Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew up… on the Phantomhive estate in England. Beloved by his mother and father, Ciel had a happy early childhood until tragedy tore his life apart. At the age of 10, Ciel's home burned down, with his parents inside.
Living… in the rebuilt Phantomhive estate, now as the Earl Phantomhive. The only other people in the mansion are his butler Sebastian and three other servants.
Profession… toy company owner by day, crime-fighter…well, also by day. Besides running the family business, Ciel serves as “the Queen’s Watchdog,” a position that means he's in charge of overseeing England’s underworld. Though he’s only 13, Ciel can solve any crime.
Interests… revenge. Ciel’s goal in life is to find out who killed his parents and punish them. When he’s not meddling in the underworld, though, he appears to enjoy chess and eating desserts. As is proper for a young nobleman, he has dancing and music lessons, but he doesn’t much care for them.
Relationship Status… engaged. Before his parents died, he was entered into an arranged engagement with Lady Elizabeth. Despite his youth, Ciel truly cares for Elizabeth, breaking his normally cold persona to make her happy.
Challenge… finding his parents’ murderers and killing them. In order to do this, Ciel has made a pact with a demon – his butler, Sebastian. Sebastian will serve him faithfully until Ciel has accomplished his goal. At that time, Sebastian will eat his soul. Ciel's search for revenge weighs heavily on him, but he prefers it that way, saying, “Pain tends to heal as time passes, but personally, I don’t want time to heal my wounds.” Even if it's painful, he'd rather accomplish his goals.
Personality… no-nonsense and driven. Ciel does not suffer fools gladly. Because of his noble birth and great intelligence, he often treats others as lesser than himself, but he does care for a select few. When he was a young child, he was much sunnier, but trauma caused Ciel to withdraw from the world.
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Young nobleman Ciel Phantomhive is determined to find his parents' murderers so that he can get his revenge by killing them. In order to do this, Ciel has made a pact with a demon—his butler, Sebastian. Sebastian will serve him faithfully until Ciel has accomplished his goal. At that time, Sebastian will eat his soul. Fair trade, right?
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Whispers turn into screaming headlines in Earl Ciel Phantomhive's morning paper as word of the dead being resurrected takes society by storm. But when the unsavoury details of the business reach Ciel's ear, he and his superlative butler, Sebastian, book themselves on a luxury liner to look into these alleged miracles and the "Aurora Society" conducting them. As the waters lap and crash all around the vessel, mysterious individuals gather under the banner of the "Phoenix." Ciel and Sebastian may be one step closer to the truth, but have they sealed their fates by conducting an investigation on what could easily become a floating coffin?
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Sphere Music Hall, with its elaborate entertainments, has the denizens of London under its spell and at the mercy of its resident cult's nefarious motives. To snap the populace out of the trance, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his unparalleled butler Sebastian get down to business...literally! The young earl takes the fight right to the enemy's door by opening a music hall of his own. But as a new kind of battle gets under way on the stage, Othello, a fresh face from the Grim Reaper Dispatch, begins snooping around behind the curtains for reasons unknown...
