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Vessalius Household
Feuding Families: With the Nightrays. (Though, lately, the heirs of the respective families have agreed to do something about this.)
Oz Vessalius
The 15 year-old protagonist. Easy-going and generally a cheerful kid. Not. Is cast into the Abyss by the red-cloaked Shinigami for a 'sin'—his very existence. His Chain is B-Rabbit (Alice), short for Blood-Stained Black Rabbit. In fact he is B-Rabbit, using Jack's body.
Hive Mind: Back when he was an Animate Inanimate Object he split his consciousness between the stuffed rabbit in the Abyss and the other rabbit outside of it. This ended when he transferred Lacie's last memory to Jack, destroying his rabbit body in the real world. His other body became the chain B-Rabbit.
I Owe You My Life: Retrace LXXI reveals that he felt this way towards Lacie, who gave him "life" when he was just B-Rabbit.
I Will Protect Her: Towards Alice. This is rooted from his promise to protect her while he was still Oz the B-Rabbit.
Love Makes You Crazy: He'll do anything for Alice. Will go temporarily insane after witnessing human!Alice's death. Will tear apart the Abyss and almost Alice herself to get rid of anything that hurts her.
Wise Beyond Their Years: Probably due to the parental abandonment, his bookworm tendencies, and being raised as the heir of Vessalius House. He's actually been alive since before the Tragedy of Sablier, though he doesn't remember it until Jack triggers his memories.
Oz: Alice, don't cry. Whoever makes you sad, whoever hurts you, I will destroy them. All of them... With my own hands!
He was already yandere for her from back when he almost tore apart the Abyss in order to get rid of everything that hurts Alice and causes fear within her, including Alice herself. As listed above under Devoted To You, he even calls Alice his sun.
Jack Vessalius
The hero of the Tragedy of Sabliér. Currently resides within Oz's body, while his 'real' body was mutilated and split into 5 pieces which work as a seal to contain Glen Baskerville... or so we thought. Possibly based on Lewis Carroll.
Berserk Button: Glen/Oswald's attempt at uncovering his true nature provokes him into throwing his drink in Oswald's face. In a flashback in Retrace LXX, he gets inwardly pushed when Glen tells him that it's impossible to bring Lacie back from the Abyss.
Big Bad: Seems to be shaping up as this in recent chapters since it's been revealed that he's the one who caused the Tragedy of Sabliér.
Determinator: He succumbed to murder, theft, and prostitution in order to reunite with Lacie, and he will do whatever it takes to bring Lacie back from the dead. When that doesn't work? He will do whatever it takes to fulfill what he's convinced himself into believing is Lacie's "wish"—which is bringing the world to Lacie in the Abyss because she loves the world so much.
The Faceless: Up until he formally introduces himself to Pandora and Oz's gang.
False Friend: To Glen/Oswald. He acts as Oswald's friend in order to be near Lacie and only sticks around the Baskervilles post-Lacie's death to learn more about the Abyss in hopes of bringing Lacie back from the dead.
Jack: This body does not belong... to Oz Vessalius. Nothing can belong to someone like you. You can't achieve anything. You can't become anything. You can't! You just can't! Because you are nothing... You are nothingness... Because you destroy everything!
Heroic BSOD: When he learns that Lacie has died and after he sees Lacie's last memory.
Heroic Spirit: Subverted. It's become doubtful as of late on whether he's really heroic.
Hidden Depths: Turns out he isn't just the princely hero everyone makes him out to be.
I Love You Because I Can't Control You: In spite of finding out that Lacie initially doesn't remember him, he doesn't particularly mind because he admires Lacie all the more for how free-spirited she is and how she can't be tied down by anything.
I Owe You My Life: Feels this way about Lacie to the point where Lacie's mere existence is the only thing that ties him to the world.
I Will Find You: He spends eight years searching for Lacie. He eventually finds her... and then she dies.
He prefers not to be called the Hero of Sabliér. Because he isn't.
He refers to Oswald by his given name up until Oswald refuses to allow him to bring Lacie back from the dead. From that point on, he mentally disassociates Oswald as Lacie's older brother and refers to him as "Glen" from then on.
Like Father, Like Son: Like his mother, he developed an obsession with the person he loves.
Living Lie Detector: He learned how to tell when people were lying in order to survive. He knew Lacie was lying when she told him to meet in a week in Retrace LXVIII, but he didn't realize that it was because of impending death until later.
Lolicon: Kind of, just as with Oz. Alice was thirteen when she met Jack. He refers to her as a "gorgeously cute, sweet little girl" and calls her a "most-precious person." However, this sort of age difference wasn't uncommon during the times that Pandora Hearts is based upon. Retrace LXXI hints that his closeness with Alice might just be due to the fact that Alice represents what is left of Lacie in the world, and Retrace LXXII reveals that he used the Will of the Abyss in order to create B-Rabbit and cause the Tragedy of Sabliér.
Memento MacGuffin: The earring that he receives from Lacie after she leaves him to return to the Baskervilles. The earring is what tips Lacie off on who Jack is when they reunite eight years later, and he later receives Lacie's other earring from Glen/Oswald after her death.
The Reveal: It was Jack and not Glen who caused the Tragedy of Sabliér and was obsessed with Lacie.
Snow Means Love: Snow is often associated with Jack's and Lacie's relationship. It was snowing when he met Lacie, and it was snowing when he finally reunited with her eight years later.
Snow Means Death: And it was snowing on the day he found out she was dead.
Start of Darkness: Though he wasn't completely "good" to begin with, losing Lacie—and subsequently seeing her remaining feelings/memories through Oz—is what puts him on the deep end and convinces him that if Lacie can't be brought back to the world that she loves, then he'll just have to bring the world to her in the Abyss.
Stepford Smiler: Type C. He puts up the friendly, smiling act and asks little questions so the Baskervilles won't keep him away from Lacie, and following Lacie's death, he continues this routine with Glen/Oswald so he can lower the latter's guard and learn more about the Abyss in order to bring Lacie back.
Jack: To me... this world is like a dark night that swallows everything. But since you came into my life... and you were so kind, to find me. I don't need friends or status anymore. I only need... to have you by my side! Lacie!
Kill 'Em All: Not counting the servants, only the adoptive children survive.
Off with His Head!: The only Nightray by blood who doesn't leave this way is Elliot Nightray, who unknowingly contributed to the headcount.
Raven/Gilbert Nightray
The mysterious man who shows up along with Sharon and Break after Oz escapes from the Abyss. Turns out Raven is in fact the name of his Chain and is really what everyone calls him with in Pandora. Based on Bill the Lizard from Alice in Wonderland. His Chain is based on the Monstrous Crow.
Poisonous Friend: He's not a very good one in the "poisonous" section, mind you. However, it's noted that he has a hard time holding the urge to kill Alice.
Smoking Is Cool: Invoked by Break to convince him to start. Subverted as he's now trying to quit and gives a laundry list of reasons why Oz shouldn't imitate him.
The usually silent servant of Vincent. She's obedient towards her Master, and even regards herself as nothing but a tool for Vincent. Her Chain is Doldum, derived fromAlice in Wonderland's Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Meaningful Name: Echo is, well, an echo. You know, she doesn't have a high regard of herself. Her Split Personality's name is Noise, a sound louder than an echo, meaning that she's the dominant one. Her other pseudonym as Baskerville is Zwei, meaning "two" in German.
The youngest child of the Nightray household. Thanks to the influence of his family, he hates the Vessalius household with a passion for painting them as responsible for the Tragedy of Sabliér. However, he and Oz have overcome this boundary and are aiming to repair the broken relationship between the households. He was later revealed to be the unknowing core Contractor of Humpty Dumpty.
Anime Hair: Not to the silly extent of the usual, but it's still there. A few manga recaps lampshadethis.
Badass Bookworm: Elliot's introduction has him complaining at length about the actions of one of Oz's favorite characters in a book. He also runs toward a Chain with just a sword to save his friend without a moment's hesitation.
Brainwashed and Crazy: Has killed more than half his family under the influence of Humpty Dumpty, who, by instinct, protects the current vessel of Glen Baskerville's soul.
Hair Color Dissonance: Nobody's sure whether his hair is supposed to be blond or a really bright brown.
Heroic Sacrifice: Twice. The first was to save Leo from Humpty Dumpty (though, he didn't know it wouldn't hurt him). The second time, he rejected Humpty Dumpty despite his incuse having reached the point where it's fatal for him. The latter kills him off for real.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Due to his contract with Humpty Dumpty. The memories Humpty Dumpty removes or changes around are usually those more painful for him.
Tomato in the Mirror: Zig-zagged. Break accuses him of being the headhunter because it just so happens that Humpty Dumpty's presence was stronger where he is. When it was checked if there was a seal, it was confirmed there wasn't. As it turns out, there really was a seal; Humpty Dumpty's power over it's contractor's memories just made him think there wasn't. When he found this all out, he rejected Humpty Dumpty, dying with it as a result of his seal being past the time when it was still safe to severe the connection between the contractor and the chain. But then, it was revealed that while he was the culprit for the deaths of his brothers, sister and mother, he wasn't the one responsible for the first headhunting case; in fact, he was nothing more than an imitator of the true headhunter, who just so happens to be one of his adoptive brothers. The latter was only revealed once Elliot himself was already dead, though.
Elliot's valet. He may not take his master's side all the time, but the two are still good friends. He is later revealed to be the current vessel for the soul of Glen Baskerville, and has recently made a contract with Jabberwock.
Adorkable: Until he lost his glasses and got his haircut.
Beware the Nice Ones: Lashes out on Elliot in Retrace 50, surprising even Oz and Gilbert. It was mentioned in the same chapter that he is actually a hot-head himself; it's just that Elliot tends to lose his temper before Leo even gets the chance to.
Vincent, of all people, lampshades this in Retrace 63.
Vincent: Despite his mild-mannered appearance, he can be pretty brutal...
Blinding Bangs: Wears his hair like this when not wearing his glasses. It was later mentioned that his mother let him grow his hair that way to help him stop seeing and hearing things. He has abandoned this look after the Important Haircut in Retrace LXI, though.
Bookworm: Many characters do fit this, but he's noteworthy.
Creepy Child: Doesn't seem to have any qualms against causing another tragedy if it meant killing the Will of the Abyss, for one. There are also his statements about "a game of tag" with Oz...
Freak Out: His reaction to Elliot's death had a lot of sobbing and screaming. He went on with this as Pandora was interrogating him until Vincent came along.
Hearing Voices: Hearing the voices of the previous Glens comes with being Glen's reincarnation.
I Am Who?/King Incognito: Never found out that the reason he could see and hear things was because of his status as the current vessel of Glen Baskerville until Vincent told him about this in Retrace 61.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Retrace 65, courtesy of Jack. Being a Baskerville, he lives, but he was still knocked out.
Opposites Attract: Leo has stated that he and Elliot are complete opposites, but that's precisely why Elliot is so important to him.
Sanity Slippage: Tends to accuse himself of this due to seeing and hearing things, as well as his testimonies not matching that of Elliot's or others'. It happens for real after Elliot's death.
Technicolor Eyes: Word Of God confirms his eye color to be pitch black, but that doesn't stop the fans or even herself from adding some color (most notably purple) when coloring them. There's also those specks of gold that fly around his eyes, reflected from the Abyss lights he sees.
Teens are Short: He's a year older than Oz (technically) and just a centimeter taller.
They Died Because of You: According to the previous Glen (Or Oswald), Leo may have stopped Elliot from dying then and there, but that doesn't mean he has saved him. He internalizes this after Elliot's Heroic Sacrifice.
Took a Level in Badass: Granted, his recent contract with Jabberwock still puts a strain on his body. But compare being able to control Jabberwock with having to rely on the guns or swords he's not even good with.
Sweet Tooth: Even more than Break, she's just better at hiding it.
Xerxes Break/Kevin Regnard
Sharon's servant. Has a habit of slipping into the room without warning (and appears to enjoy scaring the occupants, especially if it's Reim). His Chain is Mad Hatter.
Be Careful What You Wish For: He became an illegal contractor to prevent the death of the Sinclair family he was serving. The Will of the Abyss listened to his request and changed the past. This caused the last living member of the family to die as well.
Sharon's crippled grandmother and the mother of Shelly Rainsworth. Her chain is the Owl. Is the childhood friend of Rufus Barma.
All Love Is Unrequited:Some of the artworks and omakes featuring Cheryl and Rufus shows that he gives her flowers, letters and whatnot while the latter looks away with indifference.
Berserk Button: Never make illusions of her. Rufus learned that the hard way.
The longest-living duke out of all four dukes. Claims to be the most knowledgeable man ever, all thanks to his endless craving for more information. The master of facade and illusion with the help of his Chain Dodo.
Adult Child: He or at least, his 'meatball' form throws a tantrum whenever events don't go along with what he has predicted. And he's well aware of this.
All Love Is Unrequited: Once sent love letters to Duchess Rainsworth, only to have them burned in the fire.
Meaningful Name: His family name is Lunettes, which is 'eye-glasses' in French. Wonder if the Lunettes household is comprised entirely of bespectacled Butt Monkeys...
Spell My Name with an S: His official name is listed as Reim. Break has said that his family name means 'eye-glasses' in another language (see Meaningful Name above). Still doesn't stop fans from using Liam Lunettes or Liam Runnet interchangeably.
Feather Motif: Black feathers, like the Five Black-Feathered Chains he controls.
Heroic Sacrifice: He was the one who had to be physically separated in order to seal Jack away, not the other way around.
Immortality: A hybrid of various types, including the aforementioned Type IV shared by all Baskervilles.
Body Surf: Not being human, Glen needs to take over one person after another in order to continue his reign on the Baskervilles. The transfer is usually in the form of a ceremony (which may take a decade or so to complete) in which the next vessel must drink the blood of the Five Black-Feathered Chains, and eventually, of the current Glen instead. It seems that failure to hold the ceremony forces Glen to go through the same reincarnation cycle as the others. Either way, the next vessel will inherit Glen's name, duty, soul, and memories.
Love Makes You Evil: He caused the Tragedy of Sabliér when he lost his love Lacie to the Abyss. Subverted as it turns out that everything that happened to "him" happened to Jack instead.
Shoot the Dog: Upon becoming the next Glen Baskerville, he was forced to send his sister Lacie into the Abyss.
Spirit Advisor: Along with the previous Glens, he was this towards Leo, though, the former didn't really appreciate the help, considering how the voices established his status as "the weird one", and eventually was able to get them blocked out. At least for the time being.
Not So Stoic: He reacts badly when Jack suggests bringing Lacie back from the dead and for causing the Tragedy of Sabliér and stabbing Gil. Also, in Retrace LXXII, he confesses to Lacie (prior to her death) that he'll be lonely without her.
The former Glen Baskerville, preceding Oswald. He impregnated Lacie as part of an experiment and is the father of both Alice and the Will of the Abyss. When he died, he became the chain Humpty Dumpty.
He frequently does this, such as when warning Jack Vessalius that he could have him killed and nobody would notice.
Another example is when he explains to a young Lacie about herfate without having the smile on his face waver.
Immortality: A hybrid of various types, including the aforementioned Type IV shared by all Baskervilles.
Body Surf: Not being human, Glen needs to take over one person after another in order to continue his reign on the Baskervilles. The transfer is usually in the form of a ceremony (which may take a decade or so to complete) in which the next vessel must drink the blood of the Five Black-Feathered Chains, and eventually, of the current Glen instead. It seems that failure to hold the ceremony forces Glen to go through the same reincarnation cycle as the others. Either way, the next vessel will inherit Glen's name, duty, soul, and memories.
For Science!: He impregnated Lacie as part of an experiment: to see if her child could become a host for the Core of the Abyss and how this factor would affect the immortal Baskervilles.
Affably Evil: The most polite and level-headed of the group.
Anti-Villain: On top of being the most polite and level-headed, he's the least inclined to kill, considering how he questioned Glen for the order to kill. Then again, killings aside, it has already been established that the Baskervilles aren't really villains, to begin with.
Apocalypse Maiden: As a Child of Misfortune with the ability to interact with the Core of the Abyss, her existence is a threat to the world's stability.
Babies Make Everything Better: The only reason she seemed to agree with Revis' "experiment" was so that, through her child becoming the vessel for the Core of the Abyss, the Core of the Abyss wouldn't have to be alone anymore.
Master of the Mixed Message: It's debatable on whether or not she reciprocated Jack's feelings. Retreace LXXI implies that the feelings might have been mutual. Retrace LXXII confirms it.
The Pollyanna: Subverted. She seems to have a practical and bitter outlook on life due being told from a young age that she would die, but Retrace LXXII reveals that she genuinely loves the world because she was able to see its darkness as well as its beauty.
The Runaway: She meets Jack after running away from the Baskervilles.
Strange Girl: For one, she hates common sense, and she wore a sundress while it was snowing. Jack even describes her as someone from another dimension.
Yandere: For Jack. Though, after the 8-year time skip in the flashback arc, she claims to see him as nothing more than a toy. Whether those are her real thoughts or mere lies, it is notable that she spares Jack of any knowledge that she will be sacrificed.
Character Development: The most prominent one. She starts out as an arrogant, annoying girl who will have her way no matter what, then evolves into generally a much nicer girl as the series goes on.
Girl in the Tower: Very much. Jack was her first friend after he discovered her in her lonely prison of a tower. She seemed really fond of Oswald, then Glen, though, enough to name her stuffed rabbit after him.
Innocent Fanservice Girl: Alice was at least 13 before she died/became a chain and looks like a 13-year old girl. Not to mention the flow of time in the Abyss is different so mentally and physically she really is thirteen. She also grew up incredibly sheltered, gullible and despite coming off arrogant, bratty and brash she is actually quite innocent and this is later Lampshaded by Sharon, who believing Oz took advantage of Alice, who didn't really know what a kisswas, attacks him with her Paper Fan of Doom.
"You are a wolf in rabbit's clothing taking advantage of a poor innocent little rabbit!".
Sharing a Body: Played with. The Will of the Abyss and Alice do have bodies of their own, but while Alice was spat out of the Abyss, the Will of the Abyss stayed. In order for her to explore the outside world, she had to swap souls with Alice. This stopped when the Alice died in the Tragedy.
Yandere: For Jack. She just doesn't show most of the tendency during her life. Although she still shows some, such as when she reveals her identity to Jack, but she's definitely this.
