ブラックのブログ: セバスチャンミカエリス (Sebasuchan Mikaerisu / Sebastian Michaelis)

""Yes, my lord.""

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Sebastian Michaelis

セバスチャンミカエリス Sebasuchan Mikaerisu
Gender	Male
Species	Demon Raven Crow
Occupation	Butler and Bodyguard of Ciel Phantomhive
Manga debut	Volume 1, Chapter 1
Anime debut	Season I: Episode 1 Season II: Episode 1
Appears in	Manga and anime
Seiyū	Toshiyuki Morikawa (first drama CD) Daisuke Ono (anime, second drama CD, soundtrack, video game)
Voice Actor	J. Michael Tatum
Musical actor	Yuya Matsushita

Sebastian Michaelis (セバスチャンミカエリス Sebasuchan Mikaerisu) is the butler of the Phantomhive household. He is also part of the Noah's Ark Circus, where he goes by the stage name Black (ブラック Burakku). Sebastian often describes himself through the phrase "I am one hell of a butler" (私はあくまで執事ですから watashi wa aku made shitsuji desukara). The phrase plays on the word "demon" (あくま akuma) and the phrase "to the end" (あくまで aku made) which can also mean "I am a demon and a butler." In the Animax dub, he says, "I am a devilishly talented butler."

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Appearance Edit

Sebastian takes on the appearance of a tall, young adult male with red eyes and black hair. He is typically dressed in an outfit consisting of black trousers, tailcoat, vest, and a tie. He also sports a pocket watch with chain, and a chained silver lapel pin bearing the Phantomhive crest, traditionally worn by the house's head butler. White gloves conceal the mark of his Faustian contract with Ciel Phantomhive on his left hand. Occasionally, he removes his white gloves, revealing black fingernails. When acting as a tutor to his charge, he wears glasses and a scarf, and sweeps his hair back from his face. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
In the anime, when he becomes King Edward's and Richard's butler, his hair is much longer, and pulled back by a black ribbon. He also wears a slightly different outfit with a lacy ascot tie. He serves them only for a little while, never really being their butler.

Sebastian's demonic form has never been shown fully. Details including high-heeled boots, a shower of black feathers, longer fingernails, glowing irises, slitted pupils, and sharper, longer teeth.^[5]^[6]^[7] In the anime, he also has the ability to transform into a crow, although this has never been part of the manga.^[8]

Personality Edit

Sebastian is a dutiful and dedicated butler to Ciel. He follows each order faithfully, while always ensuring that the Phantomhive house runs smoothly. As such, he is noticeably annoyed whenever they end up behind schedule. The way he responds to Ciel's demands is quite notable, as the servants are pleased when they can successfully imitate the way he says, "Yes, my lord," to Ciel.^[9]
At times, Sebastian can seem as if he doesn't actually care about Ciel's wellbeing, as he frequently teases him ^[10] and has put his life in mild danger for his own amusement.^[11] Once, he responded to Ciel's kidnapping as "terrible," but only because the tea he prepared would go to waste. He also once called Ciel a "brat" who treats his workers rudely. ^[12]However, Sebastian shows concern for Ciel even when his life is in no real danger, often giving him his coat when it's cold outside. He also shows concern for Ciel when he has an athsma attack and then once again when he has a panic attack. Agni once comments that he doesn't think Sebastian is very nice to Ciel, which Sebastian is surprised and worried to hear. He attempts to 'fawn over' Ciel by feeding him in bed, but Ciel immediately tells him to stop. Despite all the troubles he goes through on a daily basis, he has said that he doesn't think it's such a bad way of life.

In Kuroshitsuji II, his personality has changed dramatically. Initially, Sebastian didn't show concern towards Ciel very often. In the second season he seems much more fond of him and becomes extremely protective of him when he is endangered, and his 'unusual' behavior has been commented on by Claude Faustus, who notices that the demon is 'abnormally attached' to Ciel, something highly unusual for their kind. He claims that Sebastian cares more for Ciel than a demon under contract should care for his master. He also seems to have become more affectionate as he is often seen patting Ciel on his head and holding him to his chest when trying to comfort him. He even has shown a possessive and jealous side, brought out whenever he thinks either Claude or Alois is after his young master. He repeatedly refers to Ciel as his, making this very clear to Claude. A demonic aura can be seen in his shadow when he feels jealous, which is shown after he sees Ciel holding Hannah's hand and when Claude brags about how good Ciel's soul is. He tells Claude that the mere thought that someone else had touched his young master makes him sick. Claude often teases Sebastian while he has Ciel in his possession, kissing Ciel's foot and talking about how the Sweet Briar flower would suit his young master. Whenever Claude makes a comment about Ciel, Sebastian immediately becomes enraged, and even tears apart an entire forest in jealousy after Claude kisses Ciel's foot to anger him. He has also openly expressed his admiration for Ciel's courage and integrity.
He seems to find humans, in general, to be "difficult creatures," but he also states that their struggles and lofty goals make them "interesting." He has also stated that he would never speak falsely or lie, unlike humans. He views Finnian, Maylene, and Baldroy as incompetent idiots who he must look after and redo tasks for. Nonetheless, he does so cheerfully, usually stating that he understands that mistakes happen. He seems to place Tanaka in high regard, frequently telling him that he is doing just fine and ordering the other servants to look to Tanaka as an example. Furthermore, he seems to view Agni as a valuable resource on taking care of Ciel, as he frequently follows Agni's advice, much to the latter's chagrin. He calls Agni a "really capable person" and is shocked that such people exist.^[13] Agni also referred to them as friends, which Sebastian finds surprising, as no one has called him such before.

Sebastian uses Prince Soma's fear of him to control his behavior.

To others, he generally appears cheerful, quiet and capable, but Prince Soma, Mey-Rin, Finnian and Baldroy have given indications that they are frightened of him, as shown when the servants become terribly distressed when they do something they think will upset him, and when Soma hides behind other people, such as Ciel and Agni, when speaking to Sebastian.^[14] Soma has also been seen running away from Sebastian or physically crouching with a look of fear when Sebastian comes near him.^[15]^[16] Sebastian seems to find this amusing and uses their fear to manipulate them into doing what he asks.
One human who is shown to thoroughly dislike him is Frances Middleford, who calls Sebastian "indecent" and "inappropriate." Her ferocity has also made her one of the few who can intimidate Sebastian to an extent.^[17] However, despite this, there seems to be a feeling of mutual respect between the two, as Sebastian hopes that Ciel can look to Frances as a role model, and Frances tells Sebastian that he is the type that will "never be taken advantage of."^[18]
Despite his ability to appear like a perfectly normal human, especially one who is able to smile, be cheerful, and be understanding, Sebastian is, in actuality, quite heartless and malicious. This comes out when he attacks others on Ciel's orders, such as when he kicked Grell's face because it was the thing most important to him. It is also shown with his cruel sarcasm and his inability to see good in much of anyone.^[19]
It is shown that Sebastian adores cats of all types, because they do not do or talk about useless things and "there is nothing cuter." He even forgives a tiger for biting him and promptly stops Beast from whipping it.^[20] He also compares the pads of a cat's soft paws to Ciel's sleeping face. Parallel to his love for cats, he despises dogs, because they make loud, barbaric noises.^[21] In the Phantomhive Manor Murder case flashback Sebastian was seen putting several kittens in his closest when he saw them in the rain.^[22]Sebastian never passes by a cat on the street without stopping to admire it, this made especially clear when he notices a mother cat nursing her kittens.
Additionally, it is known that Sebastian does not sleep, except as a luxury,^[23] and frequently does tasks for Ciel at night. He also views money as "rubbish" and is more than willing to give out generous amounts of pocket money given to him.^[24]
Sebastian also has a great distaste for Shinigami, a feeling that is returned.^[25] However, in the anime, he is much more willing to seek help from them than he is in the manga. Sebastian has shown to be more tolerable of Grell Sutcliff (a Shinigami or a Grim Reaper), even going as far as to let Grell take a photograph of the two together. He is also seen indulging Grell with some attention and will occasionally allow him to hang all over him, as long as it doesn't affect their work. Most of his kind behavior was only to persuade Grell to help im in tasks of rescuing Ciel. In Kuroshitsuji II, Sebastian has stopped showing disgust whenever Grell mentions something about them being "in love", and they seem to have formed some sort of friendship or partnership. He even plays along with Grell's flitations once.

History Edit

Little has been revealed about Sebastian's history, except that he first came to Ciel after Ciel was about to be sacrificed in a purist ritual.^[26] Ciel ordered him to slay his abductors. This marked the beginning of their contract. It is understood that this incident occurred two to three years before the events in the main storyline (first season.) When Sebastian was summoned in the manga, he appeared in his true demon form, while in the anime, he appeared as a crow accompanied by a rain of feathers. In the manga, it seems that Sebastian was summoned accidentally, but in the anime it is made apparent that Ciel knew about the existance of demons and how to summon them all too well. Also of note, he appears in front of Ciel's attackers in the manga, while in the anime, he appears in a limbo world. In both the anime and the manga, it is implied that Sebastian will take the role of Ciel's butler until Ciel has completed his personal mission of revenge -- that is the substance of their contract. Sebastian's job is to serve Ciel, doing everything from the mundane task of serving tea, to protecting Ciel from certain death, until Ciel's mission in life is complete. In return, Sebastian will receive Ciel's soul when said mission is completed. The demon was given the name "Sebastian" by Ciel for the duration of his duties as the Phantomhive butler. This name used to belong to a dog in the Phantomhive household. He was named after the dog because Ciel was angry that Sebastian looked vaugely like Ciel's father.
Sebastian stated that, in the past, he engaged in "messily sampling every dish available," and has since resorted to only consuming "high-quality" souls. As a result, he is, apparently, starving, but states that the dinner will be that much better the hungrier he is.^[27]
Additionally, it is known that Sebastian's real home is in an alternate world, but it is quite different from the human world. In particular, he has mentioned that the creatures kept as pets there are in no way comparable to cats (the example shown resembles the Alien creature designed by H.R. Giger.) It is also said that Sebastian has been alive for at least 100 years, possibly much longer; in episode 4 of Kuroshitsuji II, Sebastian briefly mentions that he met an ancient Egyptian mummy when it was alive - the Pharaoh/mummy, identified by Sebastian as Smenkhkare, reigned about 3000 years ago, towards the end of the 18th Dynasty (1336-1334BCE), hence this hints that Sebastian would have to be at least 3000 years old to have met the man.^[28] In the anime, he also claims to be responsible for the spread of the Black Death, which occurred about 500 years before the main storyline.^[29]

Manga Synopsis Edit

Kidnapping Edit

Sebastian first appears waking Ciel and informing him about the day's schedule. He then proceeds to prepare for the evening's special guest, Clause. The bumbling of the other servants almost causes catastrophe, but through quick thinking and quicker reflexes, Sebastian is able to keep things running smoothly.
The following day, Elizabeth Middleford pays a visit, and Sebastian helps satisfy her wish to holding a dance party by teaching Ciel to dance. When Elizabeth breaks Ciel's heirloom ring, Sebastian later collects the pieces and fixes it for him, returning it to him that evening.

A few days after Clause's visit, Ciel is kidnapped by a drug dealer named Azzurro Vanel of the Fener family. When Ciel refuses to supply the information Azzurro is seeking, the dealer orders his snipers to kill Ciel's servants. When a sniper misses hitting Sebastian, he is alerted to his presence. The snipers leave in a vehicle, but Sebastian runs quickly enough to stop them. He gathers information from Azzurro's servants, killing them afterward by letting them fall to their deaths, and informs Azzurro from a car phone that he intends to pick up Ciel. Once he arrives, he is attacked, but is able to calmly eliminate most of Azzurro's defense using mostly silverware. Sebastian then enters the room where Ciel is being held and moves to provide the requested ransom. Hidden gunmen then inflict what appears to be multiple fatal gunshot wounds on Sebastian, but he recovers quickly and returns the bullets by spitting them out of his mouth. He eliminates all of Ciel's kidnappers, refusing Azzurro's offer of women and money if he left Ciel to work for him, and returns Ciel home.

Jack the Ripper Edit

Ciel decides to spend the social season at his manor in London, where he discovers his aunt Angelina "Madame Red" Durless, her butler Grell Sutcliff and family friend Lau looting his house in search of tea. As Sebastian prepares some, they gather information of the murders performed by an unidentified serial killer, labeled Jack the Ripper by police and other prostitutes. After meeting with Undertaker, they determine that the removal of the murdered women's wombs had to have been performed by an expert, meaning an individual with anatomical knowledge.

Sebastian quickly makes a list of potential suspects and whittles it down to the Viscount of Druitt, Aleister Chamber. They decide to attend a party Aleister is holding in disguise, with Ciel dressing up as Angelina's niece and Sebastian pretending to be his tutor. During the party, Sebastian creates a diversion by pretending to be a hired magician, so Ciel can investigate Aleister. Shortly thereafter, Ciel is drugged and whisked off to a hidden room in the manor where Aleister has begun to auction him off. Sebastian rescues Ciel, Aleister is arrested and they believe that the culprit of the murders is now safely behind bars.
However, another murder takes place, indicating that they have not yet found the real murderer. Sebastian and Ciel review the previous murders, and learn of the next likely victim. They lie in wait outside her home, sure that if the murderer were to enter, they would see him or her. However, the woman is killed anyway, and upon inspecting her home, they find Grell standing over her body. Angelina and Grell confess that they are Jack the Ripper.
Sebastian deals with Grell in his Shinigami form, whose modified death scythe is able to injure Sebastian. When Angelina moves in to attack Ciel, Sebastian momentarily returns to his demon form and moves to kill her. Ciel orders him to stop, because Angelina had hesitated in her attack. Grell kills Angelina when she refuses to kill Ciel, and Ciel orders Sebastian to eliminate Grell. Sebastian manages to overpower Grell, and moves in to kill him with his own death scythe. However, just as he is about to deliver the finishing blow, William Spears appears and stops him. Sebastian apologizes for his failure to kill Grell, but Ciel dismisses him.

Curry Contest Edit

After the murders stopped, London faces another problem; British citizens who have recently returned from India are the victims of an attack that leaves them stripped and hanging upside-down outside of Indian pubs. Ciel, Sebastian and Lau begin their investigation and are attacked by some Indians in a poor district. Prince Soma and Agni help them out and reveal that they are in town to find Soma's servant, Meena. In return for their assistance, they come to stay at Ciel's manor, where Sebastian learns that Agni is on par with his fighting abilities, despite being just a human.

That night, Agni leaves the manor, and Lau, Ciel, Soma and Sebastian follow him to Lord Harold West's home. They discover that Agni is working for West, and has knowledge of Meena's whereabouts. Soma bursts in, but Agni obeys West's orders and begins to attack Soma. Sebastian bursts in to save Soma, albeit in disguise. Back at the manor, they speculate that West wants to win the upcoming curry competition in order to obtain a Royal Warrant. The attacks, then, were done to terrorize any competitors into backing out. Ciel decides he would like to obtain the warrant instead, and orders Sebastian to make a competition-worthy curry. Soma acts as a taste tester while Sebastian works on replicating the quality of Agni's curry. After finally achieving it, Ciel says it's not enough to merely be on par with Agni, and that he needs to win. Sebastian insists that he has a plan.
At the competition, it appears that Sebastian is ruining his curry by having the heat up too high and he is not able to make a perfect naan under the conditions provided. When it comes time to present their curries, Agni immediately wins favor, while the judges mock Sebastian's doughnut. However, once they taste it, they are evenly split over which curry is better and declare a tie, due to the excellent combination of flavorings from the chocolate that Sebastian added. He insists it was the orders of his master, to put the chocolate in the curry. Queen Victoria and John Brown arrive, though, and stop the judges. The queen then declares that Sebastian's is the winner, due to its appeal to people of all ages. Agni and Soma make up, and Agni tells Sebastian that he is a good friend.

Noah's Ark Circus Edit

Ciel and Sebastian are sent out by the queen to investigate the disappearances of children that seem to coincide with the presence of the Noah's Ark Circus. They attend a show, and Sebastian is invited onstage, where he is bitten by a tiger. After the show, Joker approaches him and takes him to see Doctor to ensure that he is okay. While there, he learns that many of the performers have prosthetic limbs, and he investigates Beast's leg. Beast, however, accuses him of being rude, and Dagger attack to defend his sister's honor. Due to his skill in evading the attacks, Joker is impressed and invites him to join the circus. Sebastian agrees and the following day, he brings Ciel to take the entrance test, which he is able to pass with Sebastian's help.
Joker takes them on a tour of the tents, pointing out which ones are off-limits because they are the first-tier members' tents. Afterward, Sebastian tells Ciel that the children aren't present and suggests they inspect the first-tier members' tents that are protected by Snake's poisonous snakes. They work on assimilating in with the rest of the members while they wait for an opportunity to investigate further. They are given stage names, with Sebastian's name being Black. While in the practice tent, they discover that the Shinigami, William Spears, is also present, under the name Suit. They agree to not interfere with each other, which is made more difficult by Spears' assignment as Sebastian's roommate. His presence prevents Sebastian from investigating while the circus members are sleeping, because William is worried that he would be consuming souls if he was let out.

During a performance Sebastian and Ciel are able to infiltrate the first-tier members' tents, which is possible because Sebastian captured the snakes. However, when Wendy is injured, Sebastian is asked to stand in for her and Spears is asked to stand in for Peter. Ciel investigates further on his own, and asks Sebastian to hurry back before the first-tier members do, in order to release the snakes. When Spears makes this more difficult by refusing to touch Sebastian, Sebastian grabs his death scythe, so they can finish the performance. After the show, he is able to hurry back and release the poisonous snakes, despite knowing that Ciel was still investigating.
Ciel reveals the information he was able to gather, and asks Sebastian to investigate further. When the first-tier members learn that Ciel and Sebastian were searching in their tents, Joker leaves to consult Father, and Sebastian takes advantage of Beast's distress in order to seduce her into revealing Father's name. In the morning, Sebastian and Ciel leave for the London manor, where Ciel attempts to prepare for further investigation. However, because Ciel is sick, Agni convinces Sebastian that part of his duty as a butler is to look after his master's health. Much to Ciel's dismay, Sebastian follows this advice, and delays him from confronting Baron Kelvin until that night.
Upon reaching the manor, Ciel and Sebastian learn that Joker and Baron Kelvin were expecting their presence and had prepared dinner. Sebastian tests the wine for poison, but Ciel says he has no intention of eating. Baron Kelvin has Joker put on an impromptu circus act, using the untrained, kidnapped children for the cast. After two children are killed by their acts, Ciel orders Sebastian to put a stop to it. Ciel pulls a gun on Baron Kelvin and orders him to lead them to the kidnapped children's whereabouts. He then learns that the Baron has recreated the place Ciel was used as a sacrifice, which results in Ciel recalling his trauma and shooting him. When Joker attempts to go to his father's aid, Sebastian cuts off his left hand and orders him to not disturb his master.

Doctor arrives and reveals that he used the kidnapped children to create the prosthetic limbs the cast members wear, and Sebastian comments on their exceptional quality. Doctor then grabs one of the kidnapped children and slices her open. This reminds Ciel of his own past and traumatizes him to the point of breaking down completely, screaming and vomiting out of shock. However, Sebastian is able to calm him down slightly by grasping his hand and reminding him he was 'outside of the cage' now. He holds Ciel and takes off his eyepatch, telling him to call his name. Ciel orders Sebastian to kill everyone and burn the place down. Sebastian hesitantly obeys, at first protesting because their mission from the Queen was not yet completed, using the sign of his contract to use nearby candles to ignite the mansion. Ciel responds by yelling at him and reminding him of his place. After setting the building on fire, Sebastian then carries Ciel out, where they encounter Doll who had gone looking for her adoptive brother. Doll becomes upset upon learning of Joker's death and attacks them. Sebastian is later seen walking away from the mansion, and it is implied that he killed her.^[30]
Afterward, Sebastian boards a train with Ciel, and is forced to join him in first class, as third class was full. There, he questions Ciel's kindness in visiting the Renbon Workhouse, where the first-tier members grew up, and comments that it is at odds with his willingness to slay the children he was supposed to save. When Ciel states that it is because they would be better off dead, Sebastian calls him arrogant.
After the train ride, they get a short ride from a local to a hill that they climb to find the workhouse. There, they discover that the workhouse is in ruins, and must have been abandoned quite some time ago. Sebastian comments that Baron Kelvin lied, and he likely allowed Doctor to carve up the brothers and sisters Joker referred to for more artificial limbs. Ciel finds it darkly amusing that humans would fight to defend something nonexistent, commenting that he himself is a human like them, something to which Sebastian cheerfully agrees and states that humans are interesting.
Later, Ciel and Sebastian return to the manor, where Elizabeth comments that she wants to get new clothes and go on a boat ride. To satisfy her wants, he calls in Nina Hopkins, a tailor the Phantomhives have worked with previously. Sebastian initially insults her designs, saying that the colors red and yellow do not suit Ciel and would make him look too childish. As a result, she throws Ciel, Sebastian, and Elizabeth out of the room.
When Ciel returns for a fitting, she removes his top, unhappy with the silhouette. In order to prevent Elizabeth from seeing Ciel's slave mark, Sebastian places his hand over it according to Ciel's order, forcing Nina to suffer through awkwardly measuring Ciel. Thinking that it was safe, Sebastian removes his hand only to have Soma and Agni burst into the room. Sebastian then rips down a curtain, covering Ciel long enough to dress him and cover the brand. He then leads them back to the dining hall, where Elizabeth learns that Ciel had recently been ill. She asks why Ciel never tells her anything, and Sebastian states that although it is a hard question to answer, Ciel seems more relaxed than he had been in a while, thanks to her company.

Phantomhive Manor Murder Case Edit

When Charles Grey and Charles Phipps arrive at the manor, Grey attacks Baldroy and Mey-Rin upon entrance. Sebastian intervenes in enough time in order to prevent Grey from stabbing Baldroy in the head. He then lets them in to see Ciel. They announce that Queen Victoria wants Ciel to host a banquet and a guest, which Ciel reluctantly agrees to do. Ciel then orders Sebastian to begin preparations and contact Lau and Undertaker.

When the day arrives, he and the other servants make sure the event runs smoothly. Afterward, they clean up in the kitchen when the guest of honor at the party, Georg von Siemens, requests their attention. Mey-Rin and Sebastian go to see what he wants, and they hear a loud scream, which attracts all of the guests from the party. When he does not unlock the door, Sebastian breaks it down, and inside, they find Georg's corpse. Because the majority of houseguests blame Ciel for the murder, they decide he must be watched by one of them. Arthur Wordsmith is chosen to watch Ciel and they are handcuffed together. At this time, Sebastian makes arrangements with the other servants of the house, giving them instructions to last several days. In the morning, Sebastian is found dead and does not wake up even on Ciel's order.
He is moved to the basement with the other bodies. Later the residents search his body for a key but do not find it. When Jeremy Rathbone arrives, Sebastian's corpse, along with Phelps's and Siemens's corpses, are moved into rooms according to the time they were murdered. After Jeremy examines the bodies and everyone leaves, Charles Grey suddenly rushes back upstairs on a feeling and peers under the blanket at Sebastian's corpse.
Later, after the case is solved, Arthur Wordsmith is thanked by Jeremy for taking care of the Young Master. Arthur suddenly realizes that something is odd about Jeremy and he rushes back to the Phantomhive residence where he accuses Jeremy of being Sebastian. Removing the disguise it is revealed that Sebastian has been alive and well and posing as Jeremy since he arrived. He "borrows" Phelp's corpse and dresses it like him so that it would appear that Sebastian and Jeremy were two different people.
Sebastian explains to Wordsmith what really happened that night, and in the process reveals that Charles Grey was the one to kill him.

Anime Synopsis Edit

Relevant differences between the manga and anime will be covered here. It should be noted that the Noah's Ark Circus and Phantomhive Manor Murder Case storylines are manga-exclusive.

Houndsworth Edit

He accompanies Ciel to the village of Houndsworth to investigate the a number of suspicious deaths and continued dog fights, despite Queen Victoria declaring that it's animal cruelty. Sebastian, Ciel and the Phantomhive servants stay with Henry Barrymore and learn that the devil dog is a ruse that he manufactured to keep the villagers under his control. When the villagers go maniacal, and attack the Phantomhives, who were trying to protect James' dog, they reveal that Henry had made up the myth, and was really responsible for James' death. In response, the villagers carry Henry off to jail, but that night, Henry is taken from his cell and killed.

After some investigation, they learn that there is a real devil dog, named Pluto, who Sebastian subdues, through what he calls a carrot-and-stick method. Angela reveals that Pluto was her dog, which makes Sebastian quite suspicious of her, as taming a devil dog is quite difficult. She then asks if she can send him back with them, which Ciel agrees to, knowing how much Sebastian hates dogs.
Sebastian's finding of hot water while taming Pluto also makes the trip successful for the queen, as the town can now be modified into a spa resort. When they leave, it is shown that the village is happily working toward that goal.
After their visit, Ciel tries to get a picture of Sebastian with a special camera that shows who the person cares about most who is not of this world( a loved animal or human that has died). He enlists the help of Finnian, Mey-Rin, Baldroy, and later, Lau, who are all also curious to see Sebastian expressing something human like caring for others. However, Sebastian is able to avoid his attempts, until Ciel puts himself in harm's way. He states that Ciel could have ordered him to stand still for the photo, but Ciel denies knowing what he is talking about. However, before Baldroy and Finnian can develop the film, Pluto sets them, and the film (without killing them), on fire then he runs to Sebastian and gets a reward. That night, Sebastian takes a picture of Ciel sleeping in his "office" and a "sad" Pluto in the backround outside of the window to confuse the servents. Sebastian thanks him mockingly for the compliment the following morning, much to Ciel's annoyance.

Shard of Hope Edit

When Ciel and Sebastian learn that the Shard of Hope ring is needed for evidence related to a string of kidnappings from Fred Aberline, they follow him to Undertaker's place to gather more information, and discover that the ring has been incorporated into the ice sculpture's contest's prize. They try to win the ring from the Frost Fair ice sculpture contest, and while Sebastian's ice sculpture is awe-inspiring, the original thieves of the ring bomb the ice, causing the ice to crack, and the ice sculpture the ring was in to fall. They decide not to worry about it anymore, as they have supposedly lost it to the frozen waters.
However, it ends up in Elizabeth's hands anyway, and leads to Drocell Keinz kidnapping her, which they learn about from Paula. Ciel sends Sebastian off to gather more information while he invades the Mandalay manor with Pluto and Grell. Inside, he encounters Drocell and is rescued from Drocell's dolls by Sebastian. Sebastian reveals that Elizabeth must be in the sealed tower in the back, and they use Pluto to get in. Inside, they find her easily, but encounter Drocell again. After a brief fight with Drocell, they learn that he is being controlled by someone else, but Sebastian decides not to give chase, because the owner of the puppet controlling Drocell was not nearby.
Afterward, as per Elizabeth's wishes, they celebrate Ciel's birthday with a small party including Elizabeth, Paula, and the Phantomhive servants.

Curry Contest Edit

When Meena and other audience members go on the rampage from the spice curryma, Ciel has Sebastian force-feed them his curry bread, which cures them. As a result of this display, Queen Victoria declares their curry the winner.

Haunted Castle Edit

Ciel learns the castle he is trying to modify into a hotel is home to two ghosts who are scaring off the workers. He and Sebastian go off to investigate, and encounter King Edward and Richard, two ghosts who have inhabited the castle since their deaths 400 years ago. Ciel initially loses Sebastian to them in a game of chess that Edward cheats at to win, because Richard has taken a liking to Sebastian.
However, after learning more about them, Ciel and Sebastian help them find peace with their murders, which is done by Sebastian forcibly taking Richard's skull from him. Although initially distressed, he explains to Edward that the skull is not his own, and the recall the day they were murdered. After finally finding some peace, they move on to heaven, allowing work to resume on the castle.

Book of Doomsday Edit

Ash informs Ciel and Sebastian about a cult that is planning to overthrow the government, and they go see Undertaker, as the cult has been taking shipments of coffins lately. With his help, they go in undercover, with Grell in tow, to investigate. They learn that only young boys who are a member of the heaven's choir can get close to the mysterious priest who oversees the cult.
Ciel goes in and finds that a creation of his mother and father has been made into the priest, who Sebastian kills once it tries to strangle Ciel. Angela reveals herself and kidnaps Ciel, taking him to the Shinigami library. Sebastian and Grell give chase to try to stop her, but learn from William that if they interfere while she is changing Ciel's magic play, then they will alter his history. Nonetheless, Ciel is able to resist on his own. Angry, Angela goes on the rampage, but with Undertaker's aid, Sebastian, Grell, and William stop her, for the time being.

Conspiracy and Revenge Edit

When the body of John Stanmil shows up in the river, Ciel and Sebastian try to retrieve something off of it, as per Ash's request on the queen's behalf. However, with so little to go off of, as Ash refuses to reveal any information about what precisely they're looking for, they go to Lau for help, who promises to spread a rumor on their behalf.
Later, though, Ash has Aberline and Randall arrest them, stating that they found large quantities of opium in Ciel's warehouse. They separate the two, and Sebastian is tortured by Angela, for no particular reason. However, Ciel saves him by calling him and Ciel and Sebastian go after Lau, who has betrayed Ciel, themselves.

They chase Lau and Ran-Mao on to their boat, and Sebastian takes on Ran-Mao while Ciel confronts Lau. When Lau becomes violent, Aberline saves Ciel from his first strike, but falls down quickly afterward. Before Lau can attack Ciel a second time, Sebastian deals a fatal wound, and Ran-Mao and Lau decide to jump ship, presumably to their deaths.
A few days later, Sebastian and Ciel go to the exposition, where Queen

Victoria confirms that she is responsible for Ciel's parents' murders. Ciel orders Sebastian to take out Ash and the queen, but their fight endangers the citizens below, so Ciel stops Sebastian, much to his annoyance. As a result, Sebastian abandons Ciel briefly, as he thinks Ciel's hesitation has made him unwilling to carry out his plan of revenge. He appears a bit later in the form of the cat, watching over Ciel.
Sometime later, when Sebastian sees Ciel regain focus in a burning London, he abandons the angel Ash/Angela, with whom he had been hanging out, to go back to Ciel's side. Ciel then orders him to kill Ash, so they go confront him, and he is able to take Ash out by turning into his true demon form. Afterwards, they travel down a river that is flowing with Ciel's cinematic record and arrive at an island that strongly resembles the Isle of the Dead (a painting by Arnold Böcklin.) There, Sebastian moves in and presumably consumes Ciel's soul. The last frame shows Sebastian leaning into Ciel's face, with his eyes glowing red.

Revival at Trancy's Tragedy Edit

Sebastian arrives at the Trancy manor as a mysterious traveler carrying a large steamer trunk, requesting shelter from the storm for the night. Alois Trancy agrees after saying that he smells good. He uses the opportunity to go down to the storage room with the child's guidance, taking a box of tea leaves of a flavor called New Moon Drop. A bit later, it is revealed that he is trying to revive Ciel, whose body was stored in the trunk Sebastian was carrying. He is attacked by Claude but manages to flee safely into the woods. Once there, he opens the trunk and gently places an unconsicous Ciel in a sitting position. Patting his master on the head, he tells him that it's time to wake up. He opens the New Moon Drop box and takes out the Phantomhive family ring, which had been stored there for an unknown reason as of yet.
As he slips it onto his master's thumb, the ring sparkles mysteriously. Ciel awakens but appears confused and less feisty than usual. His eyes have become dull in colour.

Afterwards, Sebastion resumes his role as Ciel's butler while trying to help him seek and complete his revenge a second time to complete his soul to be devoured. Upon doing so he makes a contract with another demon, Claude Faustus, in which Sebastion will make Alois Trancy the target for Ciel's revenge. Although the contract is still active as symbolized by the dark rose he wears on his jacket, Sebastion makes clear his dislike of Claude. He states that he will never allow Claude a taste of his master's soul and goes into frequent competitions with him such as cooking pastries or participating in a Danse Macabre.
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Later, when Claude breaks their contract by taking Ciel from him, as opposed to the conditions set down, Sebastian is clearly enraged. When Claude teases Sebastian by kissing Ciel's foot, he becomes so jealous that he tears apart an entire forest to vent his frustration. He, along with Grell, travel to the remains of Alois' (Jim's) village where a woman tells them the story of what happened to the village before she is killed by the triplets. Grell uses his Death Scyth to kill the triplets, revealing their role in the burning of the village. A scene also shows Hannah kneeling before Ciel, holding his hand in a rose garden. Sebastian is again furious with jealousy, as shown by the demonic aura behind him, and goes to take back his Master.
After confronting Claude, he throws the blackened contract rose into the air as a distraction and punches Claude in the abdomen, then declares their deal is off.
In episode 11 when Ciel alters the maze of Alois's Heart- which Sebastian & Claude are racing through by answering questions based around Alois- however now Ciel has changed the questions to be based around himself in order to aid Sebastian. When Sebastian got the question: Why did Sebastian Michealis not eat Ciel Phantomhive's soul? He explains that it was because he had lost his arm which beared the seal of the contract and in a short amount of time Claude had stolen Ciel's soul.Ciel comes to and calls out to Sebastian and orders him to come and eat his soul already. But Alois quickly returns and both he and Hannah go into the clock tower. Both Sebastian and Claude agree to work together in order to retrieve Ciel. However they found that Alois in Ciel's body had contracted with Hannah.

Hannah makes the butlers battle each other to decide who will ultimately gain Ciel's soul. Sebastian eventually kills Claude with the demon sword. While claiming his prize, Hannah reveals her contract with Alois is not to let either butler gain Ciel Phantomhive's soul. She then jumps into the sea with Ciel and also reveals to Sebastian that Ciel shall be reborn as a demon so that he will never be able to obtain Ciel's soul. This is Alois Trancy's ultimate revenge on both Claude and Sebastian. By having Sebastian kill Claude and turning Ciel into a demon, she effectively prevents both butlers from acquiring Ciel's soul.

With Sebastian's contract with Ciel still valid and now Ciel reborn as a demon, Sebastian has been given an 'everlasting spell'. He is forced to serve Ciel Phantomhive for all enternity: unable to devour his soul because of it's new demon properties, Sebastian cannot break the contract seal. Sebastian then hands out gifts to all individuals in the series that know Ciel while Ciel prepares to leave the Phantomhive household. When Tanaka appears, he is wearing the silver lapel pin of the Phantomhive head butler, signifying that Sebastian has returned the pin and in effect tendered his resignation from the post. Ciel and Sebastian are last seen in a field of black and white roses. Sebastian, holding Ciel in his arms, disappears together with him to an unknown place where 'demons and humans are equal'.

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Saturday, April 16, 2011

セバスチャンミカエリス (Sebasuchan Mikaerisu / Sebastian Michaelis)

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Appearance Edit

Personality Edit

History Edit