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* BuxomBeautyStandard: When she sees Battler again for the first time in years, the first thing Battler does is praise her large breasts and tries to go for a grope. [[spoiler:Although, Shannon's breasts are actually fake and she just pads out her bra because she knew Battler likes big-breasted women.]]
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* RedEyesTakeWarning: In [=EP2=], the fake Kanon.
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* ArtificialHuman: According to an anti-mystery perspective. [[spoiler:From an anti-fantasy perspective, it's subverted: she and Kanon don't consider themselves human due to their true identity Sayo Yasuda's insecurities about her damaged sexual organs, since she believes that she may as well be "furniture" because of it.]]
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* ArtificialHuman: According to an anti-mystery perspective.perspective, Shannon is "furniture" because she was created by Kinzo through magic. [[spoiler:From an anti-fantasy perspective, it's subverted: she and Kanon don't consider themselves human due to their true identity Sayo Yasuda's insecurities about her damaged sexual organs, since she believes that she may as well be "furniture" because of it.]]
* BuxomBeautyStandard: When she sees Battler again for the first time in years, the first thing Battler does is praise her large breasts and tries to go for a grope. [[spoiler:Although, Shannon's breasts are actually fake and she just pads out her bra because she knew Battler likes big-breasted women.]]
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* ArtificialHuman: Same as Shannon. Shannon, from a fantasy perspective, Kanon being "furniture" means he's a magic construct made by Kinzo. [[spoiler:Also subverted; see Shannon above.Kanon is indeed a naturally born human and him being "furniture" is actually an expression Sayo Yasuda uses to refer to her broken body.]]
* ChronicSelfDeprecation: Kanon views himself as "just furniture" and constantly puts himself down for it. [[spoiler:This is meant to be an expression of Sayo Yasuda's self-loathing, as Kanon represents the characteristics Sayo hates about herself the most.]]
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* CrossdressingVoices: Is voiced in Japanese by Yuu Kobayashi, although in the (unreleased) ''Gold Edition'' dub he was voiced by a male actor. [[spoiler: It's also a rare example that has an in-universe explanation as he is an extension of Yasu who was assigned male at birth, but raised female after an accident [[FridgeBrilliance so it makes sense]] that his voice would sound so feminine/pre-pubescent even at age sixteen. Although it does raise the question how the dub would have handled the Yasu thing once that came up.]]
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: Sayo originally created Kanon as an imaginary brother for Shannon, who in turn was an ImaginaryFriend to Sayo. Later, Sayo started to play the role of Kanon's character to cope with her gender issues.]]
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* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: Sayo originally created Kanon as an imaginary brother for Shannon, who in turn was an ImaginaryFriend to Sayo.her Shannon identity. Later, Sayo started to play the role of Kanon's character to cope with her gender issues.]]
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* InterClassRomance: With Jessica. [[spoiler:Later this turns out to be subverted, since Sayo Yasuda is actually the true head of the family.]]
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* PaperThinDisguise: His disguise as Jessica's PretendBoyfriend would be very convincing… if he didn't call her "Milady" and adress her in {{Keigo}} overly politely in front of everyone. In the VN, one of the girls even suspects that [[GenreSavvy Jessica forced one of her servants to come with her.]]
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* GagBoobs: While she was already well-endowed in the original visual novel (which [[ChivalrousPervert Battler]] lampshades), her breasts are definitely treated this way in the anime and manga. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is invoked by Shannon herself, since WordOfGod and the manga have revealed that her breasts are actually fake.]]
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* HauntedHouseHistorian: Kumasawa knows the history and legends of the island dating back before it was called Rokkenjima. Because she's a known prankster and likes to embellish stories for extra creepiness, no one takes her warnings seriously.
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* ParentalSubstitute: To Shannon, Kanon, [[spoiler:and Sayo, which is kind of jarring considering they're all the same person]]. She also served as this to [[spoiler:Beatrice II, after her mother's DeathByChildbirth]].
* TheSlacker: She is this amongst the servants. She tends to get out of doing work by using her age as an excuse.
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* ParentalSubstitute: To Shannon, Kanon, [[spoiler:and Sayo, which is kind She was a mother figure to [[spoiler:Sayo Yasuda]]. Some of jarring considering her motherly behavior still shows around Shannon and Kanon [[spoiler:since they're all the same person]]. both Sayo's personas]]. She also served as this to raised [[spoiler:Beatrice II, after her mother's DeathByChildbirth]].
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* BecomeARealBoy: To a lesser extent than Kanon, but she still expresses a desire to stop being furniture and become a human being in order to live happily ever after with George. [[spoiler:However, like Kanon, this is not in a literal sense.]]
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* PinocchioSyndrome: To a lesser extent than Kanon, but she still expresses a desire to stop being furniture and become a human being in order to live happily ever after with George. [[spoiler:However, like Kanon, this is not in a literal sense.]]
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* PinocchioSyndrome: He desperately wishes to stop being "furniture" so he can gain the right to fall in love and be with Jessica. [[spoiler:Though this is not in a literal sense (see Sayo Yasuda for the details).]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his loyalty to Kinzo, even he found Kinzo's [[spoiler:[[GildedCage treat]][[ParentalIncest ment]] of Beatrice II]] so disgusting that [[spoiler:after Natsuhi seemingly killed the resulting baby Sayo, he hid her survival to ensure Kinzo wouldn't pull the same stunt again.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his loyalty to Kinzo, even he found Kinzo's [[spoiler:[[GildedCage treat]][[ParentalIncest ment]] of Beatrice II]] so disgusting that [[spoiler:after Natsuhi seemingly killed the resulting baby Sayo, he [[DeathFakedForYou hid her survival survival]] to ensure Kinzo wouldn't pull the same stunt again.]]
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* OldRetainer: He has served the Ushiromiya family for many years and is loyal to a fault towards the will of the family head, even if it involves the death of him and everyone in the island.
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* OldRetainer: He has served the Ushiromiya family for many years and is loyal to a fault towards the will of the family head, even if it involves the death of him and everyone in the island. As Kinzo's oldest friend and servant, he's allowed to wear the One-Winged Eagle despite not being part of Kinzo's bloodline, [[spoiler:a privilege that applies only to him given the truth about Shannon and Kanon's identity.]]]
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* KnifeNut: Most instances of him defending himself involve throwing knives. Not completely clear whether he carries these around or if he's an ImprovisedWeaponUser, but to manage some of the things he does, it makes sense that he has some experience with them. The Episode 7 manga also confirms [[spoiler:that he was the one who killed Nanjō and Kumasawa in Episode 2.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his loyalty to Kinzo, even he found Kinzo's [[spoiler:[[Gilded treat]][[ParentalIncest ment]] of Beatrice II]]]] so disgusting that [[spoiler:after Natsuhi seemingly killed the resulting baby Sayo, he hid her survival to ensure Kinzo wouldn't pull the same stunt again.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite his loyalty to Kinzo, even he found Kinzo's [[spoiler:[[Gilded treat]][[ParentalIncest ment]] of Beatrice II]]]] so disgusting that [[spoiler:after Natsuhi seemingly killed the resulting baby Sayo, he hid her survival to ensure Kinzo wouldn't pull the same stunt again.]]
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** This leads to a FunnyAneurysmMoment in Episode 3, when she gently mocks Battler's phrase "I'll come back on a white horse, [[GratuitousEnglish see you again!]]" [[spoiler:In [=EP7=] it turns out she ''didn't'' find that line funny. [[CerebusRetcon At all]].]]
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* TheAtoner: In Episode 7, we learn that [[spoiler: he was responsible for the maintenance of Beatrice II's GildedCage. Unable to forgive himself for allowing her to be abused by her father, and terrified that Kinzo would inflict the same suffering on Sayo, he faked Sayo's death and passed the child off as an orphan. Alas, making Sayo work as a servant in the Ushiromiya estate just in the hope that she and Kinzo could be reunited one day was yet another mistake--one that, according to "Confession of the Golden Witch", [[StupidBall he was willing to atone for by knowingly assisting Sayo in her murder-suicide plot]].]]
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* CrossdressingVoices: Is voiced in Japanese by Yuu Kobayashi, although in the (unreleased) ''Gold Edition'' dub he was voiced by a male actor. [[spoiler: It's also a rare example that has an in-universe explanation as he is an extension of Yasu who was assigned male at birth, but raised female after an accident [[FridgeBrilliance so it makes sense]] that his voice would sound so feminine/pre-pubescent even at age sixteen. Although it does raise the question how the dub would have handled the Yasu thing once that came up.]]
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* SecretKeeper: Initially, he is the one who kept the secret of Beatrice Castiglioni's existence from the military. And later, of [[spoiler:Kinzō's death.]]
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!!Servants and guests
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!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieKugimiya (JP)
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->"''George-san and I swore our love to each other. As proof, I accepted the ring... With that, our eternal vows were completed! No matter how you torture us with your wicked magic and your malice, you cannot disgrace that for all eternity!''"
One of the servants in the Ushiromiya mansion. She is a very sweet and shy girl who shares Kanon's belief in their being furniture within the Ushiromiya household. Despite that, though, she actively cultivates a relationship with George.
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: [[spoiler:After Battler left the family, Shannon tried her best to keep faithfully waiting for him to return for her as he had promised. Then Battler wrote letters for everyone except her, which caused Shannon to break down. Already tired of waiting for someone who might never return and now thinking Battler probably never really cared for her in the first place, Shannon gave her love for Battler to Beatrice and started to pursue a romance with George instead.]]
* AdaptedOut: Not really an "adaptation", but she isn't included in ''Forgery of the Purple Logic''.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Her eyes are dark brown in the original VN and the manga. They were changed to blue in the anime and light blue in the [=PS3=] version and the ''Tsubasa'' manga. This was probably to [[spoiler:give further hints that she and Beatrice are the same person]].
* AgeGapRomance: There's a seven year age gap between her and George. [[spoiler:Actually, they are only four years apart because Sayo Yasuda's real age is 19.]]
* AmbiguouslyChristian: It's implied a few times that Shannon is a UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian. In Episode 7, she mentions several times that "God must be testing her" [[spoiler:as she keeps trying to believe in Battler's return]].
* ArtificialHuman: According to an anti-mystery perspective. [[spoiler:From an anti-fantasy perspective, it's subverted: she and Kanon don't consider themselves human due to their true identity Sayo Yasuda's insecurities about her damaged sexual organs, since she believes that she may as well be "furniture" because of it.]]
* BarrierWarrior: In fantasy scenes, her magic is about manipulating barriers.
* BattleCouple: She and George form a GuysSmashGirlsShoot combination as they fight the goats invading the Golden Land in [=EP8=].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Shannon in general is underestimated by the Meta-Character due to her status of being a simple maid whose only powers are [[BarrierWarrior defensive in nature]], yet in all the times she actually is able to fight back she has been able to hold back her attackers reasonably well, culminating in [=EP6=] where she kills [[spoiler: Witch!Maria and Sakutarou]] without breaking a sweat.
* BigSisterInstinct:
** Just as Kanon is protective of her, Shannon is very protective of him and encourages him to get into a relationship with Jessica and break out of his shell. That's why she's disgusted with Beatrice in the second arc for using his body when he's already dead to kill more people. Also she prefers to die with Kanon than have him suffer a gruesome death in [=EP3=].
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in [=EP6=] where she outright tells Kanon that as long as he doesn't get in the way of her love for George, he'll be fine. [[spoiler: Cue to the end of the arc where they have a DuelToTheDeath and she kills Kanon because his love for Jessica wasn't strong enough. Of course, in the end, that was all a representation of Sayo Yasuda's internal struggle--Sayo believes that in order to be with George, her "ugly" Kanon self which hides all of her bitterness and pessimism must "die" since George wants a shy, docile and optimistic wife, not a bitter, pessimistic Sayo.]]
%%* CantHaveSexEver: [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod Ryukishi]] said in an interview "How scary must it be, to be told that your partner "wants children" when you have a body that cannot make love." referring to how Shannon is unable to have sex due to Sayo Yasuda's badly damaged sexual organs. Not surprising Shannon got nervous when George begun talking about them having children after getting married.]]
* ChastityCouple: With George. They are already engaged, but they are never shown to do anything other than HoldingHands and hugging. [[spoiler:This seems to be invoked on Shannon's end, however, because if they were more physically intimate then she'd have to reveal how mutilated her body is.]]
* ChewingTheScenery: Has her moments in the fighting games, mainly due to the fact that half of everyone's moves are weird references to the novels. For example, in context, you probably thought the line was fine, but '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-twPWf9hSrQ#t=01m53s "I KEPT MY PROMISE, LADY BEATRICE!!!"]]'''''
* ChildhoodFriends: With Jessica, to whom she is also TheConfidant, since she is the only girl close to her age on the island. This is despite the fact that Natsuhi had forbidden her daughter for interacting too much with the servants.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: [[spoiler:Not exactly marriage, but Battler promised to Shannon that he would "come back to take her away on a white horse". She remembered it and waited desperately. Unfortunately, Battler didn't seriously mean it, so he didn't return to the island for six years due to his family issues and completely forgot about her. This is his "sin of six years ago" and the straw that broke the camel's back for Sayo, who loses all hope for a better life and plans the murders.]]
* CommonalityConnection: The very thing that made her closer to Battler 6 years ago was their shared love of mystery novels.
* CuteBookworm: Shannon is a fan of mystery novels and would read them a lot when she was younger.
* CuteClumsyGirl: When upset and flustered, she will instantly take several levels in clumsiness, which tend to get progressively more severe until she's rendered completely ineffectual. Of course, this tends to get her in a lot of trouble with the ''very'' strict Natsuhi. Poor girl.
* DealWithTheDevil: The second arc opens by stating that she made a deal with Beatrice that she would break a mirror at the shrine that disappeared if Beatrice would make George fall in love with her. [[spoiler:This represents the moment Sayo Yasuda starts testing the bomb by blowing up the shrine with a single load, making her resolve to kill everyone and create the catbox where Shannon could be loved by George.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:It's confirmed in the manga that this is the way Shannon really died in Episode 2 and 4, by shooting herself in the head in a way the gun would be left hidden so Battler couldn't find it.]]
* DuelToTheDeath: [[spoiler:She takes part in one with Kanon in [=EP6=].]]
* FakeBoobs: [[spoiler:Her large breasts are confirmed to be fake by WordOfGod, and this is later shown explicitly in the manga.]]
* FirstLove: She was this for Battler. [[spoiler:His SecondLove is Beatrice, but since Shannon and Beatrice are one and the same then it makes things a bit more complicated.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During her very first scene in the VN, it's mentioned that she has worked for the family for 10 years, and since she was 6 years old, making her 16 years old. Yet, she acts like she is a few years older than Kanon, even though he is also 16. In Episode 7, we learn [[spoiler:that Genji faked Sayo Yasuda's age to not raise suspicion from Natsuhi, making Shannon 16, but she's actually 19.]]
* TheGadfly: Much more subtle about it than most examples because of her ProneToTears nature, but she tends to pick on Jessica regarding her lack of a boyfriend and on George and Battler about their embarrassing pasts. [[spoiler: Especially notable whenever her true self, Sayo, resurfaces]].
** This leads to a FunnyAneurysmMoment in Episode 3, when she gently mocks Battler's phrase "I'll come back on a white horse, [[GratuitousEnglish see you again!]]" [[spoiler:In [=EP7=] it turns out she ''didn't'' find that line funny. [[CerebusRetcon At all]].]]
* GagBoobs: While she was already well-endowed in the original visual novel (which [[ChivalrousPervert Battler]] lampshades), her breasts are definitely treated this way in the anime and manga. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is invoked by Shannon herself, since WordOfGod and the manga have revealed that her breasts are actually fake.]]
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Shannon is a demure and sweet {{Meido}}. She also thinks hammerhead sharks are "cute" and she's very good at handling guns, with Kanon stating she's better at it than him.
* HeroicSafeMode: In [=EP7=], she basically short-circuits briefly when [[spoiler:Will asks her to get Kanon]], complete with robotic voice, AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle, and DullEyesOfUnhappiness. [[spoiler:This is a very obvious sign that she and Kanon are the same person and thus cannot appear in front of Will at the same time.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: A big part of her issues come from the fact that she feels unworthy to be loved, both for physical and emotional reasons.
* HiddenDepths: Kanon outright states in [=EP6=] that Shannon was always the better of two when it came to handling guns.
* HiredHelpAsFamily: The Ushiromiya cousins, especially Jessica, regard Shannon as a childhood friend, even though their parents don't approve of familiarity with servants.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Her low self-esteem makes her feel like this whenever ''anybody'' notices her. More explicit with George because of the InterClassRomance nature of their relationship.
* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:Shannon was originally created by Sayo as an imaginary friend and an embodiment of the perfect servant that she wished to be, her role model. Later Sayo decided to be a witch instead and created the Beatrice persona, but Shannon eventually became the main personality that Sayo presented to everyone else.]]
* InterClassRomance: With George. The main obstacle to George and Shannon's romance was the fact that she is a servant to the Ushiromiya family, while he is a member of that very wealthy family. [[spoiler:Subverted, since Sayo Yasuda is the true head of the family. There are also much bigger obstacles to their relationship than just their class difference]].
* IronicName: Her real name Sayo can be pronounced as "Shaddai", the goddess of fertility. [[spoiler:Which is ironic since Sayo Yasuda cannot have sex, let alone children.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: She resolved to do this for [[spoiler:Battler, who had promised to take her away from Rokkenjima on a white horse and live their lives together. Unfortunately he forgot about this promise, not only because of the whole situation with Rudolf remarrying too soon and Battler deciding to leave the family because of it, but also because he didn't even take it as seriously as she did. After Battler wrote letters for everyone except Shannon, Shannon had a breakdown and decided to give her love for Battler to Beatrice and pursue a romance with George instead.]]
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Shannon and Kanon are LikeBrotherAndSister to each other, but they still need to face each other in a DuelToTheDeath in order for one of them to find happiness with either George or Jessica. [[spoiler:Anyone who can connect the dots in the sixth arc realizes that the real relationship between them is a little different from what was just stated. Sayo's turmoil in trying to kill off part of herself is highlighted in this setup]].
* TheKirk: She's in the middle between Beatrice and Kanon; Shannon wants to find love and happiness with George and actively builds their relationship, but she still carries her insecurities from her furniture complex and how George will react to the truth about her. [[spoiler:Shannon is the persona closest to the core of Sayo Yasuda, who is constantly torn between her conflicting feelings represented by Beatrice and Kanon.]]
* LastRequest: In the second arc when Beatrice has broken through Shannon's shield, Shannon turns to George and asks him to tell her one last time how much he loves her. [[spoiler:He starts, but is cut off when Beatrice kills him. In reality, it was Sayo Yasuda (who is both Shannon and Beatrice) who killed him.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The very cute and peaceful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4grmCRRRw Praise.]]
* LethalHarmlessPowers: She manages to [[spoiler:kill Maria]] precisely because rather than attacking her, she's "defending herself"... it's only incidental that [[spoiler:Maria]] winds up smashed against the wall in the process.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Light Feminine (demure and cute maid) to Beatrice's Dark Feminine (alluring and sadistic witch). [[spoiler:Of course, both are just different sides to Sayo Yasuda.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Kanon. While not really related by blood, they consider each other siblings and care very deeply about each other. [[spoiler:It's eventually made clear that they're actually the same person, created as alter egos of Sayo Yasuda; Sayo created Kanon to be a "little brother" for Shannon.]]
* LoveHurts:
** Mostly because no matter how much she may love and be loved by George, she would have to reveal herself as furniture to him sooner or later.
** Before George, Shannon got to know how painful love can be [[spoiler:through her feelings for Battler. Shannon wanted to believe in Battler's promise, but waiting for his return eventually became too unbearably painful and Shannon gave up her love for Battler to Beatrice to get rid of the pain.]]
* LuminescentBlush: In the sound novels, Shannon is the only character whose blushing can take up her entire face.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: [[spoiler:A mundane example; she's one of quite a few people inside Sayo Yasuda, but they're all "characters" Sayo created and not actual people.]]
* MeaningfulName: Shannon's (real) name can be read as 3, 4. [[spoiler: This could hint towards her being one of Sayo's personas.]]
** There is also Shannon Number, which is a conservative low estimate of how many possible games of chess there are. [[spoiler:As Shannon is another aspect of Beatrice and Yasu, her name foreshadows her involvement in Battler's and Beatrice's chess game, as well as Beatrice's power as the Endless Witch, exploring the infinite possibilities of her chessboard, the island of Rokkenjima.]]
* {{Meido}}: She's worked as a maid for the Ushiromiya family since she was young. Her outfit is actually pretty tame by the standards of this trope (her skirt is to her knees, even!), but the fetishization aspect smacks you in the face once you realize there's a slit in that skirt that totally bares her thigh, showing off her one-winged bird tat.
* NightmareFetishist: We start getting hints that she's more than she seems way at the beginning of [=EP2=], with such gems as the fact that her idea of "cute" runs towards ''hammerhead sharks''.
* NotSoWeak: At first in fantasy scenes, when she reveals her BarrierWarrior powers. [[spoiler:This is an hint that there's more to her personality than it appears in the real world too]].
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: In [=EP8=], she proclaims her love for George has nothing to do with his wealth when forgeries of the future accuse her of being a GoldDigger.
* OddNameOut: While she has a "on" like the other servants, she's the only one who was given a Western name.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Shannon's real name is Sayo, but the only one who ever calls her that is George. When she became a servant for the Ushiromiya family, she was given a "servant name" that ends in the Japanese character for sound (音), read as on/non/ne. [[spoiler:In fact, whenever she's referred to as "Sayo" in-story and it isn't George speaking, the narration is most likely referring to Sayo "Yasu" Yasuda the culprit rather than their facade "Shannon".]]
* PinocchioSyndrome: To a lesser extent than Kanon, but she still expresses a desire to stop being furniture and become a human being in order to live happily ever after with George. [[spoiler:However, like Kanon, this is not in a literal sense.]]
* ThePollyanna: In contrast to Kanon, Shannon always keeps trying to see the bright side of things and believe in a happily ever after with George, despite being furniture.
* ProneToTears: At least partly invoked for George's sake, though she ''does'' have cripplingly low self-esteem.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Kanon's Red. Shannon is reserved and passive, while Kanon is aggressive and prone to bad-mouthing people. Whenever love or Beatrice are involved, she's the calm and serene one, lecturing Kanon.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Battler notices how beautiful she has become after six years and tries to grope her large breasts, [[spoiler:nearly exposing them as FakeBoobs]].
* ShipperOnDeck: For Jessica and Kanon. She usually encourages Kanon to accept his feelings for Jessica and try to make a progress in his relationship with her, although he keeps insisting that's impossible because he's furniture. [[spoiler:Of course, this is actually Sayo Yasuda trying to be honest with herself about their feelings for Jessica, despite their broken body and their relationship with George.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: She gives the impression that she's shy and submissive because of her lack of self-confidence and upbringing as a servant. As the Episodes go by, it's becomes clear she's a {{subversion}} as we see more of her assertive side.
* SleepingSingle: She and George once went on a trip to Okinawa all alone, but slept in separate bedrooms, much to [[ShipperOnDeck Jessica's]] disappointment. [[spoiler:If they had slept in the same room, their relationship would have come into serious jeopardy since George would have seen Shannon/Sayo Yasuda's mutilated sexual organs (not to mention the heavy implication that Sayo was actually assigned male at birth).]]
* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler:With Kanon and Beatrice. Their conversations and arguments are meant to represent conflicts within Sayo Yasuda's heart.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the meek and soft-spoken Girly Girl to Jessica's feisty and laid-back Tomboy.
* TookALevelInBadass: In [=EP1=], she's fairly close to the stereotypical maid archetype; timid, kind, polite... cue [=EP2=] when she's utterly determined to be with George at all costs and stands up to Beatrice [[spoiler:though this really represents two different aspects of Sayo Yasuda's personality arguing with one another]]. She takes another one or two in [=EP6=], where she [[spoiler: kills Witch!Maria with [[CurbStompBattle a minimum of fuss]] using LethalHarmlessPowers, and later shoots Kanon dead in a duel.]]
* TranquilFury: Her character sprite doesn't allow her to show anything but an expression that shows disgust but never outright anger like Kanon's sprite.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Actually three aliases. She, Kanon and Beatrice are all the same person, created as personas of Sayo Yasuda.]]
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[[folder:Kanon]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuuKobayashi (JP), Creator/BrysonBaugus (EN)
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->"''Because… we are furniture…''"
One of the servants in the Ushiromiya mansion. He maintains the belief that he and Shannon are nothing but furniture, which initially hinders him from having a relationship with Jessica. He and Shannon act {{like brother and sister}}, although they are not related by blood.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Similar to Shannon, Kanon's eyes are black/dark brown in the original VN and the manga. They were changed to grayish blue in the anime and light blue in the [=PS3=] version and the ''Tsubasa'' manga. Again, this is probably to [[spoiler:give further hints that he, Shannon and Beatrice are all the same person]].
* ArtificialHuman: Same as Shannon. [[spoiler:Also subverted; see Shannon above.]]
* BadassBoast: When fighting Beatrice in Episode 1: [[DyingMomentOfAwesome "I'm not furniture anymore… I'm the zero on your roulette!"]]
* BattleButler: In fantasy scenes he reveals he's quite skilled at magical combat.
* BattleCouple: He and Jessica fight the goats invading the Golden Land in [=EP8=].
* BigBrotherInstinct: {{Inverted}}, since he's supposed to be younger than Shannon. He's very protective of Shannon and always trying to guide her in the right direction as well as warn her the dangers of throwing away her status as Furniture. [[spoiler: EP 7 reveals that Sayo Yasuda created Kanon to be the little brother that would love and protect his big sister.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: He's unsurprisingly quite feminine in appearance.
* BreakTheCutie: The second arc has Beatrice doing whatever it takes to have him submit to her. Naturally, it does work (in the manga and the visual novel since how bad he broke was [[AdaptationDecay absent in the anime.]]) [[spoiler:However, if you take into account that Beatrice and Kanon are actually the same person, then it's really just a metaphor for Sayo's issues.]]
* TheButlerDidIt: Whether it's subverted or played straight is still up for debate even after the series has ended, but in one form or another, this trope was applied particularly strongly in the second arc. [[spoiler:And the sixth.]]
* ButtMonkey: He's probably the servant that is worse off and is probably the third character that has bad luck in the series. Aside from failing to realize his feelings for Jessica until it's too late in all the arcs except [=EP6=], he never survives past the third Twilight contrast to Shannon who easily makes it past the fourth Twilight more often than not. To add to the insult, his body always goes missing in half of the arcs and he's usually accused of being the culprit. [[spoiler:Though this is likely because there isn't a body to go missing in the first place, since Shannon and Kanon tend to fake their deaths and make sure Battler never sees their "bodies" directly.]] To be fair though, his death is nothing (AKA getting stabbed or shot in the chest) compared to what the other members of the family have to go through.
* CannotSpitItOut: He refuses to admit his feelings for Jessica even to himself, because he is furniture.
* CantLiveWithoutYou: Episode 8 confirms in red text that [[spoiler:if Shannon dies, Kanon disappears for all eternity]].
* ChickMagnet: When Jessica takes him to her school's festival, ''all'' the girls fawn over how "cute" he is; of course since he lives on an island where there is exactly one girl his age, it doesn't serve him much.
* TheConscience: He keeps trying to reason with Shannon to make her understand that no matter how much she and George love each other, she's still furniture and if she continues building their relationship, it will only make it's failure the more painful for her. Shannon rarely listens to him. [[spoiler:He's also this in a more figurative sense, since he represents Sayo Yasuda's more cynical side.]]
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* DeadpanSnarker: More so in the actual novel where he won't hesitate to take a crack at Shannon or the other servants every now and then.
-->'''Shannon:''' Don't worry, [[spoiler:Ange]], it won't be a very difficult riddle.\\
'''Kanon:''' Of course it won't. Since you'll just have to think on Shannon's level.
* DieLaughing: Towards the end of Episode 6, Kanon goes out laughing [[spoiler:as he DisappearsIntoLight inside the closet of the closed room to solve the Logic Error.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: Twice in Episode 6.
** First, [[spoiler:Kanon is killed by Shannon and turns into a swarm of golden butterflies that are absorbed into Shannon. This is actually symbolism of Shannon becoming Sayo Yasuda's only identity to be with George.]]
** Later, [[spoiler:Kanon saves Battler from the Logic Error by taking his place. He then hides himself in a closet and turns into golden butterflies again. Although, this is meant to be a clue to Kanon metaphorically escaping the closed room when [[ThatManIsDead Sayo Yasuda throws away the name Kanon.]]]]
* DuelToTheDeath: In [=EP1=] and [=EP6=].
* TheEeyore: He's very pessimistic and cynical, in contrast with the more optimistic Shannon. [[spoiler:He actually represents the cynical, "ugly" aspects of Sayo Yasuda's personality.]]
* EffeminateVoice: Kanon is an androgynous young boy voiced by a woman doing a boyish voice. [[spoiler:This is intended to serve as {{foreshadowing}} for the revelation that Kanon and his sister Shannon are the same person. Their true identity, Sayo Yasuda, is heavily implied to have been born male and never developed sexual characteristics due to a cliff fall damaging Sayo's sexual organs as a baby, which explains why Sayo's voice never broke.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: Kanon verges on this with his whole "furniture" ideology, but it's subverted in that despite calling himself furniture, he is never the last to badmouth Natsuhi behind her back, is far more HotBlooded than his sister when facing Beatrice and in the end of "Turn of the Golden Witch," he admits he's in love with Jessica.
* TheFatalist: Unlike Shannon, Kanon finds it meaningless to even think he can ever be anything more than "furniture", since love and dreams are things only true humans can have.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Episode 6, when he takes Battler's place in the Logic Error.]]
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: In Episode 6 he asks Jessica what she could possibly find attractive about him. It turns out, she cannot give a proper answer, much to her own shame.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He's in ''way'' more denial about it, but just like Shannon this is his main motivation.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nudlcn5RmQE&feature=relmfu In The Peace of Forgetting the Way]].
* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: Sayo originally created Kanon as an imaginary brother for Shannon, who in turn was an ImaginaryFriend to Sayo. Later, Sayo started to play the role of Kanon's character to cope with her gender issues.]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: He does reciprocate Jessica's feelings, but he considers himself unworthy to feel or receive love because of his belief that he is furniture. [[spoiler:It turns out that there's a very good reason behind that "furniture" complex.]]
* InterClassRomance: With Jessica. [[spoiler:Later this turns out to be subverted, since Sayo Yasuda is actually the true head of the family.]]
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Shannon and Kanon are LikeBrotherAndSister to each other, but they still need to face each other in a DuelToTheDeath in order for one of them to find happiness with either George or Jessica. [[spoiler:Anyone who can connect the dots in the sixth arc realizes that the real relationship between them is a little different from what was just stated. Sayo's turmoil in trying to kill off part of herself is highlighted in this setup]].
* LaserBlade: An [[CoolSword elaborate]] variation.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQK2QbMW-Qk White Shadow]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Shannon. While they're not really blood-related, he still refers to Shannon as his older sister and acts very protective of her. [[spoiler:Sayo Yasuda created him to be the "little brother" who would give Shannon company.]]
* LoveConfessor: In [=EP6=], he's pressured into admitting to Shannon that he is in love with Jessica and wants to pursue a romance with her even though being furniture means he doesn't have the right to it. [[spoiler:Although, this is actually a representation of Sayo Yasuda forcing herself to recognize she feels attracted to Jessica even though she already has George.]]
* LoveEpiphany: In [=EP6=], he finally admits he is in love with Jessica.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: [[spoiler:Not literally, as he exists as more of a representation rather than a true split personality. But like Shannon, he's one of quite a few personas inside Sayo Yasuda.]]
* MercyKill: Gives one to [[spoiler:Rosa in the narrative of [=EP6=] which is one of the most pleasant deaths that Rosa has in the entire series.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: Episodes 2, 4, [[spoiler:and 6]]. Episode 1 and 3 count too, considering that [[spoiler:Battler doesn't see his dead body directly.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: See Shannon for elaboration. Kanon's real name is "Yoshiya," which some people romanize as "Joshua."
* PaperThinDisguise: His disguise as Jessica's PretendBoyfriend would be very convincing… if he didn't call her "Milady" and adress her in {{Keigo}} in front of everyone. In the VN, one of the girls even suspects that [[GenreSavvy Jessica forced one of her servants to come with her.]]
* PerpetualFrowner: He is usually complaining or making cynical remarks, and is only seen smiling on a few occasions.
* PinocchioSyndrome: He desperately wishes to stop being "furniture" so he can gain the right to fall in love and be with Jessica. [[spoiler:Though this is not in a literal sense (see Sayo Yasuda for the details).]]
* PretendBoyfriend: He acts as this for Jessica during the school festival in [=EP2=], even though she does have legitimate feelings for him.
* PrettySpryForADeadGuy: In the second Episode. [[spoiler:Subverted if you take into account that he probably faked his death in the first place.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In [=EP2=], the fake Kanon.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Shannon's Blue. It's more evident whenever love or Beatrice are involved and he becomes insecure, irritable and quite HotBlooded while Shannon is calm, serene and confident.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Jessica's Energetic Girl.
* SdrawkcabName: His real name Yoshiya is, in fact, a modified Japanese reversal of Shannon's real name, Sayo. Shi and ya need to be slurred together into one sound, as the Japanese kana does to write the letter "Sha," and you wind up with "Shayo," which is only slightly different from "Sayo." [[spoiler:This is yet another hint that Shannon and Kanon are actually the same person, Sayo Yasuda.]]
* TheSpock: In contrast with Shannon and Beatrice, Kanon always puts logic before his emotions and tries to constantly remind himself and Shannon that they shouldn't fall in love because they are furniture. [[spoiler:He represents Sayo Yasuda's cynical and pessimistic side.]]
* StealthHiBye: Since he's very good at hiding his footsteps, he often appears by Shannon without her noticing and disappears just as suddenly. [[spoiler:After Episode 7, that ability suddenly makes a lot of sense.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He considers intellect and composure virtues, but even moreso believes that he's beneath emotional involvement, and that avoiding attachments it is his duty. However, deep down he's a nice and caring guy with a desire to be loved.
* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler:With Shannon and Beatrice. The conversations between them represent Sayo Yasuda's inner conflicts.]]
* TroubledButCute: One of the reasons Jessica falls in love with him. He's ''way'' more troubled than he appears, though.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Actually three aliases. He, Shannon and Beatrice are all the same person, created as personas of Sayo Yasuda]]. Arc 8 confirms in red text that [[spoiler:if Shannon dies, Kanon disappears for all eternity, heavily reinforcing this fact]].
* WhenHeSmiles: It's a very good one but the visual novel makes it come off as a CatSmile.
** He manages to pull a real smile when talking to Chick Beatrice [[spoiler: after being killed by Shannon and admitting his faults. This is also the point where you notice that his laugh is very similar to the original Beatrice hence hitting at his origins.]]
* WillfullyWeak: He reveals to be REALLY half ass of everything he does. Kanon even admits it to [[spoiler:Chick Beatrice after he is killed by Shannon. Because he didn't go all out, he ended up giving Shannon the upper hand.]]
* TheWorfEffect: He tends to get defeated very easily despite being one of the few characters that can actually use magic. EP 6 reveals though that he is a deconstruction of this trope and [[spoiler: that he never goes all out because he does everything halfheartedly. He tells {{Manchild}} Beatrice this after he realizes this after Shannon kills him and he's nothing but a shadow that can only watch over Jessica.]]
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[[folder:Genji Ronoue]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Funaki (JP), Bill Jenkins (EN)
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->"''The Master is a man who sometimes has the wisdom to see a thousand years into the future. However, there are times when that appears to be nothing more than madness to commoners such as myself...''"
The oldest servant and Kinzo's most trusted confidante. The only one besides Dr. Nanjo usually let into Kinzo's study. Most of the family doesn't trust him, considering him to be a spy for Kinzo.
His meta-world manifestation is [[Characters/UminekoWhenTheyCryDemonsAndFurniture Ronove]].
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* ArtificialHuman: Same as Shannon and Kanon. [[spoiler:Subverted, since from a mundane perspective he and Kinzo actually met in Taiwan (it's revealed in [=EP8=] that Genji's family lived in Taiwan) and became close friends; see IOweYouMyLife below.]]
* TheAtoner: In Episode 7, we learn that [[spoiler: he was responsible for the maintenance of Beatrice II's GildedCage. Unable to forgive himself for allowing her to be abused by her father, and terrified that Kinzo would inflict the same suffering on Sayo, he faked Sayo's death and passed the child off as an orphan. Alas, making Sayo work as a servant in the Ushiromiya estate just in the hope that she and Kinzo could be reunited one day was yet another mistake--one that, according to "Confession of the Golden Witch", [[StupidBall he was willing to atone for by knowingly assisting Sayo in her murder-suicide plot]].]]
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kinzo. [=EP8=] reveals that they grew up together [[spoiler:in Taiwan]].
* TheConfidant: To Kinzō.
* TheDragon: He shares the role with Maria as [[spoiler:Sayo]]'s most faithful and effective accomplice.
* HappinessInSlavery: While Shannon and Kanon thoroughly hate their condition, Genji is just satisfied with serving his master until his death, and doesn't wish for anything else.
* HiredHelpAsFamily: [[spoiler:In [=EP8=], it's revealed Genji is actually Kinzo's childhood friend who grew up with him in Taiwan. After the World War, Kinzo took Genji in as his personal butler when the Japanese settlers were expelled from Taiwan. While Genji has accepted the role of an obedient servant out of gratitude to Kinzo, Genji is the only person Kinzo was able to tolerate and get along with after his fall into madness because of Beatrice Castiglioni's death.]]
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKKAoC9mLBM A Song of Scattered Love ~ My Beloved Golden Witch]], which is shared with Kinzo.
* IOweYouMyLife: Episode 8 reveals this is why he's loyal to Kinzo. [[spoiler: He and Kinzo were ChildhoodFriends. Kinzo foresaw Japanese settlers would be expelled from Taiwan after the war, so he warned his family. Genji was the only one to listen.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: The [=EP8=] manga reveals that when he was younger, Genji looked exactly like [[spoiler:Ronove without his mustache, removing any ambiguity as to who Ronove is supposed to represent.]]
* TheJeeves: He's basically a perfect butler stereotype.
* KnifeNut: Most instances of him defending himself involve throwing knives. Not completely clear whether he carries these around or if he's an ImprovisedWeaponUser, but to manage some of the things he does, it makes sense that he has some experience with them. The Episode 7 manga also confirms [[spoiler:that he was the one who killed Nanjō and Kumasawa in Episode 2.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He stood at his master's side even after he did some really heinous actions. [[spoiler:When Kinzo dies and Sayo Yasuda becomes Genji's new master, he also assists her in her MurderSuicide plan without question.]]
* OldRetainer: He has served the Ushiromiya family for many years and is loyal to a fault towards the will of the family head, even if it involves the death of him and everyone in the island.
* ParentalSubstitute: He served as a distant father figure to [[spoiler:Sayo]].
* SatelliteCharacter: He has no defining character traits besides his UndyingLoyalty to Kinzo, [[spoiler:and by extension, Sayo Yasuda]]. He also doesn't seem to have a personal life outside being the Ushiromiya's OldRetainer. Played with in that, despite these lack of character traits [[spoiler: it's his choices, good and bad, that shaped the direction of Sayo's life.]]
* SignificantNameOverlap: "Ronoue" and "Ronove" are more-or-less the same word (ロノウエ versus ロノウェ). [[spoiler:This is most likely because Sayo based Ronove off of Genji.]]
* TheSlacker: Despite his serious personality, he is not above dropping work once in a while to watch TV or to take a swig of his master's drink.
* TheStoic: To near robotic levels. Even having ''half of his head smashed'' doesn't change his (non-)expression. Kinzo, his lifelong partner, admits that even he can't see through Genji's pokerface.
* UndyingLoyalty: He'll follow his master's orders without question and won't ever even think to defy them.
* UnusualEuphemism: Like Shannon and Kanon, he refers to himself as "furniture", but as the manga indicates, the word has a different meaning to him than it has to them: it symbolizes the loyalty, efficiency and discretion that he considers a servant should have. During the hide-and-seek game, [[spoiler:Eva and Ange]] can't find him because they ''literally'' confuse him with a piece of furniture.
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[[folder:Chiyo Kumasawa]]
!!!Voiced by: Yasuko Hatori (JP), Creator/LindaYoung (EN)
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A really old servant at the Ushiromiya house. She loves to make jokes about mackerel.
Her meta-world manifestation is [[Characters/UminekoWhenTheyCryWitches Virgilia]].
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* CoolOldLady: The cousins are fond of her, and she likes to joke around with them. [[spoiler:Sayo Yasuda also views her as this, since Kumasawa taught them "magic"]].
* CordonBleughChef: She often talks about making various weird dishes with mackerel. Whether she ''really'' tries to make them is unknown though.
* DirtyOldWoman: In [=EP1=], when Battler is going on about how much he loves breasts, she jokingly offers to let him rub hers. Needless to say, Battler quickly declines.
* LovableCoward: More so in the sound novels.
* MagicalNanny: To [[spoiler:Sayo]], in a sense; she used folk magic as a basis for instruction, which encouraged mystical thinking.
* MentorArchetype: To [[spoiler:Sayo]], involving mystery novels. Could be considered an EccentricMentor
* NeverMessWithGranny: When Kumasawa is attacked by the Stakes on the first twilight in the third arc, she turns into Virgilia. Doesn't stop her from dying, though.
* NoblewomansLaugh: Quite an odd one. Rather than a "oooooh-ho-ho-ho-ho!", Yasuko Hatori does it as a rapid-fire "hohohohoho!"
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shannon, Kanon, [[spoiler:and Sayo, which is kind of jarring considering they're all the same person]]. She also served as this to [[spoiler:Beatrice II, after her mother's DeathByChildbirth]].
* TheSlacker: She is this amongst the servants. She tends to get out of doing work by using her age as an excuse.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mackerel
* WhatTheHellHero: Kumasawa calls Battler out on some of his less than admirable behavior towards [[spoiler:the Chick Beatrice]] in [=EP6=].
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[[folder:Toshirō Gōda]]
!!!Voiced by: Hitori Bifu (JP)
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->''"You can easily make a good dish out of top-quality ingredients. But a true chef is someone who can make a wonderful dish from anything."''
The personal chef at the Ushiromiya mansion. Unlike the other servants, he was hired by Krauss and Natsuhi, so most of the servants distrust him. He is one of the only servants not to wear the one-winged eagle on his clothes, due to Kinzo's lack of trust in him.
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* AttentionWhore: Much to the annoyance of Kanon and Shannon.
* BreakTheHaughty: His death in [=EP3=] is depicted as this when he exclaims "All phenomena can be explained by science!" right before the stakes murder him with magic.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He's very loyal to the Ushiromiya family and Natsuhi in particular for employing him as their chef.
* CrosswordPuzzle: Gohda's hobby in his downtime. [[spoiler:It's a small hint he's smarter than the narrative gives him credit for (because it's tinted by Sayo/Beatrice's dislike of him).]]
* GentleGiant: Although he's a very large man, he is very graceful and polite, if a bit lazy. [[spoiler:His size is also the reason he's usually one of the first ones killed, as he could reasonably overpower the culprit(s) with his strength alone.]]
* TheJeeves: A special point is made of this in respect to Gohda. His food doesn't just taste good because he's an excellent chef, but because he also 'sells' the meal with talk of the dish, its preparation, and the background of the ingredients.
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Kanon and Shannon. Mostly it's because he's a high-class chef with real work experience, while Kanon and Shannon are both teenagers, and they're more trusted by the family than him. (They get to wear the one-winged eagle emblem and he doesn't.) He can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold though on the few times their duties overlap and they prepare food together.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In [=EP5=], we find out he's the only person living on the island, outside of Jessica, who doesn't know [[spoiler:that Kinzo is dead]].
* {{Muggle}}: His case is pretty unique among the people on the island. He doesn't know about [[spoiler:Kinzō's death]], nor about [[spoiler:Sayo/Beatrice]], has no ImaginaryFriend or SplitPersonality, never teams up with magical beings and has no connection to the magical meta-world whatsoever. He is just a cook who does his job.
* MuggingTheMonster: He asks Kanon about the legend of Beatrice, then denies it is possible and even goes so far as to suggest the notion of 'Beatrice' is just a superstition from the result of pranks. [[spoiler:He's dead right, but he's also telling his thoughts to Beatrice herself. It hits too close to home. Sayo/Beatrice takes revenge by messing up Gohda's kitchen and drawing a magic circle on the kitchen wall, frightening him out of his wits.]]
* TheSlacker: He was hired as a chef and server, but he's often given other menial jobs to take care of around the mansion. He tends to order Shannon and Kanon to do these on his behalf.
* SupremeChef: As noted above he can be a bit of an AttentionWhore, but he is ''very'' good at his job. Even canned food prepared by him is described as elegant.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: His backstory. He was a high-class chef and server at a luxury hotel, but he was tricked into resigning when the entire kitchen was planning to threaten to quit in protest of the management's poor choice of a new head chef after the previous one retired. Enough of the staff backed down from their threat to the point Gohda was one of the few who actually went through with offering their resignation, and the hotel ownership, rather than bargaining to get him to stay, let him walk. After that, he couldn't get another job in the upscale culinary industry because of his reputation as a "troublemaker," and being hired by the Ushiromiya family was a genuine saving grace for him.
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[[folder:Terumasa Nanjō]]
!!!Voiced by: Akihiko Ishizumi (JP), Francis Henry (EN)
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Kinzo's personal physician. He is one of the few people that Kinzo trusts in the present. After Kinzo and Beatrice's run-in with the Italians, it was Nanjo who treated their wounds and helped Kinzo hide Beatrice's existence from the military.
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* TheCoroner: His main purpose in the story is to let the characters and the audience know that characters who are killed are in fact dead. [[spoiler:Of course, sometimes he's not entirely honest about this.]]
* DeadlyDoctor: [[spoiler:In ''Forgery of the Purple Logic''.]]
* HealthcareMotivation: Possibly. He mentions that he has an ill granddaughter just before [[spoiler:EVA-Beatrice]] kills him in Episode 3. This may or may not be part of the reason [[spoiler:he covers for Sayo even after the murders start.]]
* IHaveAFamily: Nanjo's plea to Eva-Beatrice before she kills him.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed,]] in the ''Confession Of The Golden Witch'' manga chapter, when Sayo Yasuda aka [[spoiler: Shannon]] was revealed to be [[spoiler: Kinzo's child via ParentalIncest after solving his convoluted puzzle, assigned male at birth and had her sexual organs damaged permanently after Natsuhi pushed her as a baby along with a servant off a cliff. Sayo is obviously having a mental breakdown over being told her body is mutilated and unable to have sex which was her main goal in creating a family. Nanjo consults her gently that although she won't able to produce children after her marriage, he hopes that she lives a happy life. This brings no consolation to Sayo and she's enraged by this revelation which was a massive wound to her psychologically and machinates a plan to murder the whole Ushiromiya family for the whole misery she endures then commit suicide once it's done.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: Nanjo's role in some of the early arcs seemed to be made up entirely of having {{Cryptic Conversation}}s with Kinzo and letting everyone know that the corpses they had found were, indeed, dead.
* SecretKeeper: Initially, he is the one who kept the secret of Beatrice Castiglioni's existence from the military. And later, of [[spoiler:Kinzō's death.]]
!!Servants and guests
[[folder:Shannon]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/RieKugimiya (JP)
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->"''George-san and I swore our love to each other. As proof, I accepted the ring... With that, our eternal vows were completed! No matter how you torture us with your wicked magic and your malice, you cannot disgrace that for all eternity!''"
One of the servants in the Ushiromiya mansion. She is a very sweet and shy girl who shares Kanon's belief in their being furniture within the Ushiromiya household. Despite that, though, she actively cultivates a relationship with George.
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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: [[spoiler:After Battler left the family, Shannon tried her best to keep faithfully waiting for him to return for her as he had promised. Then Battler wrote letters for everyone except her, which caused Shannon to break down. Already tired of waiting for someone who might never return and now thinking Battler probably never really cared for her in the first place, Shannon gave her love for Battler to Beatrice and started to pursue a romance with George instead.]]
* AdaptedOut: Not really an "adaptation", but she isn't included in ''Forgery of the Purple Logic''.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Her eyes are dark brown in the original VN and the manga. They were changed to blue in the anime and light blue in the [=PS3=] version and the ''Tsubasa'' manga. This was probably to [[spoiler:give further hints that she and Beatrice are the same person]].
* AgeGapRomance: There's a seven year age gap between her and George. [[spoiler:Actually, they are only four years apart because Sayo Yasuda's real age is 19.]]
* AmbiguouslyChristian: It's implied a few times that Shannon is a UsefulNotes/JapaneseChristian. In Episode 7, she mentions several times that "God must be testing her" [[spoiler:as she keeps trying to believe in Battler's return]].
* ArtificialHuman: According to an anti-mystery perspective. [[spoiler:From an anti-fantasy perspective, it's subverted: she and Kanon don't consider themselves human due to their true identity Sayo Yasuda's insecurities about her damaged sexual organs, since she believes that she may as well be "furniture" because of it.]]
* BarrierWarrior: In fantasy scenes, her magic is about manipulating barriers.
* BattleCouple: She and George form a GuysSmashGirlsShoot combination as they fight the goats invading the Golden Land in [=EP8=].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Shannon in general is underestimated by the Meta-Character due to her status of being a simple maid whose only powers are [[BarrierWarrior defensive in nature]], yet in all the times she actually is able to fight back she has been able to hold back her attackers reasonably well, culminating in [=EP6=] where she kills [[spoiler: Witch!Maria and Sakutarou]] without breaking a sweat.
* BigSisterInstinct:
** Just as Kanon is protective of her, Shannon is very protective of him and encourages him to get into a relationship with Jessica and break out of his shell. That's why she's disgusted with Beatrice in the second arc for using his body when he's already dead to kill more people. Also she prefers to die with Kanon than have him suffer a gruesome death in [=EP3=].
** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in [=EP6=] where she outright tells Kanon that as long as he doesn't get in the way of her love for George, he'll be fine. [[spoiler: Cue to the end of the arc where they have a DuelToTheDeath and she kills Kanon because his love for Jessica wasn't strong enough. Of course, in the end, that was all a representation of Sayo Yasuda's internal struggle--Sayo believes that in order to be with George, her "ugly" Kanon self which hides all of her bitterness and pessimism must "die" since George wants a shy, docile and optimistic wife, not a bitter, pessimistic Sayo.]]
%%* CantHaveSexEver: [[spoiler:[[WordOfGod Ryukishi]] said in an interview "How scary must it be, to be told that your partner "wants children" when you have a body that cannot make love." referring to how Shannon is unable to have sex due to Sayo Yasuda's badly damaged sexual organs. Not surprising Shannon got nervous when George begun talking about them having children after getting married.]]
* ChastityCouple: With George. They are already engaged, but they are never shown to do anything other than HoldingHands and hugging. [[spoiler:This seems to be invoked on Shannon's end, however, because if they were more physically intimate then she'd have to reveal how mutilated her body is.]]
* ChewingTheScenery: Has her moments in the fighting games, mainly due to the fact that half of everyone's moves are weird references to the novels. For example, in context, you probably thought the line was fine, but '''''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-twPWf9hSrQ#t=01m53s "I KEPT MY PROMISE, LADY BEATRICE!!!"]]'''''
* ChildhoodFriends: With Jessica, to whom she is also TheConfidant, since she is the only girl close to her age on the island. This is despite the fact that Natsuhi had forbidden her daughter for interacting too much with the servants.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: [[spoiler:Not exactly marriage, but Battler promised to Shannon that he would "come back to take her away on a white horse". She remembered it and waited desperately. Unfortunately, Battler didn't seriously mean it, so he didn't return to the island for six years due to his family issues and completely forgot about her. This is his "sin of six years ago" and the straw that broke the camel's back for Sayo, who loses all hope for a better life and plans the murders.]]
* CommonalityConnection: The very thing that made her closer to Battler 6 years ago was their shared love of mystery novels.
* CuteBookworm: Shannon is a fan of mystery novels and would read them a lot when she was younger.
* CuteClumsyGirl: When upset and flustered, she will instantly take several levels in clumsiness, which tend to get progressively more severe until she's rendered completely ineffectual. Of course, this tends to get her in a lot of trouble with the ''very'' strict Natsuhi. Poor girl.
* DealWithTheDevil: The second arc opens by stating that she made a deal with Beatrice that she would break a mirror at the shrine that disappeared if Beatrice would make George fall in love with her. [[spoiler:This represents the moment Sayo Yasuda starts testing the bomb by blowing up the shrine with a single load, making her resolve to kill everyone and create the catbox where Shannon could be loved by George.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:It's confirmed in the manga that this is the way Shannon really died in Episode 2 and 4, by shooting herself in the head in a way the gun would be left hidden so Battler couldn't find it.]]
* DuelToTheDeath: [[spoiler:She takes part in one with Kanon in [=EP6=].]]
* FakeBoobs: [[spoiler:Her large breasts are confirmed to be fake by WordOfGod, and this is later shown explicitly in the manga.]]
* FirstLove: She was this for Battler. [[spoiler:His SecondLove is Beatrice, but since Shannon and Beatrice are one and the same then it makes things a bit more complicated.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: During her very first scene in the VN, it's mentioned that she has worked for the family for 10 years, and since she was 6 years old, making her 16 years old. Yet, she acts like she is a few years older than Kanon, even though he is also 16. In Episode 7, we learn [[spoiler:that Genji faked Sayo Yasuda's age to not raise suspicion from Natsuhi, making Shannon 16, but she's actually 19.]]
* TheGadfly: Much more subtle about it than most examples because of her ProneToTears nature, but she tends to pick on Jessica regarding her lack of a boyfriend and on George and Battler about their embarrassing pasts. [[spoiler: Especially notable whenever her true self, Sayo, resurfaces]].
** This leads to a FunnyAneurysmMoment in Episode 3, when she gently mocks Battler's phrase "I'll come back on a white horse, [[GratuitousEnglish see you again!]]" [[spoiler:In [=EP7=] it turns out she ''didn't'' find that line funny. [[CerebusRetcon At all]].]]
* GagBoobs: While she was already well-endowed in the original visual novel (which [[ChivalrousPervert Battler]] lampshades), her breasts are definitely treated this way in the anime and manga. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is invoked by Shannon herself, since WordOfGod and the manga have revealed that her breasts are actually fake.]]
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Shannon is a demure and sweet {{Meido}}. She also thinks hammerhead sharks are "cute" and she's very good at handling guns, with Kanon stating she's better at it than him.
* HeroicSafeMode: In [=EP7=], she basically short-circuits briefly when [[spoiler:Will asks her to get Kanon]], complete with robotic voice, AcCENTUponTheWrongSylLABle, and DullEyesOfUnhappiness. [[spoiler:This is a very obvious sign that she and Kanon are the same person and thus cannot appear in front of Will at the same time.]]
* HeroicSelfDeprecation: A big part of her issues come from the fact that she feels unworthy to be loved, both for physical and emotional reasons.
* HiddenDepths: Kanon outright states in [=EP6=] that Shannon was always the better of two when it came to handling guns.
* HiredHelpAsFamily: The Ushiromiya cousins, especially Jessica, regard Shannon as a childhood friend, even though their parents don't approve of familiarity with servants.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Her low self-esteem makes her feel like this whenever ''anybody'' notices her. More explicit with George because of the InterClassRomance nature of their relationship.
* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler:Shannon was originally created by Sayo as an imaginary friend and an embodiment of the perfect servant that she wished to be, her role model. Later Sayo decided to be a witch instead and created the Beatrice persona, but Shannon eventually became the main personality that Sayo presented to everyone else.]]
* InterClassRomance: With George. The main obstacle to George and Shannon's romance was the fact that she is a servant to the Ushiromiya family, while he is a member of that very wealthy family. [[spoiler:Subverted, since Sayo Yasuda is the true head of the family. There are also much bigger obstacles to their relationship than just their class difference]].
* IronicName: Her real name Sayo can be pronounced as "Shaddai", the goddess of fertility. [[spoiler:Which is ironic since Sayo Yasuda cannot have sex, let alone children.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: She resolved to do this for [[spoiler:Battler, who had promised to take her away from Rokkenjima on a white horse and live their lives together. Unfortunately he forgot about this promise, not only because of the whole situation with Rudolf remarrying too soon and Battler deciding to leave the family because of it, but also because he didn't even take it as seriously as she did. After Battler wrote letters for everyone except Shannon, Shannon had a breakdown and decided to give her love for Battler to Beatrice and pursue a romance with George instead.]]
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Shannon and Kanon are LikeBrotherAndSister to each other, but they still need to face each other in a DuelToTheDeath in order for one of them to find happiness with either George or Jessica. [[spoiler:Anyone who can connect the dots in the sixth arc realizes that the real relationship between them is a little different from what was just stated. Sayo's turmoil in trying to kill off part of herself is highlighted in this setup]].
* TheKirk: She's in the middle between Beatrice and Kanon; Shannon wants to find love and happiness with George and actively builds their relationship, but she still carries her insecurities from her furniture complex and how George will react to the truth about her. [[spoiler:Shannon is the persona closest to the core of Sayo Yasuda, who is constantly torn between her conflicting feelings represented by Beatrice and Kanon.]]
* LastRequest: In the second arc when Beatrice has broken through Shannon's shield, Shannon turns to George and asks him to tell her one last time how much he loves her. [[spoiler:He starts, but is cut off when Beatrice kills him. In reality, it was Sayo Yasuda (who is both Shannon and Beatrice) who killed him.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: The very cute and peaceful [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj4grmCRRRw Praise.]]
* LethalHarmlessPowers: She manages to [[spoiler:kill Maria]] precisely because rather than attacking her, she's "defending herself"... it's only incidental that [[spoiler:Maria]] winds up smashed against the wall in the process.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Light Feminine (demure and cute maid) to Beatrice's Dark Feminine (alluring and sadistic witch). [[spoiler:Of course, both are just different sides to Sayo Yasuda.]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Kanon. While not really related by blood, they consider each other siblings and care very deeply about each other. [[spoiler:It's eventually made clear that they're actually the same person, created as alter egos of Sayo Yasuda; Sayo created Kanon to be a "little brother" for Shannon.]]
* LoveHurts:
** Mostly because no matter how much she may love and be loved by George, she would have to reveal herself as furniture to him sooner or later.
** Before George, Shannon got to know how painful love can be [[spoiler:through her feelings for Battler. Shannon wanted to believe in Battler's promise, but waiting for his return eventually became too unbearably painful and Shannon gave up her love for Battler to Beatrice to get rid of the pain.]]
* LuminescentBlush: In the sound novels, Shannon is the only character whose blushing can take up her entire face.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: [[spoiler:A mundane example; she's one of quite a few people inside Sayo Yasuda, but they're all "characters" Sayo created and not actual people.]]
* MeaningfulName: Shannon's (real) name can be read as 3, 4. [[spoiler: This could hint towards her being one of Sayo's personas.]]
** There is also Shannon Number, which is a conservative low estimate of how many possible games of chess there are. [[spoiler:As Shannon is another aspect of Beatrice and Yasu, her name foreshadows her involvement in Battler's and Beatrice's chess game, as well as Beatrice's power as the Endless Witch, exploring the infinite possibilities of her chessboard, the island of Rokkenjima.]]
* {{Meido}}: She's worked as a maid for the Ushiromiya family since she was young. Her outfit is actually pretty tame by the standards of this trope (her skirt is to her knees, even!), but the fetishization aspect smacks you in the face once you realize there's a slit in that skirt that totally bares her thigh, showing off her one-winged bird tat.
* NightmareFetishist: We start getting hints that she's more than she seems way at the beginning of [=EP2=], with such gems as the fact that her idea of "cute" runs towards ''hammerhead sharks''.
* NotSoWeak: At first in fantasy scenes, when she reveals her BarrierWarrior powers. [[spoiler:This is an hint that there's more to her personality than it appears in the real world too]].
* NotWithThemForTheMoney: In [=EP8=], she proclaims her love for George has nothing to do with his wealth when forgeries of the future accuse her of being a GoldDigger.
* OddNameOut: While she has a "on" like the other servants, she's the only one who was given a Western name.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Shannon's real name is Sayo, but the only one who ever calls her that is George. When she became a servant for the Ushiromiya family, she was given a "servant name" that ends in the Japanese character for sound (音), read as on/non/ne. [[spoiler:In fact, whenever she's referred to as "Sayo" in-story and it isn't George speaking, the narration is most likely referring to Sayo "Yasu" Yasuda the culprit rather than their facade "Shannon".]]
* PinocchioSyndrome: To a lesser extent than Kanon, but she still expresses a desire to stop being furniture and become a human being in order to live happily ever after with George. [[spoiler:However, like Kanon, this is not in a literal sense.]]
* ThePollyanna: In contrast to Kanon, Shannon always keeps trying to see the bright side of things and believe in a happily ever after with George, despite being furniture.
* ProneToTears: At least partly invoked for George's sake, though she ''does'' have cripplingly low self-esteem.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Kanon's Red. Shannon is reserved and passive, while Kanon is aggressive and prone to bad-mouthing people. Whenever love or Beatrice are involved, she's the calm and serene one, lecturing Kanon.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Battler notices how beautiful she has become after six years and tries to grope her large breasts, [[spoiler:nearly exposing them as FakeBoobs]].
* ShipperOnDeck: For Jessica and Kanon. She usually encourages Kanon to accept his feelings for Jessica and try to make a progress in his relationship with her, although he keeps insisting that's impossible because he's furniture. [[spoiler:Of course, this is actually Sayo Yasuda trying to be honest with herself about their feelings for Jessica, despite their broken body and their relationship with George.]]
* ShrinkingViolet: She gives the impression that she's shy and submissive because of her lack of self-confidence and upbringing as a servant. As the Episodes go by, it's becomes clear she's a {{subversion}} as we see more of her assertive side.
* SleepingSingle: She and George once went on a trip to Okinawa all alone, but slept in separate bedrooms, much to [[ShipperOnDeck Jessica's]] disappointment. [[spoiler:If they had slept in the same room, their relationship would have come into serious jeopardy since George would have seen Shannon/Sayo Yasuda's mutilated sexual organs (not to mention the heavy implication that Sayo was actually assigned male at birth).]]
* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler:With Kanon and Beatrice. Their conversations and arguments are meant to represent conflicts within Sayo Yasuda's heart.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She's the meek and soft-spoken Girly Girl to Jessica's feisty and laid-back Tomboy.
* TookALevelInBadass: In [=EP1=], she's fairly close to the stereotypical maid archetype; timid, kind, polite... cue [=EP2=] when she's utterly determined to be with George at all costs and stands up to Beatrice [[spoiler:though this really represents two different aspects of Sayo Yasuda's personality arguing with one another]]. She takes another one or two in [=EP6=], where she [[spoiler: kills Witch!Maria with [[CurbStompBattle a minimum of fuss]] using LethalHarmlessPowers, and later shoots Kanon dead in a duel.]]
* TranquilFury: Her character sprite doesn't allow her to show anything but an expression that shows disgust but never outright anger like Kanon's sprite.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Actually three aliases. She, Kanon and Beatrice are all the same person, created as personas of Sayo Yasuda.]]
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[[folder:Kanon]]
!!!Voiced by: Creator/YuuKobayashi (JP), Creator/BrysonBaugus (EN)
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->"''Because… we are furniture…''"
One of the servants in the Ushiromiya mansion. He maintains the belief that he and Shannon are nothing but furniture, which initially hinders him from having a relationship with Jessica. He and Shannon act {{like brother and sister}}, although they are not related by blood.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Similar to Shannon, Kanon's eyes are black/dark brown in the original VN and the manga. They were changed to grayish blue in the anime and light blue in the [=PS3=] version and the ''Tsubasa'' manga. Again, this is probably to [[spoiler:give further hints that he, Shannon and Beatrice are all the same person]].
* ArtificialHuman: Same as Shannon. [[spoiler:Also subverted; see Shannon above.]]
* BadassBoast: When fighting Beatrice in Episode 1: [[DyingMomentOfAwesome "I'm not furniture anymore… I'm the zero on your roulette!"]]
* BattleButler: In fantasy scenes he reveals he's quite skilled at magical combat.
* BattleCouple: He and Jessica fight the goats invading the Golden Land in [=EP8=].
* BigBrotherInstinct: {{Inverted}}, since he's supposed to be younger than Shannon. He's very protective of Shannon and always trying to guide her in the right direction as well as warn her the dangers of throwing away her status as Furniture. [[spoiler: EP 7 reveals that Sayo Yasuda created Kanon to be the little brother that would love and protect his big sister.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: He's unsurprisingly quite feminine in appearance.
* BreakTheCutie: The second arc has Beatrice doing whatever it takes to have him submit to her. Naturally, it does work (in the manga and the visual novel since how bad he broke was [[AdaptationDecay absent in the anime.]]) [[spoiler:However, if you take into account that Beatrice and Kanon are actually the same person, then it's really just a metaphor for Sayo's issues.]]
* TheButlerDidIt: Whether it's subverted or played straight is still up for debate even after the series has ended, but in one form or another, this trope was applied particularly strongly in the second arc. [[spoiler:And the sixth.]]
* ButtMonkey: He's probably the servant that is worse off and is probably the third character that has bad luck in the series. Aside from failing to realize his feelings for Jessica until it's too late in all the arcs except [=EP6=], he never survives past the third Twilight contrast to Shannon who easily makes it past the fourth Twilight more often than not. To add to the insult, his body always goes missing in half of the arcs and he's usually accused of being the culprit. [[spoiler:Though this is likely because there isn't a body to go missing in the first place, since Shannon and Kanon tend to fake their deaths and make sure Battler never sees their "bodies" directly.]] To be fair though, his death is nothing (AKA getting stabbed or shot in the chest) compared to what the other members of the family have to go through.
* CannotSpitItOut: He refuses to admit his feelings for Jessica even to himself, because he is furniture.
* CantLiveWithoutYou: Episode 8 confirms in red text that [[spoiler:if Shannon dies, Kanon disappears for all eternity]].
* ChickMagnet: When Jessica takes him to her school's festival, ''all'' the girls fawn over how "cute" he is; of course since he lives on an island where there is exactly one girl his age, it doesn't serve him much.
* TheConscience: He keeps trying to reason with Shannon to make her understand that no matter how much she and George love each other, she's still furniture and if she continues building their relationship, it will only make it's failure the more painful for her. Shannon rarely listens to him. [[spoiler:He's also this in a more figurative sense, since he represents Sayo Yasuda's more cynical side.]]
%%* CryCute
* DeadpanSnarker: More so in the actual novel where he won't hesitate to take a crack at Shannon or the other servants every now and then.
-->'''Shannon:''' Don't worry, [[spoiler:Ange]], it won't be a very difficult riddle.\\
'''Kanon:''' Of course it won't. Since you'll just have to think on Shannon's level.
* DieLaughing: Towards the end of Episode 6, Kanon goes out laughing [[spoiler:as he DisappearsIntoLight inside the closet of the closed room to solve the Logic Error.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: Twice in Episode 6.
** First, [[spoiler:Kanon is killed by Shannon and turns into a swarm of golden butterflies that are absorbed into Shannon. This is actually symbolism of Shannon becoming Sayo Yasuda's only identity to be with George.]]
** Later, [[spoiler:Kanon saves Battler from the Logic Error by taking his place. He then hides himself in a closet and turns into golden butterflies again. Although, this is meant to be a clue to Kanon metaphorically escaping the closed room when [[ThatManIsDead Sayo Yasuda throws away the name Kanon.]]]]
* DuelToTheDeath: In [=EP1=] and [=EP6=].
* TheEeyore: He's very pessimistic and cynical, in contrast with the more optimistic Shannon. [[spoiler:He actually represents the cynical, "ugly" aspects of Sayo Yasuda's personality.]]
* EffeminateVoice: Kanon is an androgynous young boy voiced by a woman doing a boyish voice. [[spoiler:This is intended to serve as {{foreshadowing}} for the revelation that Kanon and his sister Shannon are the same person. Their true identity, Sayo Yasuda, is heavily implied to have been born male and never developed sexual characteristics due to a cliff fall damaging Sayo's sexual organs as a baby, which explains why Sayo's voice never broke.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: Kanon verges on this with his whole "furniture" ideology, but it's subverted in that despite calling himself furniture, he is never the last to badmouth Natsuhi behind her back, is far more HotBlooded than his sister when facing Beatrice and in the end of "Turn of the Golden Witch," he admits he's in love with Jessica.
* TheFatalist: Unlike Shannon, Kanon finds it meaningless to even think he can ever be anything more than "furniture", since love and dreams are things only true humans can have.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In Episode 6, when he takes Battler's place in the Logic Error.]]
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: In Episode 6 he asks Jessica what she could possibly find attractive about him. It turns out, she cannot give a proper answer, much to her own shame.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: He's in ''way'' more denial about it, but just like Shannon this is his main motivation.
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nudlcn5RmQE&feature=relmfu In The Peace of Forgetting the Way]].
* ImaginaryFriend: [[spoiler: Sayo originally created Kanon as an imaginary brother for Shannon, who in turn was an ImaginaryFriend to Sayo. Later, Sayo started to play the role of Kanon's character to cope with her gender issues.]]
* InsecureLoveInterest: He does reciprocate Jessica's feelings, but he considers himself unworthy to feel or receive love because of his belief that he is furniture. [[spoiler:It turns out that there's a very good reason behind that "furniture" complex.]]
* InterClassRomance: With Jessica. [[spoiler:Later this turns out to be subverted, since Sayo Yasuda is actually the true head of the family.]]
* KillTheOnesYouLove: Shannon and Kanon are LikeBrotherAndSister to each other, but they still need to face each other in a DuelToTheDeath in order for one of them to find happiness with either George or Jessica. [[spoiler:Anyone who can connect the dots in the sixth arc realizes that the real relationship between them is a little different from what was just stated. Sayo's turmoil in trying to kill off part of herself is highlighted in this setup]].
* LaserBlade: An [[CoolSword elaborate]] variation.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQK2QbMW-Qk White Shadow]]
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With Shannon. While they're not really blood-related, he still refers to Shannon as his older sister and acts very protective of her. [[spoiler:Sayo Yasuda created him to be the "little brother" who would give Shannon company.]]
* LoveConfessor: In [=EP6=], he's pressured into admitting to Shannon that he is in love with Jessica and wants to pursue a romance with her even though being furniture means he doesn't have the right to it. [[spoiler:Although, this is actually a representation of Sayo Yasuda forcing herself to recognize she feels attracted to Jessica even though she already has George.]]
* LoveEpiphany: In [=EP6=], he finally admits he is in love with Jessica.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne: [[spoiler:Not literally, as he exists as more of a representation rather than a true split personality. But like Shannon, he's one of quite a few personas inside Sayo Yasuda.]]
* MercyKill: Gives one to [[spoiler:Rosa in the narrative of [=EP6=] which is one of the most pleasant deaths that Rosa has in the entire series.]]
* NeverFoundTheBody: Episodes 2, 4, [[spoiler:and 6]]. Episode 1 and 3 count too, considering that [[spoiler:Battler doesn't see his dead body directly.]]
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: See Shannon for elaboration. Kanon's real name is "Yoshiya," which some people romanize as "Joshua."
* PaperThinDisguise: His disguise as Jessica's PretendBoyfriend would be very convincing… if he didn't call her "Milady" and adress her in {{Keigo}} in front of everyone. In the VN, one of the girls even suspects that [[GenreSavvy Jessica forced one of her servants to come with her.]]
* PerpetualFrowner: He is usually complaining or making cynical remarks, and is only seen smiling on a few occasions.
* PinocchioSyndrome: He desperately wishes to stop being "furniture" so he can gain the right to fall in love and be with Jessica. [[spoiler:Though this is not in a literal sense (see Sayo Yasuda for the details).]]
* PretendBoyfriend: He acts as this for Jessica during the school festival in [=EP2=], even though she does have legitimate feelings for him.
* PrettySpryForADeadGuy: In the second Episode. [[spoiler:Subverted if you take into account that he probably faked his death in the first place.]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In [=EP2=], the fake Kanon.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Shannon's Blue. It's more evident whenever love or Beatrice are involved and he becomes insecure, irritable and quite HotBlooded while Shannon is calm, serene and confident.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Savvy Guy to Jessica's Energetic Girl.
* SdrawkcabName: His real name Yoshiya is, in fact, a modified Japanese reversal of Shannon's real name, Sayo. Shi and ya need to be slurred together into one sound, as the Japanese kana does to write the letter "Sha," and you wind up with "Shayo," which is only slightly different from "Sayo." [[spoiler:This is yet another hint that Shannon and Kanon are actually the same person, Sayo Yasuda.]]
* TheSpock: In contrast with Shannon and Beatrice, Kanon always puts logic before his emotions and tries to constantly remind himself and Shannon that they shouldn't fall in love because they are furniture. [[spoiler:He represents Sayo Yasuda's cynical and pessimistic side.]]
* StealthHiBye: Since he's very good at hiding his footsteps, he often appears by Shannon without her noticing and disappears just as suddenly. [[spoiler:After Episode 7, that ability suddenly makes a lot of sense.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: He considers intellect and composure virtues, but even moreso believes that he's beneath emotional involvement, and that avoiding attachments it is his duty. However, deep down he's a nice and caring guy with a desire to be loved.
* TalkingToThemself: [[spoiler:With Shannon and Beatrice. The conversations between them represent Sayo Yasuda's inner conflicts.]]
* TroubledButCute: One of the reasons Jessica falls in love with him. He's ''way'' more troubled than he appears, though.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: [[spoiler:Actually three aliases. He, Shannon and Beatrice are all the same person, created as personas of Sayo Yasuda]]. Arc 8 confirms in red text that [[spoiler:if Shannon dies, Kanon disappears for all eternity, heavily reinforcing this fact]].
* WhenHeSmiles: It's a very good one but the visual novel makes it come off as a CatSmile.
** He manages to pull a real smile when talking to Chick Beatrice [[spoiler: after being killed by Shannon and admitting his faults. This is also the point where you notice that his laugh is very similar to the original Beatrice hence hitting at his origins.]]
* WillfullyWeak: He reveals to be REALLY half ass of everything he does. Kanon even admits it to [[spoiler:Chick Beatrice after he is killed by Shannon. Because he didn't go all out, he ended up giving Shannon the upper hand.]]
* TheWorfEffect: He tends to get defeated very easily despite being one of the few characters that can actually use magic. EP 6 reveals though that he is a deconstruction of this trope and [[spoiler: that he never goes all out because he does everything halfheartedly. He tells {{Manchild}} Beatrice this after he realizes this after Shannon kills him and he's nothing but a shadow that can only watch over Jessica.]]
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[[folder:Genji Ronoue]]
!!!Voiced by: Masato Funaki (JP), Bill Jenkins (EN)
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->"''The Master is a man who sometimes has the wisdom to see a thousand years into the future. However, there are times when that appears to be nothing more than madness to commoners such as myself...''"
The oldest servant and Kinzo's most trusted confidante. The only one besides Dr. Nanjo usually let into Kinzo's study. Most of the family doesn't trust him, considering him to be a spy for Kinzo.
His meta-world manifestation is [[Characters/UminekoWhenTheyCryDemonsAndFurniture Ronove]].
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* ArtificialHuman: Same as Shannon and Kanon. [[spoiler:Subverted, since from a mundane perspective he and Kinzo actually met in Taiwan (it's revealed in [=EP8=] that Genji's family lived in Taiwan) and became close friends; see IOweYouMyLife below.]]
* TheAtoner: In Episode 7, we learn that [[spoiler: he was responsible for the maintenance of Beatrice II's GildedCage. Unable to forgive himself for allowing her to be abused by her father, and terrified that Kinzo would inflict the same suffering on Sayo, he faked Sayo's death and passed the child off as an orphan. Alas, making Sayo work as a servant in the Ushiromiya estate just in the hope that she and Kinzo could be reunited one day was yet another mistake--one that, according to "Confession of the Golden Witch", [[StupidBall he was willing to atone for by knowingly assisting Sayo in her murder-suicide plot]].]]
* ChildhoodFriends: With Kinzo. [=EP8=] reveals that they grew up together [[spoiler:in Taiwan]].
* TheConfidant: To Kinzō.
* TheDragon: He shares the role with Maria as [[spoiler:Sayo]]'s most faithful and effective accomplice.
* HappinessInSlavery: While Shannon and Kanon thoroughly hate their condition, Genji is just satisfied with serving his master until his death, and doesn't wish for anything else.
* HiredHelpAsFamily: [[spoiler:In [=EP8=], it's revealed Genji is actually Kinzo's childhood friend who grew up with him in Taiwan. After the World War, Kinzo took Genji in as his personal butler when the Japanese settlers were expelled from Taiwan. While Genji has accepted the role of an obedient servant out of gratitude to Kinzo, Genji is the only person Kinzo was able to tolerate and get along with after his fall into madness because of Beatrice Castiglioni's death.]]
* ImageSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKKAoC9mLBM A Song of Scattered Love ~ My Beloved Golden Witch]], which is shared with Kinzo.
* IOweYouMyLife: Episode 8 reveals this is why he's loyal to Kinzo. [[spoiler: He and Kinzo were ChildhoodFriends. Kinzo foresaw Japanese settlers would be expelled from Taiwan after the war, so he warned his family. Genji was the only one to listen.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: The [=EP8=] manga reveals that when he was younger, Genji looked exactly like [[spoiler:Ronove without his mustache, removing any ambiguity as to who Ronove is supposed to represent.]]
* TheJeeves: He's basically a perfect butler stereotype.
* KnifeNut: Most instances of him defending himself involve throwing knives. Not completely clear whether he carries these around or if he's an ImprovisedWeaponUser, but to manage some of the things he does, it makes sense that he has some experience with them. The Episode 7 manga also confirms [[spoiler:that he was the one who killed Nanjō and Kumasawa in Episode 2.]]
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: He stood at his master's side even after he did some really heinous actions. [[spoiler:When Kinzo dies and Sayo Yasuda becomes Genji's new master, he also assists her in her MurderSuicide plan without question.]]
* OldRetainer: He has served the Ushiromiya family for many years and is loyal to a fault towards the will of the family head, even if it involves the death of him and everyone in the island.
* ParentalSubstitute: He served as a distant father figure to [[spoiler:Sayo]].
* SatelliteCharacter: He has no defining character traits besides his UndyingLoyalty to Kinzo, [[spoiler:and by extension, Sayo Yasuda]]. He also doesn't seem to have a personal life outside being the Ushiromiya's OldRetainer. Played with in that, despite these lack of character traits [[spoiler: it's his choices, good and bad, that shaped the direction of Sayo's life.]]
* SignificantNameOverlap: "Ronoue" and "Ronove" are more-or-less the same word (ロノウエ versus ロノウェ). [[spoiler:This is most likely because Sayo based Ronove off of Genji.]]
* TheSlacker: Despite his serious personality, he is not above dropping work once in a while to watch TV or to take a swig of his master's drink.
* TheStoic: To near robotic levels. Even having ''half of his head smashed'' doesn't change his (non-)expression. Kinzo, his lifelong partner, admits that even he can't see through Genji's pokerface.
* UndyingLoyalty: He'll follow his master's orders without question and won't ever even think to defy them.
* UnusualEuphemism: Like Shannon and Kanon, he refers to himself as "furniture", but as the manga indicates, the word has a different meaning to him than it has to them: it symbolizes the loyalty, efficiency and discretion that he considers a servant should have. During the hide-and-seek game, [[spoiler:Eva and Ange]] can't find him because they ''literally'' confuse him with a piece of furniture.
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[[folder:Chiyo Kumasawa]]
!!!Voiced by: Yasuko Hatori (JP), Creator/LindaYoung (EN)
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A really old servant at the Ushiromiya house. She loves to make jokes about mackerel.
Her meta-world manifestation is [[Characters/UminekoWhenTheyCryWitches Virgilia]].
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* CoolOldLady: The cousins are fond of her, and she likes to joke around with them. [[spoiler:Sayo Yasuda also views her as this, since Kumasawa taught them "magic"]].
* CordonBleughChef: She often talks about making various weird dishes with mackerel. Whether she ''really'' tries to make them is unknown though.
* DirtyOldWoman: In [=EP1=], when Battler is going on about how much he loves breasts, she jokingly offers to let him rub hers. Needless to say, Battler quickly declines.
* LovableCoward: More so in the sound novels.
* MagicalNanny: To [[spoiler:Sayo]], in a sense; she used folk magic as a basis for instruction, which encouraged mystical thinking.
* MentorArchetype: To [[spoiler:Sayo]], involving mystery novels. Could be considered an EccentricMentor
* NeverMessWithGranny: When Kumasawa is attacked by the Stakes on the first twilight in the third arc, she turns into Virgilia. Doesn't stop her from dying, though.
* NoblewomansLaugh: Quite an odd one. Rather than a "oooooh-ho-ho-ho-ho!", Yasuko Hatori does it as a rapid-fire "hohohohoho!"
* ParentalSubstitute: To Shannon, Kanon, [[spoiler:and Sayo, which is kind of jarring considering they're all the same person]]. She also served as this to [[spoiler:Beatrice II, after her mother's DeathByChildbirth]].
* TheSlacker: She is this amongst the servants. She tends to get out of doing work by using her age as an excuse.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Mackerel
* WhatTheHellHero: Kumasawa calls Battler out on some of his less than admirable behavior towards [[spoiler:the Chick Beatrice]] in [=EP6=].
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[[folder:Toshirō Gōda]]
!!!Voiced by: Hitori Bifu (JP)
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->''"You can easily make a good dish out of top-quality ingredients. But a true chef is someone who can make a wonderful dish from anything."''
The personal chef at the Ushiromiya mansion. Unlike the other servants, he was hired by Krauss and Natsuhi, so most of the servants distrust him. He is one of the only servants not to wear the one-winged eagle on his clothes, due to Kinzo's lack of trust in him.
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* AttentionWhore: Much to the annoyance of Kanon and Shannon.
* BreakTheHaughty: His death in [=EP3=] is depicted as this when he exclaims "All phenomena can be explained by science!" right before the stakes murder him with magic.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: He's very loyal to the Ushiromiya family and Natsuhi in particular for employing him as their chef.
* CrosswordPuzzle: Gohda's hobby in his downtime. [[spoiler:It's a small hint he's smarter than the narrative gives him credit for (because it's tinted by Sayo/Beatrice's dislike of him).]]
* GentleGiant: Although he's a very large man, he is very graceful and polite, if a bit lazy. [[spoiler:His size is also the reason he's usually one of the first ones killed, as he could reasonably overpower the culprit(s) with his strength alone.]]
* TheJeeves: A special point is made of this in respect to Gohda. His food doesn't just taste good because he's an excellent chef, but because he also 'sells' the meal with talk of the dish, its preparation, and the background of the ingredients.
* {{Jerkass}}: Towards Kanon and Shannon. Mostly it's because he's a high-class chef with real work experience, while Kanon and Shannon are both teenagers, and they're more trusted by the family than him. (They get to wear the one-winged eagle emblem and he doesn't.) He can be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold though on the few times their duties overlap and they prepare food together.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In [=EP5=], we find out he's the only person living on the island, outside of Jessica, who doesn't know [[spoiler:that Kinzo is dead]].
* {{Muggle}}: His case is pretty unique among the people on the island. He doesn't know about [[spoiler:Kinzō's death]], nor about [[spoiler:Sayo/Beatrice]], has no ImaginaryFriend or SplitPersonality, never teams up with magical beings and has no connection to the magical meta-world whatsoever. He is just a cook who does his job.
* MuggingTheMonster: He asks Kanon about the legend of Beatrice, then denies it is possible and even goes so far as to suggest the notion of 'Beatrice' is just a superstition from the result of pranks. [[spoiler:He's dead right, but he's also telling his thoughts to Beatrice herself. It hits too close to home. Sayo/Beatrice takes revenge by messing up Gohda's kitchen and drawing a magic circle on the kitchen wall, frightening him out of his wits.]]
* TheSlacker: He was hired as a chef and server, but he's often given other menial jobs to take care of around the mansion. He tends to order Shannon and Kanon to do these on his behalf.
* SupremeChef: As noted above he can be a bit of an AttentionWhore, but he is ''very'' good at his job. Even canned food prepared by him is described as elegant.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: His backstory. He was a high-class chef and server at a luxury hotel, but he was tricked into resigning when the entire kitchen was planning to threaten to quit in protest of the management's poor choice of a new head chef after the previous one retired. Enough of the staff backed down from their threat to the point Gohda was one of the few who actually went through with offering their resignation, and the hotel ownership, rather than bargaining to get him to stay, let him walk. After that, he couldn't get another job in the upscale culinary industry because of his reputation as a "troublemaker," and being hired by the Ushiromiya family was a genuine saving grace for him.
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[[folder:Terumasa Nanjō]]
!!!Voiced by: Akihiko Ishizumi (JP), Francis Henry (EN)
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Kinzo's personal physician. He is one of the few people that Kinzo trusts in the present. After Kinzo and Beatrice's run-in with the Italians, it was Nanjo who treated their wounds and helped Kinzo hide Beatrice's existence from the military.
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* TheCoroner: His main purpose in the story is to let the characters and the audience know that characters who are killed are in fact dead. [[spoiler:Of course, sometimes he's not entirely honest about this.]]
* DeadlyDoctor: [[spoiler:In ''Forgery of the Purple Logic''.]]
* HealthcareMotivation: Possibly. He mentions that he has an ill granddaughter just before [[spoiler:EVA-Beatrice]] kills him in Episode 3. This may or may not be part of the reason [[spoiler:he covers for Sayo even after the murders start.]]
* IHaveAFamily: Nanjo's plea to Eva-Beatrice before she kills him.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed,]] in the ''Confession Of The Golden Witch'' manga chapter, when Sayo Yasuda aka [[spoiler: Shannon]] was revealed to be [[spoiler: Kinzo's child via ParentalIncest after solving his convoluted puzzle, assigned male at birth and had her sexual organs damaged permanently after Natsuhi pushed her as a baby along with a servant off a cliff. Sayo is obviously having a mental breakdown over being told her body is mutilated and unable to have sex which was her main goal in creating a family. Nanjo consults her gently that although she won't able to produce children after her marriage, he hopes that she lives a happy life. This brings no consolation to Sayo and she's enraged by this revelation which was a massive wound to her psychologically and machinates a plan to murder the whole Ushiromiya family for the whole misery she endures then commit suicide once it's done.]]
* SatelliteCharacter: Nanjo's role in some of the early arcs seemed to be made up entirely of having {{Cryptic Conversation}}s with Kinzo and letting everyone know that the corpses they had found were, indeed, dead.
* SecretKeeper: Initially, he is the one who kept the secret of Beatrice Castiglioni's existence from the military. And later, of [[spoiler:Kinzō's death.]]
