fur and striking gaze, the image of Ciel and Sebastian will come to mind. There is also a resemblance in personality, poking and barking at a young Ciel, but is still loyal and protective to the very end.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: Sure, he's He's a bad guy, but who's to say demon that he's not bad simply because that's what Ciel needs?
eats souls, but most of the time, it looks like he follows more of a BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than being unambiguously evil. He acts polite and well-educated around people who aren't a threat to his master, but shows no mercy to those who are his and his master's enemies. In general, all he truly cares about is eating his master's soul at the end of their contract and he won't actively seek to harm humans as long as they don't get in the way of his goal.
* AnimalMotifs: AnimalMotifs:
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A raven is associated with his demonic nature in the anime. In the manga, he has a strong motif with dogs, despite his anime counterpart’s counterpart's distaste for them. He is referred to by Ciel as his dog, as well as being named after the boy’s boy's former pet dog Sebastian. One chapter cover depicts him as being chained and muzzled, giving the impression of collared guard dog.
** Vincent’s Vincent's dog Sebastian has strong similarities to the butler. He is once depicted as being seating next to Vincent, and with its black fur and striking gaze, the image of Ciel and Sebastian will come to mind. There is also a resemblance in personality, poking and barking at a young Ciel, but is still loyal and protective to the very end.



%%* CheshireCatGrin: Occasionally.

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%%* * CheshireCatGrin: Occasionally.Occasionally, his malicious smiles rind of the Cheshire Cat.



* EvenTheGuysWantHim
* EvilBrit: If he can be considered British, and if he's not he's good at pretending.

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* EvenTheGuysWantHim
* EvilBrit: If he can be considered British, and if he sure counts given that he's not he's good at pretending.a malevolent demon.



* FauxAffablyEvil: Though he can certainly keep up the act long enough to come off as genuinely AffablyEvil.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: A demon disguising as a human butler. Not that the fanbase [[DracoInLeatherPants minds]].

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* FauxAffablyEvil: Though he can certainly keep up He plays the act long enough to come off as genuinely AffablyEvil.
role of a perfect gentleman butler, even when he's mercilessly murdering people.
* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: A demon disguising as a human butler. Not that His current form is the fanbase [[DracoInLeatherPants minds]].one he took when he became Ciel's servant. His original form is unknown, but it's implied he might not have a definite true form at all and he can take any appearance he wants.



* GratuitousEnglish: "Yes, my lord."
* HellishPupils: Occasionally.

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* GratuitousEnglish: In the original Japanese manga/anime, he always says "Yes, my lord."
lord" in English when answering to his master.
* HellishPupils: Occasionally.His pupils occasionally turn slitted when he reveals his true nature as a demon.



* HotAsHell: He's a demon disguising as a handsome human butler.



* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Just ask Ran-Mao.

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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Just ask Being a demon, he has no reaction to skimpily dressed women, such as Ran-Mao.



* SadistTeacher: While Sebastian is more of a SternTeacher it does appear that he enjoys it when he can hit or punish his students. Just ask Ciel or Sieglinde, the latter running out after having enough of it.

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* SadistTeacher: While Sebastian is more of a SternTeacher SternTeacher, it does appear that he enjoys it when he can hit or punish his students. Just ask Ciel or Sieglinde, the latter running Sieglinde even ran out after having enough of it.



* ShapeshifterWeapon: In chapter 138.
* SlasherSmile: Occasionally.

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* ShapeshifterWeapon: In chapter 138.
138, he transforms one of his arms into a saw blade.
* SlasherSmile: Occasionally.Occasionally, his demonic nature shows through his twisted smiles.



* RescueRomance: Mey-Rin has a big crush on Sebastian, the man who saved her from being killed by her triad after failing her mission to assassinate the Earl Phantomhive and gave her a place to belong by convincing the Earl to hire Mey-Rin as the household maid.

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* RescueRomance: Mey-Rin has a big crush on Sebastian, the man who saved her from being killed by her triad after failing her mission to assassinate the Earl Phantomhive and gave her a place to belong by convincing the Earl to hire Mey-Rin as the household maid.Phantomhive.



* GatlingGood: Keeps it in the kitchen, of course.

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* GatlingGood: Keeps it He owns a machine gun that he keeps in the kitchen, of course.kitchen.



* ImColdSoCold: [[spoiler:As he’s dying, his hands and feet start to feel cold and his senses becomes dull.]]

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* ImColdSoCold: [[spoiler:As he’s dying, he almost dies from blood loss, his hands and feet start to feel cold and his senses becomes dull.]]



* LastRequest: [[spoiler: In Baldroy’s final moments, he requested Lau and Ada to let Ciel know that Athena Sanatorium will never give blood to Undertaker and “Ciel”.]]

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* LastRequest: [[spoiler: In Baldroy’s final moments, When he requested thinks he's going to die from blood loss, he requests Lau and Ada to let Ciel know that Athena Sanatorium will never give blood to Undertaker and “Ciel”."Ciel". Subverted as he ends up surviving.]]


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* NearDeathExperience: [[spoiler:In chapter 189, he almost dies and sees his late wife and son waiting for him in the afterlife, but Sebastian appears to literally drag him back to the world of the living.]]

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* BetterWithNonHumanCompany: He has lots of snake friends, but can barely communicate with other people without his pets.



* NoSocialSkills: ''Really'' not good with people, due to his early isolation and snake-like features. Also not sure how cake works.
* NotGoodWithPeople: He has lots of snake friends, but can barely communicate with other people without his pets.

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