History Characters / TheWitchsHouse

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An invisible entity that helps you by giving her the Book of Death in exchange for the rope to 'tie' the books, which you later find out that he commits suicide by hanging himself. The prequel reveals that he is Ellen's first friend and victim, a young illiterate boy.

* AdaptationalModesty: Downplayed. In the manga adaptation of ''The Diary of Ellen'', she wears shoes instead of boots like in the game.

[[caption-width-right:334:If you won’t love me, I don’t need you. If you’re loved, but you won’t accept it, I’ll never forgive you.]]

-->'''Ellen''': I ... really despise you.
-->'''Black Cat''': Oh? Well, I like you.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Zig-zagged but ultimately subverted. His behavior in game and in the prequel, ''the Diary of Ellen'', suggests that he ''does'' seem to hold some genuine affection for Ellen, such as teaching her, answering her questions, tolerating her nasty attitude towards his fellow Demon, the Crow (which delivers medicine for Ellen mind you) and himself, defending her against the Crow Demon when he reads her diary. But other scenes, such as when he [[BreakHerByTalking breaks her by talking]], make it clear he sees her as a means to his own ends, and he outright admits at one point that he does not care whether she lives or dies. He ''does'' help her in the house by acting as a savepoint for Ellen and reseting each death. While he lets her live her new life with Viola's body, he thinks that will be only temporary and when this happens, he will not acknowledge her.

-->''"COME TO MY ROOM"''

-->''"A hand is exactly what I needed"''

-->''Ah. You're giving me this? Thank you!''

-->''"Viola?! Are you safe?! Are you hurt anywhere?"''

-->''My dear Ellen...''

-->''...Dammit! You gotta be shittin’ me!''

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* DrivenToSuicide: In the game he was dead to begin with, but he is the invisible person in the library. He is seen sorting books and needs something to tie them together. After "Viola" gives him a rope to solve a puzzle, he thanks her. If she backtracks to the room after that, she'll find that he tied the rope into a noose and killed himself.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The manga adaptation of ''The Diary of Ellen'' always depicts her barefooted, never wearing any form of footwear. This changes when she gets Viola's body.

* HateSink: He is the true villain who is responsible for turning the TragicVillain Ellen into a monster. Manipulating the unloved Ellen and her predecessor into becoming his witches, he emotionally abuses Ellen into becoming a murderer and uses her to kill hundreds of innocents for centuries so he can eat their souls, eventually screwing over the innocent and kind Viola while leaving Ellen to live a hollow, empty life and [[KarmaHoudini getting away with it]]. Whereas Ellen [[IJustWantToBeLoved just wants to be loved]], the Demon, while [[LaughablyEvil humorous]], cares only for his insatiable appetite.

* AndIMustScream: One of the possible deaths involves her being trapped in a {{painting|s}} by the Art/MonaLisa.

These are the characters from The Witch's House. Due to the [[MinimalistCast limited number of characters who appear]], all of them will be grouped here.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: He dragged Ellen outside to play, but after getting out of the house, Ellen returns to her original sick body, disgusting him. He came back later to make amends, but Ellen simply kills him because she doesn't believe she can have real friends, making him the first in a long line of victims she gives the house.
** The manga implies the Black Cat Demon influenced things to turn out that way.

* AndIMustScream: One of the possible deaths involves her being trapped in a painting by the Mona-Lisa.

* AdaptationalModesty: In the manga adaptation of ''The Diary of Ellen'', she wears heels instead of boots like in the game.

* NoNameGiven: He is only ever called 'Black Cat' and 'Demon'. He tells Ellen in the prequel that, as a demon, he does not really have or need a name.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: Her entire MO is to pretend to be a tiny, sweet, helpless IllGirl, only to lure her victims to their violent deaths. Notably, Ellen befriended and used Viola to [[GrandTheftMe get her body]], tortured her by cutting her legs and gouging her eyes out before the switch, then burned her throat.

* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: She is a seven-year-old ([[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld in appearance]]) CuteWitch with flowing purple hair and big eyes, and an adorable IllGirl. She is also a sadistic WickedWitch who kills many innocent people and betrays those she befriends. However, it's downplayed as she was corrupted into being one.

* IllGirl: Rare villainous example. She has an unnamed disease with pretty horrific descriptions of what it does to her her entire life. Prior to the events of the game, she was so ill that it got to the point she couldn't get out of her own bed. This was what drove her to trick Viola into swapping bodies with her, just so she could have a body that wouldn't hurt.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: At first, she is a neglected IllGirl, and even after killing her parents, she tries to befriend the boy who visits her. One misunderstanding and a BreakHerByTalking by her demon master later, she kills him and fully embraces being a WickedWitch, luring and massacring innocents without remorse.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: At first, she is a neglected IllGirl, and even after killing her parents, she tries to befriend the boy who visits her. One misunderstanding and a BreakingLecture by her demon master later, she kills him and fully embraces being a WickedWitch, luring and massacring innocents without remorse.

* BreakingLecture: Gives one to Ellen in the prequel, telling her that no one truly loves her, and one later to Viola, mocking her for her naivety in trusting Ellen and detailing how the two of them have screwed Viola over.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Zig-zagged but ultimately subverted. His behavior in game and in the prequel, ''the Diary of Ellen'', suggests that he ''does'' seem to hold some genuine affection for Ellen, such as teaching her, answering her questions, tolerating her nasty attitude towards his fellow Demon, the Crow (which delivers medicine for Ellen mind you) and himself, defending her against the Crow Demon when he reads her diary. But other scenes, such as when he gives her a BreakingLecture, make it clear he sees her as a means to his own ends, and he outright admits at one point that he does not care whether she lives or dies. He ''does'' help her in the house by acting as a savepoint for Ellen and reseting each death. While he lets her live her new life with Viola's body, he thinks that will be only temporary and when this happens, he will not acknowledge her.

* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: ''The Diary Of Ellen'' essentially reveal her story from being a sympathetic ill-girl who wished to be loved to a sadistic little witch who is willing to murder hundreds of people in order to archive that wish.