History Characters / KarakuriCircus

* LetterMotif: As Commander Faceless, he is said to possess three secret weapons, all of which start with the letter "D". These are: Dismantle (near-instantly breaks down machines with his tools), Dissolve (a powerful acid), and Discern (a command phrase that makes automata recognize him as their creator and master). Narumi comments that [[LampshadeHanging Faceless had to stretch the last weapon's name to make it fit the theme]].

* ArtificialLimbs: He receives Arlequin's detached left arm after [[spoiler:he goes missing. During the battle of Sahara, his remaining limbs are replaced by the parts of the puppets used by fallen Shirogane.]]

* InstrumentOfMurder: He has a splendid arming sword concealed within his lute. [[spoiler:He also can generate sonic shockwave with it.]]

* WeatherManipulation: He's equipped with a "Weather Manipulation Device" which allows him to summon lightning bolts even if the sky is seemingly clear. Apparently, his horns are required. In the original manga, it's implied that all the Dernier Quatre have such powers, as Diamantina and Brighella can seemingly call wind and rain and Graziano can channel lightning through his saber.

[[folder:Fou Claude Boileau]]
!!!'''Voiced by''': Hiroshi Naka
The narrator of the story.

* ArbitrarilyLargeBankAccount: It's stated that 30 percent of the wealth in the world belongs to him. [[spoiler:The Shirogane does not need to worry about funding because he is the one that finances them.]]
* ChekhovsGunman: He is the narrator of the manga, [[spoiler:which comes back to play a big part in the final arc where he puts everything in motion to save the world.]]

!!Midnight Circus
[[folder:Francine (The Automaton)]]
!!!'''Voiced by''': Creator/MegumiHayashibara
The mistress of the Midnight Circus. The first automaton created by Bai Jin, she wished to be able to smile since she believed that would bring her creator back.

'''Narumi''': ''(gives an ArmorPiercingSlap)'' Don't give up! This isn't your fault! You didn't do anything wrong! If you need help, shout for help! If you're angry, speak out! Fight, struggle, do what you can. If all else fails, I guess all you can do then is smile.

* PinocchioSyndrome: She wanted to smile because she wanted to be closer to humans. [[spoiler:She was able to do so during her death.]]

* IllGirl: They were usually, if not all, Zonapha victims until they accepted the offer to drink Aqua Vitae.

* NiceHat: She wears a feather-adorned turban in her first form. It covers the hole in her head and uses it to hold her novels.

* NiceHat: Wears a large, wide-brimmed hat adorned with a massive plume. In the manga, he gets upset when Masaru cuts it in half with his sword.

* NiceHat: He wears a nice tricorn hat which complements his clothes.

* PyrrhicVillainy: [[spoiler:She kills Colombine, but Colombine destroys her self-confidence by telling her that Faceless won't love her back.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: They have silver hair as a side effect of the Aqua Vitae.

%%* BigDamnKiss: With [[spoiler:Éléonore in the final volume]]. The entire scene is made to look exactly like a wedding, and there's even a pastor to witness it.
%%* BladeBelowTheShoulder: His prosthetic left arm.

%%* {{Determinator}}: Nothing will stop Narumi, not even death, or [[spoiler:losing his arm.]]

%%* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Gives an epic one to Masaru during their first meeting.
%%-->'''Masaru''': ''(cries)'' I should have died alone instead of dragging you into this.\\
%%'''Narumi''': ''(gives an ArmorPiercingSlap)'' Don't give up! This isn't your fault! You didn't do anything wrong! If you need help, shout for help! If you're angry, speak out! Fight, struggle, do what you can. If all else fails, I guess all you can do then is smile.
%%* HeroicBSOD: His reaction [[spoiler:after learning that the Francine puppet in the Sahara was a BodyDouble, making all of Shirogane's sacrifice AllForNothing.]]

%%* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler:After the battle of Sahara.]]
%%* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:His artificial limbs that were created from the puppets of the other Shirogane during the battle of Sahara. This is why he refused to change it even though Fou offered him a set of more natural looking prosthetic limbs.]]

%%* SingleStrokeBattle: How Narumi kills him during the battle of Sahara.
%%* UndyingLoyalty: To the automaton Francine, [[spoiler:and by extension, Éléonore.]]

%%* UndyingLoyalty: To the automaton Francine, [[spoiler:and by extension, Éléonore.]]
%%* VillainousBreakdown: When Narumi kicks his ass without breaking a sweat. This is the first time that the human that he looks down on beats him in direct combat.

%%* ElegantGothicLolita: Her second form after [[spoiler:Faceless]] resurrects her.
%%* FilleFatale: In her second form, she gets quite teasy with Masaru.

%%* OhCrap: When she realizes that Mamba is about to spray her with corrosive blood.

%%* SexyJester: She's quite attractive in her first form and performs in skimpy clothes.
%%* UndyingLoyalty: To the automaton Francine, [[spoiler:and by extension, Éléonore.]]

%%* CombatCommentator: During the first part of the fight inside the Midnight Circus.

%%* FatBastard: Compared to his colleagues, he's quite portly.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Faceless is unable to revive him after the battle of Sahara like his colleagues.]]
** Justified due to FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:the others died because their bodies were destroyed, but Faceless managed to repair them while keeping their minds and personalities intact. Dottore died because he was overwhelmed by despair and subconsciously self-destructed; repairing his body wouldn't have fixed this]].

%%* VillainousBreakdown: When he dies after having renounced his master because of Lucille's taunts.

* CoolSword: He wields a cavalry saber named "Spaventa" (Shock), which he uses with great skills. Spaventa is also the name of another Captain archetype.

* HavingABlast: ''Sangre y Fuego'' consists of a fiery explosion.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He constantly boasts about his exploits in ancient battles even though he's created recently and he's not even human.

%%* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:When Masaru cleaves him and his saber in half.]]

%%* MakeUpIsEvil: Compared to Colombine, she seems to wear much more lipstick, helped by her wider mouth.

%%* MacrossMissileMassacre: [[spoiler:His real power, which he dislike using.]]

One of "Les Dernier Quatre", the four strongest automata chosen by the BigBad to be his entertainers. A white-skinned, demon-like buffoon who mostly talks nonsense but is a force to be reckoned with, capable of manipulating the weather itself.

* {{Foil}}: He and Arlecchino are both named after the same mask of CommediaDellArte and they're pristine white. However, while Arlecchino is a somber and composed musician in a pristine dress, Harlequin is a naked {{Gonk}} who can only make silly faces and talk in atrocious puns. While Arlecchino is loyal to his mistress and wants to see her smile and laugh, Harlequin only has a childish crush on her and wants her for himself.

* WeatherManipulation: He's equipped with a "Weather Manipulation Device" which allows him to summon lightning bolts even if the sky is seemingly clear. Apparently, his horns are required.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:He dies for real when he's tricked by Lucille into forsaking Francine: having renounced his creator and only reason to exist, Dottore bleeds to death, tearfully begging for forgiveness as despair consume him.]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Shoji's interrogation of Masaru]] reveals that [[spoiler:she is the biological daughter of Shoji and Angelina, making her Masaru's aunt. Neither of them knew it.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:Sadayoshi revealed that he named his son Masaru after the kanji for "to win" because he liked to be a winner. This was the time where he showed his true color to Shoji.]]

* RelatedDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: The anime skips the reveal near the end of the Interrogation arc that Masaru is actually unrelated to Sadayoshi by blood just like all of his legitimate siblings.