List of Black Butler characters

The residents of the Phantomhive manor as they appear in the manga. Clockwise from center: Ciel Phantomhive, Finnian, Mey-Rin, Baldroy, Sebastian Michaelis, and Tanaka.

The manga and anime series Black Butler features an extensive cast of characters created by Yana Toboso. The series takes place in England during the reign of Queen Victoria. It follows Sebastian Michaelis, a demonic butler obliged to serve twelve-year-old Earl Ciel Phantomhive due to a contract he made with Ciel binding Sebastian to the child's will. Although Sebastian is able to carry out his tasks with ease and perfection, his co-workers, Baldroy, Finnian, and Mey-Rin, are not as competent, resulting in Sebastian having to complete their tasks as well. Sebastian also assists Ciel in solving the problems plaguing England.

Main characters

Sebastian Michaelis

Sebastian Michaelis (セバスチャン・ミカエリス, Sebasuchan Mikaerisu) is the butler of the Phantomhive household and acts as Ciel's bodyguard. Sebastian often describes himself through his catchphrases "I am one hell of a butler" and "You see if I couldn't kill a man, what kind of a butler would I be?" (私はあくまで執事ですから, Watashi wa akuma de shitsuji desu kara). The phrase plays on the word "demon" (あくま, akuma) and the phrase "to the end" (あくまで, aku made). It can also translate to "I am a demon and a butler". In Funimation's English translation, this phrase becomes "I am a devilishly talented butler" or "I am simply one hell of a butler" which is another play on his demonic origins.

Being a butler is a job he is completely devoted to, following Ciel's orders faithfully. However, he doesn't seem to be truly concerned about Ciel's well-being at times, insulting and irritating Ciel to see his reaction. However, occasionally he does appear to actually care about Ciel, such as in the Noah's Arc Circus arc where he was worried when Ciel had an asthma attack, and again later on when Ciel had a panic attack. Sebastian is also shown to be obsessed with cats, kittens, wild catlike beasts, and so on. Comically, the only times he does not follow Ciel's orders are when he sees a cat, too preoccupied with it to pay any attention to anything else. He has an extreme aversion to dogs, as it was much to his dismay when Pluto the hellhound came to stay at the manor.

He is highly skilled at practically everything, and handles every task, no matter how impossible it is, as well as any problem that arises from the errors of the other staff with ease, stating it is only natural the butler of the Phantomhive household is capable of such. This is due to the fact he is a demon who is bound by a Faustian contract to abide by Ciel's will. A sign matching the one marking Ciel's right eye can be found on Sebastian's left hand. The mark of the contract has been said to allow Sebastian to find Ciel. The name Sebastian is, in fact, a temporary name given to him by Ciel and was previously held by Ciel's dog. In the anime adaption, Sebastian's demonic form is associated with a crow or a raven. Sebastian's true demonic form has not been fully revealed in the manga or the anime.

In the manga he is currently working undercover as the new Warden for the Shappire Owl Dorm at Weston College.

He is voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa on the first drama CD, Daisuke Ono in the anime adaption and on the second drama CD, and J. Michael Tatum in the English dub.. In the upcoming film adaptation, Michaelis will be portrayed by Hiro Mizushima.

Ciel Phantomhive

Earl Ciel Phantomhive (シエル・ファントムハイヴ, Shieru Fantomuhaivu) born on December 14, 1875 is the business-savvy, egotistical 12-year-old (13-year-old as of chapter 14) and the head of the English Phantomhive noble family after the deaths of his parents, Lord Vincent Phantomhive and Lady Rachel Phantomhive. He runs the Funtom Company, which manufactures toys and sweets, with the later addition of a food branch after winning a Royal Warrant. His right eye, which is usually covered with a black eye patch, bears a pentacle, the sign of the Faustian contract he made with the demon Sebastian. Sebastian says that the mark on Ciel is proof of their contract. He also says that demons mark their prey so that they can locate them.

After his parents' deaths and prior to meeting Sebastian, he was a slave and a sacrifice in a cult ritual. During one particular instance where Ciel was being tortured, his hatred for his torturers summoned Sebastian. He then commanded the demon to kill all the people in the room. During his time as a slave, a mark was burned into his back. He does not want anyone to see this mark and appears to not enjoy physical contact, though he tolerates Sebastian and does not complain when the demon picks him up or holds him.

He is usually portrayed as emotionless, un-childlike, though he occasionally expresses concern for the well-being of the few close to him; Sebastian is not one of those people. He sometimes portrays himself as a happy person, but soon returns to his true self. He is close with his cousin and fiancée Elizabeth, seeing her as an important girl he needs to protect. Although he gets easily annoyed by her, he cares deeply for her and doesn't like seeing her sad or hurt. It becomes more apparent that Ciel loves Elizabeth, shown when he got jealous when she danced with Alois, he risks his life to protect her, and acknowledges her as his future wife. Before the loss of his parents, Ciel seemed to be a happy, childlike boy. Ciel is proficient with the use of guns, keeping a number of concealed guns nearby in order to protect himself. He has asthma, which was inherited from his mother.

In the manga he is currently attending Weston College, looking into disappearances from the school. He is the Shappire Owl Dorm.

At the end of the anime adaptation, with his revenge completed, Ciel's soul is supposedly devoured by Sebastian. Ciel insists that Sebastian make the process as painful as possible so as to "carve the pain of his life into his soul".

He is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro on the first drama CD, Maaya Sakamoto in the anime adaption and second drama CD, and Brina Palencia in the English dub. In the upcoming film adaptation, Ciel Phantomhive has been changed into a young woman named Shiori Genpō (幻蜂 汐璃, Genpō Shiori), portrayed by Ayame Goriki.

Supporting

Phantomhive household

The Phantomhive Estate belongs to the English noble family Phantomhive and is located outside the city of London. The Phantomhive family is a secret executive agency controlled directly by the Queen and is often referred to as the "Evil Noblemen" and the "Queen's Watchdogs". They are tasked with eliminating anything that worries the Queen by any means necessary. They are able to control and manage the underworld of the United Kingdom to avoid any information of its existence from reaching the general public. The current head of the family is Ciel Phantomhive, son of Earl Vincent and Lady Rachel Phantomhive who were murdered and their original estate burned (the manor in which Ciel currently resides with his servants is an exact replica of the original manor). In addition to the services they provide for the Queen, the Phantomhive family runs a toy and confectionery company called Funtom Company.

The estate currently has five servants, but their positions as servants are a front for their real jobs of protecting the Phantomhive Estate as well as protecting Ciel, to whom they are deeply devoted. Baldroy serves as the household cook. Finnian is the gardener and Mey-Rin is the maid. The three were personally chosen and trained by Sebastian for their duties. Tanaka has served under Earl Vincent and Lady Rachel as their butler, but has not been seen doing any work during his service under Ciel, in which his job is the house steward. Sebastian Michaelis, a demon, acts as the butler after Tanaka. Snake is the newest addition in the manga, and acts as footman. Lady Rachel and Earl Phantomhive each have one sister; both married and became a part of other noble families before the start of the series. Madame Red, born as Angelina Durless, married into the Barnett family. She commits the murders investigated in the Jack the Ripper case and is killed by her accomplice after her exposure. Marchioness Frances married Marquis Middleford (Midford), and their daughter, Elizabeth, is engaged to Ciel.

Bardroy (バルドロイ, Barudoroi)

Baldroy, usually referred to as Bard or Baldo, is the household cook of American descent. He rarely produces anything edible as he uses weaponry such as flamethrowers to cook, believing that cooking is an art requiring explosions. Sebastian believes anything he creates is made up of charcoal and carcinogens. Bardroy pursues cooking to learn how to slow down, as he states cooking takes patience to master. He used to be an English soldier whose entire platoon was wiped out, leaving him as the only survivor. While terrible at cooking, he is shown to be capable of taking advantage of his surroundings, such as using fine flour to create an explosion. At the conclusion of the first season of the anime, it was unknown whether he survived, although it was noted he was breathing before he collapsed. In the second season, he is revealed to have survived. Like Finnian and Mey-Rin, he provides much of the comic relief. He is voiced by Hiroki Touchi in the anime adaption and Rikiya Koyama on the drama CD, and Ian Sinclair in the English dub. In the Manga it is Baldroy (Baldo) and in the Anime it is Bardroy (Bard).

Finnian (フィニアン, Finian)

Finnian, often called Finny, is a gardener. However, it seems every time he tends to the garden, it is destroyed through an accident caused by his clumsiness. He is portrayed as an innocent, Shota-like character who loves his work, but is dubbed an idiot by Sebastian. Finnian displays feats of superhuman strength, such as dragging and throwing Pluto around, which he tries to suppress for fear of hurting others and risk of sabotaging his work. The sequence, S-012, is tattooed on the nape of his neck and is usually covered by his straw hat. He works as a gardener to spend as much time as possible outside because he was not able to do so before. Furthermore, he explains that he loves working for Ciel because he does not give him injections, put him up against his friends in a death match, or lock him in a cage. He was experimented on to increase physical strength before the events of the story until he was rescued by Sebastian; Sebastian offered Finnian a good salary for his services, but Finnian only wanted to go outside. In the anime, he develops an infatuation for Angela because of her kindness and beauty until he sees her true dominatrix personality. At the conclusion of the first season of the anime, it was unknown whether he survived, although it was noted he was breathing before he collapsed. In the second season, he is revealed to have survived. Like Bardroy and Mey-Rin, he provides much of the comic relief. He is voiced by Yūki Kaji in the anime adaption and Motoki Takagi on the drama CD, and Jason Liebrecht in the English dub.

Mey-Rin (メイリン, Meirin)

Mey-Rin is a clumsy maid whose glasses do nothing to improve her clumsiness. However, she refuses to purchase a new pair as they are the first thing Ciel bought for her. Sebastian believes her main problem is her intelligence and not her poor eyesight. She has a crush on Sebastian as she blushes whenever she is in his presence and is even clumsier when Sebastian is watching. In the anime, she fantasizes about being close to him. She is rather superstitious but admits to having a soft spot for scary stories. Mey-Rin used to be a sniper who did not use a scope, due to her sharp far-sighted vision. The glasses she wears help limit her vision so she doesn't get distracted from her work. She is also physically fit as she can use a sniper rifle like a hand gun and keeps hundreds loaded at once to decrease reload time. At the conclusion of the first season of the anime, it was unknown whether she survived, although it was noted she was breathing before she collapsed. In the second season, she is revealed to have survived. Like Bardroy and Finnian she provides much of the comic relief. She is voiced by Emiri Katou in the anime adaption and Fumiko Orikasa on the drama CD, and Monica Rial in the English dub.

Tanaka (タナカ)

Tanaka is the house steward who has served under the former Phantomhive Head. He was present when Ciel's parents were killed and was stabbed in the back trying to protect Ciel. As a result, he rarely talks or does any work. Sebastian seems to respect him the most out of all the staff. He is usually seen drinking from a Japanese tea cup. Despite his appearance, Tanaka is capable of killing intruders effortlessly. Prior to Sebastian's appointment as Ciel's butler, Tanaka served as the head butler of the Phantomhive household, for both Ciel's father and Ciel. In the manga, when Sebastian is apparently murdered, Ciel appoints Tanaka as the head butler again, a position he fulfills nearly as well as Sebastian. In the anime, he is commonly in a super deformed form. When he is not, he is as capable a servant as Sebastian. As the series progresses, he is seen less often in a super deformed form. He is voiced by Shunji Fujimura in the anime adaption and Mugihito on the drama CD and R Bruce Elliott in the English dub.

Snake (スネーク, Sunēku)

As a snake handler, Snake was the latest First Tier member to the Noah's Arc Circus. He is always seen with at least one snake draped around his shoulders and has distinct snake skin patterns covering various patches all over his body. His sentences always end with "said Oscar" (or a name of one of his many snakes) indicating he is uncomfortable when communicating with others unless through his pets. Snake was taken in as a 'brother' after the First Tiered members freed him from a traveling freak show. He had vowed to avenge his dead siblings after Ciel and Sebastian had disposed of them all, leaving him alone again. Snake tracked down the Phantomhive Mansion using the clothes Smile left behind and a little unexpected help from Prince Soma. After the murder cases within the mansion were solved, Snake was revealed as the 13th guest caught by Sebastian while hiding on the mansion grounds in an attempt to take Ciel's life. Instead of killing him, Ciel welcomed him as an addition to his servants, making him the footman of the Phantomhive Mansion. He accompanied Ciel on the Campania and still refers to Ciel and Sebastian as Smile and Black, respectively.

Pluto (プルートゥ, Purūtu)

Appearing in the anime adaption, Pluto, also known as the Demon Hound, is a large dog that terrorizes the town of Houndsworth until Sebastian tames him and brings him to the Phantomhive Estate. He can breathe fire, walk through barriers and shape-shift into a human. As a human, he still retains dog-like behaviour. Although Sebastian hates dogs, Pluto has taken a liking to him and only listens to Sebastian's orders. He has ties to the organization that killed Ciel's parents, as he is seen resting by the feet of a member licking his hand and has been with Angela prior to living at the Phantomhive Estate. When Ash uses him to set fire to the Estate and burn London, Ciel orders his staff to kill Pluto. He is voiced by Takafumi Yamaguchi in the anime adaption and Z. Charles Bolton in the English dub of the anime.

Former Phantomhive Members

Vincent Phantomhive (ヴィンセント・ファントムハイヴ, Vinsento Fantomuhaivu)

The late Earl Phantomhive is Ciel's father. He was once the Prefect of Shappire Owl Dorm at Weston College. He is voiced by Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Robert McCollum.

Rachel Phantomhive (レイチェル・ファントムハイヴ, Reicheru Fantomuhaivu)

Ciel's late mother, born Rachel Durless. She is voiced by Kane Uetake, and Brina Palencia.

Nobles

Madam Red (マダム・レッド, Madamu Reddo)

Madam Red, born Angelina Durless (アンジェリーナ･ダレス, Anjerīna Daresu), was Ciel's aunt. As her title suggests, she was known for her red appearance and clothing. Initially she hated her red hair, which she inherited from her father, until Ciel's father, Vincent, said he liked it. Angelina fell in love with him, but became distraught when she found out her sister was marrying him. Madame Red later married Baron Barnett, who treated her lovingly and gently, stating that he does not mind that she harbors feelings for another. She obtained a medical license against the wishes of her parents and practiced at the Royal London Hospital. After a carriage accident in which her husband was killed, her womb and unborn child had to be removed. This causes her great strife as a doctor because she regularly performs abortions on prostitutes because they believe having a child was troublesome. Unable to bear her misery at ending so many pregnancies when she herself wants one so badly, she begins to kill her patients with Grell Sutcliff and the two become known as Jack the Ripper. However, she cannot kill Ciel because she sees him as her own son. This causes Grell to turn on her and kill her. She is voiced by Romi Paku in the anime adaption, Masako Katsuki on the drama CD and Lydia Mackay in the English Dub.

Elizabeth Ethel Cordelia Midford (エリザベス・ミッドフォード, Erizabesu Middofōdo)

Elizabeth is the daughter of Marchioness Frances Midford and is both fiancee and cousin by marriage of Ciel Phantomhive. Elizabeth is often called "Lizzy" for short, and has green eyes, blond hair, and is usually seen in a red dress, or a pink coat. She also tends to wear flat-heeled shoes so as to not appear taller than Ciel when they are together. Lizzy adores cute things, dancing, and most importantly Ciel, whom she has known all her life. She loves Ciel with all her heart and wishes to see him smile again. She tries to only look cute in front of Ciel because of a comment he made about Elizabeth's mother being "a strong wife" and that it scares him. While it looks as though she can not hold her own in combat, in chapter 57 of the manga it was revealed that she can defend herself and fence similar to her mother (even use two swords simultaneously) when she was about to be killed by zombies, much to Ciel and Sebastian's surprise. It is subsequently revealed that though many, including a younger Earl Charles Grey, had believed that Elizabeth's older brother Edward was the rumoured "Genius with a Sword," the true genius had been Elizabeth all along and she had concealed her abilities for Ciel's sake. Elizabeth Midford is voiced by Yukari Tamura in the anime adaption and Cherami Leigh in the English dub.

Lau (劉, Rau, pinyin: Liú) and Ran-Mao (藍猫, Ranmao, pinyin: Lán-Māo, lit. "blue cat")

Lau is a Chinese noble, President of the British Branch of a Chinese trading company, and friend to the Phantomhive family. He is actually the head of the Shanghai Mafia Qing Bang (Green Gang in Chinese) and runs an opium den. He is always smiling and his eyes are always closed except for brief moments in episodes fifteen and twenty. Lau often agrees to things before learning what is happening and jumps into conversations with helpful information only to later state he has no idea. He is also unaware his antics appear strange to others. However, he can be very coldblooded and cryptic, willing to go further than Ciel would, such as having Lord West and his wife killed because he knew they'd try to cheat again. He is often seen with his personal assassin , a Chinese, doll-like girl referred to as his sister, although not by blood. Although she very rarely speaks and is portrayed as emotionless, she is very loyal to him, later revealed to be his personal assassin. In the anime adaption, Lau and Ran-Mao are defeated by Ciel and Sebastian after they use the Earl's company to store and sell Lady Blanc opium in the guise of candy. Lau and Ran-Mao then throw themselves into the River Thames. They have shown to have survived this in Season 2, and oddly back on good terms with the Phantomhive family. Lau is voiced by Koji Yusa in the anime adaption and Jerry Jewell in the English dub. Ran-Mao is voiced by Sayuri Yahagi in Japanese and Trina Nishimura in English.

Soma Asman Kadar (ソーマ・アスマン・カダール, Sōma Asuman Kadāru)

Prince Soma is a seventeen-year-old Indian prince. Unlike Ciel, he is spoiled and uses his parent's fortune for his personal needs and blames all of his problems on others. He bestowed his affections on Mina (ミーナ, Mīna), a beautiful maidservant who had served at his palace in India since his birth. He saw her as an older sister. However, she came to hate him due to his arrogance and ran away to England with Lord Harold West, a trader in Indian goods, to become a rich wife, rather than an ordinary cook bound to her social class. During the course of his time in England, Soma begins to see things in a different perspective, realizing that he is blaming problems he caused on others. After learning Mina hated him for his ignorance, Prince Soma decided to stay with Ciel and learn how to act as a gentleman and even proclaims to be Ciel's best friend. He does not know that Mina and Lord West were both killed by Ran-mao on Lau's orders after they lost the curry contest. Shortly after, Ciel has him and Agni manage his property in London, in order to keep them out of his way. In the Anime, he and Agni are seen on the streets handing out curry bread to the poor.He is voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana in the anime adaption and Christopher Ayres in the English dub.

In the Manga, Ciel now has him attending Weston College as his eyes in the Scarlet Fox Dorm. He is the only one on his dorm's cricket team who did not get sick from the pie, made by Bardroy and switched out with the real one meant for their dorm by Sebastian.

Agni (アグニ, Aguni)

Agni is the servant of Prince Soma, whom he sees and worships as a god. Agni was once a nobleman named Arshad (in Indonesia: Arsyad) born into the Brahman Clan, one of the highest clans in India which was allowed to serve God. Agni (Arsyad) used his powers and wealth for his own desires to the point that he was to be hanged for his crimes. Before he was to die, Prince Soma offered him a new life, shedding his former self. He is able to fight on a par with Sebastian while using a fencing foil, a feat which briefly makes Ciel wonder if he is a reaper until Sebastian confirms he is a human. The source of his martial prowess comes from his devotion to Prince Soma. Unlike Sebastian, he is able to see the good in the Phantomhive manor staff and assign them tasks where their skills will be of use. He is known as the "Right Hand of God" for his god-like skill at making curry. He betrays Prince Soma and becomes the chef for a curry contest for Lord West to keep him from revealing to Soma that Mina ran away and hated the prince. Later, Agni reconciles with the prince. He is staying in the Phantomhive manor to learn to become a better servant from Sebastian, and even calls Sebastian his friend, something that surprises Sebastian as no one has ever called him that before, though this does not stop him from ignoring Sebastian's attempts to prevent him from turning himself in for his crimes. Sebastian also takes Agni's advice on taking care of Ciel, much to the younger boy's annoyance. He is voiced by Hiroki Yasumoto in the anime adaption and Patrick Seitz in the English dub.

Marchioness Frances Midford

Born Frances Phantomhive, she is Ciel's Aunt. She is Elizabeth and Edward's mother and Vincent's sister.

Marchi Alexis Leon Midford

Ciel's uncle by marriage as well as Elizabeth and Edward's father. He once went to Weston College.

Grim Reapers

Grim Reapers are in charge of deciding whether a soul is to live on or to die. So far, four Reapers have been introduced: Grell Sutcliff, Ronald Knox, William T. Spears, and a retired reaper, the Undertaker. Grell is the first reaper who is introduced to the series. Each reaper wields a scythe (some of which should not even have existed during that time period, such as a chainsaw or lawn mower.) Grell meets Madame Red and forges a partnership with her. Grell and Madame Red kill prostitutes and are known as Jack the Ripper. William punishes Grell by confiscating her scythe for infringing upon three laws that must be followed by reapers; Grell killed people not on the 'to die' list, wielded an illegally modified Death Scythe, and gave information that was not to be given (as to not be killed by Sebastian, she told him that she knew who killed Ciel's parents). Grell does not reappear in the manga until chapter 55. Undertaker, a retired reaper, also appears in the anime. He is highly respected by Will Spears. Every Grim Reaper introduced in the anime so far wears glasses, for they all are horribly nearsighted. It has been said in the manga that once they take them off, they are officially retired.

Grell Sutcliff (グレル-サトクリフ, Gureru Satokurifu)

Grell Sutcliff (Spelled as 'Grelle' in the manga) is a flamboyant trans woman who initially worked as Madame Red's butler. Grell and Madame Red formed a partnership in which they killed prostitutes. Grell was portrayed initially as a meek brunette with round glasses. She was often clumsy, and failed horribly at making tea. Grell acts very flamboyant in her true form. She is a redheaded (literally having blood red hair), hot-tempered Grim Reaper. She usually wears a vest, heels, a red-striped bow tie and a coat that she took from Madame Red's corpse. Grell, like all Reapers, has neon green and yellow eyes. She is the only Grim Reaper shown who has sharp, shark-like teeth. Grell wields a Death Scythe in the form of a chainsaw. It was illegally modified, and William confiscates the chainsaw from Grell, giving her scissors instead. Grell killed Madame Red when she refused to kill Ciel, seeing Ciel as her (Madame Red's) own son. Grell is respectfully referred to as 'sempai' by Ronald, however William just calls her 'Grell'. Grell seems to be attracted to Sebastian (to Sebastian's dismay) like many of the other women in the story. Grell is rather cunning, and somewhat sadistic. She is very theatrical and constantly makes references to Shakespeare, more so in the Jack the Ripper Arc when she calls herself and Sebastian's twisted "love" story just the same as the star-crossed Romeo and Juliet. Grell often tried to commit suicide when she made a mistake as a butler. Grell did this so often that the Phantomhive staff gave up on trying to stop her. She is voiced by Jun Fukuyama in the anime and drama CD and by Daniel Fredrick in the English Dub. Grell's last name is similar to the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, known for killing thirteen women.

Undertaker (葬儀屋（アンダーテイカー）, Andāteikā)

The Undertaker is a former Grim Reaper as well as a funeral director in England. He also works as an informant for the Phantomhive family. He is seen draped in a long black robe that covers his hands and nearly every inch of his body besides his face. Even then his head is topped with a very long black top hat. He also has long silver hair, with a few spare braids throughout. Scars also cover his face, neck and pinky (although it is not mentioned how he got them). Another feature is his long black fingernails. He is voiced by Junichi Suwabe in Japanese and John Swasey in English. The Undertaker takes joy in frightening people and loves jokes. He is often doing strange and questionable things like hiding in coffins or eating treats that resemble bones. His appearances in the anime vary from the manga, as many characters do throughout Black Butler. In the Campania Arc of the manga it reveals he is a retired, maybe even kicked out Reaper. He still has his Death Scythe which displeases Grell and Ronald and is used to reveal how Sebastian started out with serving Ciel. Unlike other Reapers, he can fight without his glasses. It is unknown where he currently is.

William T. Spears (ウィリアム・T・スピアーズ, Wiriamu Ti Supiāzu)

William T. Spears is part of the management ward of the Grim Reaper Dispatch. William's features include groomed black hair, kept to perfection, black glasses with a silver rim on the side, neon green eyes, tight lips, and a stern gaze. He seems to always complain about how he will have 'overtime' again due to Grell or Ronald's mishaps or calamities. William has a hatred for demons, especially Sebastian, who seems to be his rival whenever they meet. William likes to comment on how Sebastian has become a dog with a 'collar' around his neck, which prevents him from being like all the other mutts running around. William seems to hate demons because they are always stealing the souls the Grim Reapers harvest and take great care to organize. He gets special attention from Grell Sutcliff, who, in fact, is attracted to William and always tries to get close to him whenever she can. When William finds Grell fighting in an alley with Sebastian using an unregistered weapon (Grell's chainsaw) he takes the saw and gives her a pair of red scissors instead, making Grell agitated at him. William's Death Scythe is a pair of garden trimmers in which he relies to straighten his glasses and hit Grell on the head with. They are always by his side, and you can see them in almost every scene, whether in the anime or manga adaption. William always comes prepared and seems to be always watching and/or observing the things around him, as this reflects on his pure cold logic about the events concerning his career. He is voiced by Noriaki Sugiyama in Japanese and Barry Yandell in English. Will likes to appear smart in front of his enemies, and even if some may call this bluffing, William only sees this as protecting his inner knowledge, which also helps to get information out of the people he needs to observe from afar.

Ronald Knox (ロナルド・ノックス, Ronarudo Nokkusu)

Ronald Knox is a subordinate under Grell Sutcliff. He seems to be rather laid back and easy-going. He apparently has problems with arriving on time, yet he seems interested in finding a way to accomplish his job quickly. His Death Scythe has been modified to look like a lawnmower, which he states was done on the principle of avoiding overtime work. It contains four circular blades and two straight blades running horizontally below the circular ones. It has two wheels that allow him to maneuver it and a small cord that allows him to pull a trigger on the handle to start the Death Scythe. Ronald has thick, wavy hair with a small cowlick just to the right of the part in his hair. He wears thick-framed, pentagonal-shaped glasses and a watch on his right wrist. He dresses in a suit, tie, gloves, and dress shoes. Ronald Knox initially appears helping William T. Spears in fighting Sebastian Michaelis. Their motive to do so, despite unclear, is in relation to the recent movement of souls. Sebastian jams Ronald's Death Scythe using his trademark cutlery, but Ronald manages to repair the damage done to it and send it crashing down on Sebastian and William. William is disgruntled at this, but Ronald is indifferent. He is amused when William abandons chasing Sebastian after he knocks his glasses off of his face, and William proceeds to lecture him for almost hurting him with his scythe and for not knowing the importance of glasses. He is voiced by Kenn in Japanese and Joel McDonald in English.

Noah's Ark Circus

Joker (ジョーカー, Jōkā)

Joker is the leader of the circus when it is traveling and serves Baron Kelvin as a butler when he is at the manor. He is recognized by his prosthetic skeleton arm and is initially portrayed as a very goofy person. However, he is actually strict and serious. Although he does not agree with some of Baron Kelvin's decisions, he follows every order given to him because he wants to protect his "brothers and sisters" in the workhouse, whom Kelvin claims he looks after if they all do what they are told. He, like every first tier performer, refers to Baron Kelvin as Father because the Baron took him off the streets as a child and raised him in addition to providing artificial limbs. Joker is unaware of the fact that the bones of the kidnapped children are used by Doctor as material for the prosthetics, nor did he know that the workhouse never existed. He dies of blood loss, having Sebastian sever his other arm, as he attempted to defend 'Father' from Ciel.

An incarnation of Joker briefly shows up in episodes 10-12 of Season 1 of the anime in the form of Drocell the Butler, a reanimated corpse turned into a puppet by an unknown master, who kidnapped a lot of young girls along with Lady Elizabeth and turned their bodies into lifeless dolls that he could manipulate with his organ musical box.

Baron Kelvin (ケルヴィン男爵, Keruvin Danshaku)

Baron Kelvin is the creator of the Noah's Ark Circus and is referred to as "Father" by the tier one performers. Except for his left eye, his entire face is covered by bandages. He seems to have an obsession with children and uses his circus as a way to kidnap them. He then brainwashes them and has them act as his servants and in his private circus. However, he does not care for their well-being and even finds it entertaining when they die gruesomely while performing dangerous stunts in the show without any training.

He had originally been a kind philanthropist, though upon meeting Ciel as a young child with his family, became infatuated with him. He would even blush and say how it would be like a dream to have Ciel beside him. He was driven to madness, thinking himself unworthy to talk to any of them, and ugly in Ciel's presence. He secretly hired the "Doctor" and underwent many plastic surgeries to make himself more appealing for Ciel, only to believe it was all a waste when he heard the Phantomhives had been murdered. He had also begun kidnapping other beautiful children, and even seems to have gotten involved somehow with the mysterious organization that captured Ciel after his parents' deaths, most likely via the Doctor.

Kelvin also funds the Doctor's prosthetic limb research and upon discovering that Ciel was still alive, recreates the room where the organization caged, tortured, and branded Ciel before trying to sacrifice him in some kind of cruel ritual. This is what enabled Ciel to summon Sebastian in the first place. After learning this, Ciel kills him and orders Sebastian to burn his mansion.

Doctor (先生, Sensei)

Doctor is the kind, wheelchair-bound doctor who cares for the performers of the circus. However, this is later revealed to be a ruse as he really can walk and is quite sadistic. He hand-carves the prosthetic limbs used by some of the first tier performers from an unknown strong material that he is developing through his research, funded by Baron Kelvin. This material is later revealed to be a special bone china made from the bones of the kidnapped children. He has Kelvin use his power and money to provide him with the resources he needs to perfect his craft and has him kidnap children that he uses. He seems to have some kind of connection with the organization that originally kidnapped Ciel when he was younger. He is killed by Sebastian under Ciel's orders.

Beast (ビースト, Bīsuto)

Beast is one of the leading characters in the circus ark. Beast is a busty woman, with a well endowed chest and curves. Her eyes are on Joker, whom she has been with since the circus started. Being picked off the street as well, Jokers dedication to "father" as they call him, doesn't reach as far for her. When she speaks of him to Sebastian, she uses a bit of malice. Beast has been in love with Joker, for a long time. Only her love is unrequited because Joker see's her as just a sister to protect along with the rest of their family. Ciel and his Butler, Sebastian Michaelis infiltrated the Circus to find information on their "father" and his involvement in the kidnapping of young children by Queen Victoria's Order. Ciel poses as a poor boy who used to work in a wealthy home and who used to steal. (As he lied to Freckles about why he was there to gain her sympathy). On one of the nights that Sebastian had staked out to use Beast as a last resort on obtaining the information on "Father", Beast had just confessed her love to Joker only to be rejected and left feeling heart broken. Feeling sad and grievous, Sebastian uses this as a chance to take advantage of Beast, seducing her and promising her a night of comfort, to forget how she was feeling. Sebastian uses sweet words and his sex appeal to make her agree. Beast leads Sebastian (Known as Black in the Circus) to her tent and there, Sebastian fulfills his promise and gets all the information he needs on "father" from her.

Dagger (ダガー, Dagā)

Dagger is referred to as the Noah's Ark Circus bulls-eye knife thrower who never misses his mark. Dagger appears as young and slim. He is missing his right leg, and has an artificial one made by Doctor that he wears instead. Dagger is a flamboyant, dramatic, energetic boy who is nearly constantly smiling. He seems to have a great love, bordering on obsession, for Beast, whom he always refers to as "Sis" or "Big Sis." He is always willing to express his feelings for her, frequently serenading her or offering her gifts. When Sebastian Michaelis ended up too close to her by touching her leg, he was very upset, because he hadn't touched her yet. He continues these acts, even when Beast is not around and despite no indication of interest from her. He seems to very much enjoy the company of others, as shown when he encourages Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian to make new friends, too. When he doesn't understand what people are saying, he tends to assume they're joking. He is only infrequently shown to be serious, such as when getting ready to go on a mission for Baron Kelvin, but even then, he is quick to make jokes. Even while dying, he is shown smiling. Like the other first-tier members, he lived in an alley in the East End. He has been missing his right leg since birth, a commonality that linked him with the others. One day, Baron Kelvin found them in the alley, and invited them to come live at his mansion. After some time there, they decided to start a circus, and Joker gave him the stage name Dagger, which he didn't initially appear to be very excited about. His real name is not known.

Peter (ピーター, Pītā)

Peter works with Wendy as a trapeze artist in the Noah's Ark Circus. Together, they are introduced as the "gasp-inducing flying blanco." Peter appears as a young boy with short, thick, blond hair. Peter is prone to violence, angers easily and frequently makes rude, sarcastic remarks. He appears to have no problems with killing other individuals, or even striking or threatening other members of the circus. Despite his tendency to anger easily, he is shown to be capable of making quick decisions, such as when he abandons attacking Finnian to take out a more serious threat. He is also extremely intelligent, as demonstrated by his ability to quickly deduce the reason for the Phantomhive's large gun collection. He may bear some ill will toward Doll, as he is only seen insulting her. He may also not be very fond of Snake, as he threatens his life as well. However, he does seem to care deeply about Wendy, as he is almost always by her side, and even leaves a circus performance to sit with her when she's injured. He also seems to respect Jumbo, as he listens when Jumbo tells him things, and is visibly distressed when Jumbo is killed. Peter grew up with the other first-tier members in an alley in the East End. Joker stated that they came together because they all had a similar problem. In Peter's and Wendy's case, they are trapped in children's bodies. (This may or may not be a reference to Peter Pan, where the children stayed like that.) It is because of this that although they appear to be the youngest of the first-tier circus members, they may actually be significantly older. This is implied when Peter reprimands Doll for being a child, despite appearing to be younger than her.

Wendy (ウエンディ, Uendi)

Wendy works with Peter as a trapeze artist in the Noah's Ark Circus. Together, they are introduced as the "gasp-inducing flying blanco." Wendy appears as a small child with large, red eyes. She wears her brown hair up in two buns and wears a small, black crown. She initially seems soft-spoken, and usually defers to Peter to do most of the talking. However, when she does speak, she presents herself in a mature manner, such as when she comforts Beast. Like the other first-tier circus members, she seems very concerned with completing the tasks set out to them by Baron Kelvin, and seems to have no qualms about kidnapping or murdering individuals while accomplishing these tasks. She cares deeply about the other first-tier circus members, perhaps more than she cares about Baron Kelvin, and seems to be most attached to Peter, as she is almost always in his presence. Wendy grew up in an alley in the East End, referred to as a gutter, with the other first-tier circus members, less Snake. Wendy and Peter share the same problem, which is that they have been in bodies that appear like children's forever. (This may or may not be a reference to Peter Pan, where the children stayed like that.) For this reason, even though they appear to be the youngest of the circus members, they may actually be significantly older, which has been hinted at, such as when Peter called Doll, who appears older than both Peter and Wendy, a child. Like the others, they were picked up by Baron Kelvin and went to live at his manor. After some time, they decided to start a circus, and Wendy and Peter formed the trapeze act. It is not known if Wendy is her real name or a stage name.

Jumbo (ジャンボ, Janbo)

Jumbo is the Noah's Ark Circus fire eater. He starts the shows of the circus with one shot of fire. Jumbo, as his name would indicate, is an extremely large man, who seems to have a slight hunch. He is bald and has red tattoos of fire that wraps around the back of his head, on his shoulders and on his forearms. Jumbo seems to be the voice of reason among the circus members. He seems to be very level-headed and is not prone to giving into his emotions. Nonetheless, he is extremely kind and generous, once stopping his work to help Dagger play with the other children in the past. Even though he is willing to kill people in order to carry out his orders, he seems to be genuinely unhappy about having to do so. It is stated that his problem is that he was raised too harshly and was deformed by his parents. Like the others, he was picked up by Baron Kelvin and came to live in his manor. When the others decided to start a circus, he became the fire eater.

Doll (ドール, Dōru)

Doll is a first-tier member of the Noah's Ark Circus, and holds the position of tightrope walker, who is initially introduced as the princess of the circus with a death-defying tightrope walk. However, when not performing, she pretends to be a new, male, second-tier member named Freckles (そばかす, Sobakasu). When first introduced, she appears to be a youthful male with freckles dotting her face across her nose, brown hair, and blue eyes. When she is dressed in her performing clothes, she wears a wig that appears to be made of white flowers with two feathers sticking out the left side and beads dangling from the end of her wig. It also is worn so as to cover her left eye. Doll is friendly and welcoming, making conversation with Ciel Phantomhive after they were named tent mates, and appears to view him as a friend quickly. She easily forgives him when he claims he was stealing items, but lightly reprimands him for doing so. She seems to view it as a necessity to look after him, waking him up when he oversleeps, sharing her food when he does not get enough, and attempting to teach him how to be a better performer. She is a bit naive, though, easily believing lies Ciel tells her, something that the other circus performers have reprimanded her for.

It is shown that the reason why she pretends to be a male, second-tier performer is because she sleeps better when she is sharing a room with someone else, something the first-tier performers do not have to do. She seems pleased when Ciel allows her to continue her charade as Freckles, and is even seen climbing into his bed when he was sick to keep him company. The other first-tier members also seem okay with her pretending to be Freckles, as they refer to her as a male when she is acting as him.

She does not appear to be modest, as shown when she attempts to get Ciel to take a bath, offering to wash his back for him, and when she allows him to touch her chest to prove that she is female. She even offers to allow him to "take a peek downstairs," as she words it. She is exceedingly loyal to the other first-tier circus performers, perhaps even more so than she is to Baron Kelvin, as she appears to be more distraught about news of Joker's death than she is about his. She views all of them as family, calling the other first-tier members brothers and sisters and calling Baron Kelvin "Father."

It is said that the reason for the loss of her left eye is because her parents raised her too harshly and deformed her. She banded together with the others, because they had no hope of getting a job to earn money and even as thieves, were not very successful.

One day, Baron Kelvin found them in the alley and allowed them to come live at his estate, where they lived in luxury. Sometime thereafter, they decide to create a circus. Joker gave them all stage names, including Doll, who initially tries to refuse the name, saying it does not fit her. Joker dismisses her complaint, saying that of course it did, because she is their "cute little sister." Her birth name is unknown.

Others

Viscount of Druitt (ドルイット子爵, Doruitto Shishaku)

The Viscount of Druitt, Lord Aleister Chamber (アレイスト・チェンバー, Areisuto Chenbā), is a noble who is known for his taste in fine art, wine and food. Of course, that is just the facade he upholds to the public. Although he does hold a great interest in those things, under it all he's just generally insane. At one of his many social gatherings, he met Ciel (who was pretending to be a girl at the time). He tried to seduce Ciel, Ciel then ended up getting locked up overnight in one of the auction cages. He has a bigger role in the anime, showing up in several other episodes for comedic relief. He has been shown to be close to Alois's father. He was also involved in a series of dark magic/occult meetings. He once attended Weston College in the Scarlet Fox Dorm, if he was Prefect or not has not been revealed. He is voiced by Tatsuhisa Suzuki in the anime adaption and Todd Haberkorn in the English dub.

Paula (ポーラ, Pōra)

Paula is Elizabeth's maid who accompanies her where ever she goes. It is shown within the anime that Elizabeth and Paula have a close relationship, as Paula gives her advice and cares for her. After the market on ice in the anime, Paula became obsessed with jingling bells, that she does throughout the rest of the series. She is voiced by Yui Itsuki in the anime adaptation and by Jessica Cavanagh in the English dub.

Queen Victoria (ヴィクトリア女王, Vikutoria Joō)

Victoria is the Queen of the United Kingdom and has been described as having great beauty and grace. She is overly dramatic and almost insane. She is also very fond of Ciel, as in the manga she calls him 'dear boy' and says he should visit her more often. After the death of her husband and consort Prince Albert, she does not appear in public often and begins to cry hysterically whenever he is mentioned. She also has a stuffed puppet of Albert, of whom she talks to whenever she is troubled and misses him. In the anime adaption, she nearly attempted suicide because of the grief until Ash approached her. Ash gave her youth and attached part of her husband's body from her neck to her clavicle area. Because the skin continues to rot, it causes her great pain. When Ash tries to fix the problem, she refuses to let him. She also plays a villainous role, becoming part of the Organization for everlasting youth and is the one who ordered the destruction of the Phantomhive Family. She later dies and a look-alike is placed on the throne. In the manga, she is served by John Brown (ジョン・ブラウン, Jon Buraun) who wears large goggles. He spends most of his role trying to keep up with her and calming her hysterical fits of tears. She is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi in the anime adaptation and Alexis Tipton in the English dub.

Fred Aberline (フレッド・アバーライン, Fureddo Abārain)

Fred Aberline is a young officer of Scotland Yard. In the anime adaption, he is portrayed as one who truly believes in the justice system. He wishes to make London a place where it is safe to have a family and plans to marry his pregnant fiancee. Like Ciel, he had to go through hard times to reach his current situation. Despite this, Ciel describes him as someone who walks in the light, whereas Ciel walks in the darkness. At first, Aberline does not trust Ciel and his position as the Queen's Watchdog, but later joins him as an ally. He is killed by Lau by using his body as a human shield to protect Ciel. His role in the manga adaption is significantly shorter and he is portrayed with a mustache. He is voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma and Jonathan Brooks in the English dub. Aberline is modeled after the real life Frederick Aberline, the Chief Inspector for the London Metropolitan Police and a prominent investigator of the Jack the Ripper murders.

In the second anime series he seems to have made a comeback with his original manga design intact. In the third episode he is introduced working with Sir Randall on the cases relating to strange human combustion occurring throughout the city. However, he does not seem to recognize Ciel and has more of a serious expression compared to his first TV series' optimistic nature. He also has a mustache similar to his Manga counterpart. However he has mentioned his brother spoke of Ciel, suggesting he is actually Fred's twin.

Angela Blanc (アンジェラ・ブラン, Anjera Buran) and Ash Landers (アッシュ・ランダース, Asshu Randāsu)

The anime adaption introduces a hermaphrodite angel with two personalities, initially introduced as two people named Angela and Ash. Angela is introduced as a maid who is treated poorly in public by her master the Lord Henry Barrymore of Houndsworth. Finnian is infatuated with her beauty and seeming kindness, until he learns of her dominatrix personality. She seems to have the desire to be with Sebastian. When the Angela persona is in control, she wants him to recognize her as a woman and has a place beside her in her bid for world domination. Ash is introduced as Queen Victoria's butler who delivers all of her requests to the Phantomhive Head. His appearance is the opposite of Sebastian's; Ash wears a white suit and has white hair. He wears black gloves whereas Sebastian wears white ones. He is connected to the organization that killed Ciel's parents and seems to be the leader as he is able to ask Scotland Yard to arrest Sebastian. Like other members, he has an obsession of purifying souls "unclean" with negative emotions. Eventually, he falls into insanity, leading Sebastian to comment he might be a fallen angel. He is killed by Sebastian's true form. He fights with a sword that resembles a fencing foil, which is strong enough to cut through steel. Angela and Ash are voiced by Akiko Yajima and Satoshi Hino respectively and by Colleen Clinkenbeard and Chuck Huber in the English dub, respectively.

Double Charles (Wチャールズ, Daburu Chāruzu)

The "Double Charles" are two of the Queen's private secretaries and butlers. They seem to have mysterious jobs pertaining to the Queen's wishes.

Earl Charles Grey (チャールズ・グレイ, Chāruzu Gurei)

Earl Grey appears as guest at Ciel's private party, where he is later revealed to be the murderer of Siemens by the order of the Queen. He appears quite care free on most occasions but this can change at the slightest provocation. Possessing a great love of food and an enormous appetite, Grey is always seen with his sword, which he uses on a number of occasions to slice open the doors in Ciel's house. Despite appearing as a comical character, he is prone to losing his temper and becoming violent, as seen when he kills Woodley in a fit of rage instead of just arresting him.

Charles Phipps (チャールズ・フィップス, Chāruzu Fippusu)

In contrast to his partner Charles Grey, Phipps is much more mature and down to earth, behaving with considerably more discipline and is not prone to the violent mood swings. He always carries his sword but is less inclined to use it. Unexpectedly, he also carries a sewing kit which he can use at lightning speed, demonstrated when he uses it to fix Finny's hat.

Arthur Randall (アーサー・ランドル, Āsā Randoru)

The leader of the Scotland Yard. He genuinely hates Ciel's guts and dubs him a devil. He particularly hates it when Ciel intervenes with his crime cases. His disgust for Ciel is something he shows openly though his social rank is significantly lower than Ciel's.

Nina Hopkins (ニナ・ホプキンス, Nina Hopukinsu)

A tailor who designs clothes for Ciel and his servants. She seems to like showing off her legs and has stated men disqust her. She also stated she likes women and boys under fifteen, so it is safe to say she is an odd character in Victorian England.

Deiderich

A German nobleman who attended Weston College, as Green Lion Dorm Prefect, with Vincent Phantomhive, the prefect of Shappire Owl Dorm at the time, and after losing a bet had to become his 'fag' for an unspecified time. His last name has yet to be given.

Weston College

Green Lion Dorm

Edward Midford (エドワード・ミッドフォード, Edowādo Middofōdo)

Ciel's cousin and Elizabeth's older brother. He is a young British Knight and is around 16-17 years old and has short blonde hair and green eyes. Edward is the 'fag' of Herman Greenhill, the Prefect of the Green Lion Dorm of the school. He adores his sister to the point where he is just as 'annoying' as she is. He is determined to support those who want to achieve their goals. He sees himself as an ordinary person with no talent, but he was able to replicate a difficult technique after seeing it only once. He disapproves of Ciel's engagement, but it seems he truly cares for Ciel, even praising him and saying he respects him to the Prefects. It also seems he knows about Ciel's duties as the 'Watch Dog'. When it was revealed his father was the former 'fag' of a previous Green Lion Prefect (Diederich) his only reaction is that he did not know his father was younger than Vincent Phantomhive, while his sister seemed scandalized her father was a 'fag'. He gets extremely flustered when he sees women's legs: as seen in the Easter special with Nina Hopkins and again in the Cricket Tournament with Lau's girls.

Herman Greenhill (ハーマン・グリーンヒル, Hāman Gurīnhiru)

Prefect of the Green Lion Dorm (翡翠の獅子（グリーン・ライオン）寮, Gurīn Raion Ryō). He has blonde hair he keeps slicked back and green eyes. He has respect for most people, but Edward thinks he is far to trusting and wants to protect him from betrayal. He is a bit awkward and tends to talk loudly. He is often asked to pose in complicated positions for Violet to draw, but Violet does not draw him. He is able to see how dedicated Ciel is, and respects that. He also can see who Edward is on the inside, and respects how humble the younger boy is. (Some fans have made a comparison of his appearance with that of Germany from Hetalia: Axis Powers )

Sapphire Owl Dorm

Lawrence Bluer (ロレンス・ブルーアー, Rorensu Burūā)

Prefect of the Sapphire Owl Dorm (紺碧の梟（サファイア・オウル）寮, Safaia Ōru Ryō). He has short blue hair, cut at an angle, over his glasses, on one side and blue eyes. He seems to respect Ciel, having been inspired to give his all in the tournament after seeing the boy practicing late at night. He is a genius and it seems he was humiliated in the match last year by Edward. He now has given his all to win the match, by pitching a bowl that even Edward could not hit.

Clayton (クレイトン, Kureiton)

Bluer's 'fag' (ファッグ（寮弟）, faggu), he also has Ciel as his 'fag', though Sebastian is really the one doing those duties.

McMillian

A first year in the Sapphire Owl Dorm and the first person to befriend Ciel.

Scarlet Fox Dorm

Edgar Redmond (エドガー・レドモンド, Edogā Redomondo)

Prefect of the Scarlet Fox Dorm (深紅の狐（スカーレット・フォックス）寮, Sukāretto Fokkusu Ryō), and nephew of Aleister Chamber, the Viscount of Druitt. He has long blonde hair he keeps in a ponytail and red eyes. He does not flirt like his uncle, and seems to be a horrible judge of character, shown with him not noticing Cole's bullying of other students. He seems to truly care for his dorm-mates, especially for Harcourt. He seems to be miffed by the fact that Soma's elephant has caused trouble, but is not so cruel as to tell him to get rid of it. (Some fans have made a comparison of his appearance with that of France from Hetalia: Axis Powers )

Maurice Cole (モーリス・コール, Mōrisu Kōru)

The previous 'fag' of Redmond, he was sneaky and attempted to hurt other students. He now has to share a room with Soma, as Soma's elephant accidentally busted a hole in the wall of Cole's dorm-room. He learned the hard way not to embarrass Ciel.

Joanne Harcourt (ハーコート, Hākōto)

Current 'fag' of Redmond, a very feminine young man. He has chin length blonde hair and a feminine face. He looks up to and respects Redmond, wanting to support him in anyway.

Violet Wolf Dorm

Gregory Violet (グレゴリー・バイオレット, Guregorī Baioretto)

Prefect of Violet Wolf Dorm (紫黒の狼（ヴァイオレット・ウルフ）寮, Vaioretto Urufu Ryō), an odd young man and excellent artist. He has long black hair with a white streak on one side of his bangs and violet eyes. He is always wearing black lipstick, and usually a dark cloak with the hood over his head. He loves to torment Greenhill.

Cheslock (チェスロック, Chesurokku)

Violet's 'fag', and a musical genius. He can play any instrument instantly.

Staff

Johan Agares (ヨハン・アガレス, Yohan Agaresu)

Vice Principal of Weston.

The Mysterious Principal

The Principal of Weston, he has yet to show his face. As he has out run Sebastian, he is most likely not human.

Black Butler II

Trancy Estate

Like the Phantomhive family, the Trancy family worked for the Queen. While the Phantomhives were referred to as Dogs of the Queen, the Trancy family was referred to as the Spiders of the Queen. The Queen's Dog sends her troubles into the darkness, while the Queen's Spider destroys them in the darkness.

Earl Alois Trancy (アロイス・トランシー, Aroisu Toranshī)

Born on November 5, 1875. A blonde child who appears to be carefree, but is actually quite morbid and manipulative. He is also commonly thought to be bipolar, as he has rather dramatic mood swings, going from dancing with a smile to a bitter frown saying, "Eat shit,"; however, this is not officially stated and is mere speculation and interpretation of character. He mistreats his servant, Hannah, and he is shown gouging out her left eye in the first episode as well as does actions simply to see if it will annoy his servants. Initially, it was thought that he was kidnapped after birth, thus resulting in his mother's suicide. Alois was kept in an unknown village for some time where he was worked like a slave, until one day when all the people in that village were killed, including a younger boy whom he considered as his little brother. He was found by his father, but suffered sexual abuse. The first episode showed him getting out of a bed with his father, Alois's body discolored by bruises. His father died of the plague. Alois' contract is found on his tongue, having been sealed there by a spider. Unlike Ciel, who thinks of his Demon Butler as his knight/servant, Alois is dependent on Claude, clinging to him and ordering him to not leave him alone in darkness (Alois is afraid of the dark because of his past). Also unlike Ciel, who hides his contract, Alois often displays his by showing off his tongue as much as possible. He is voiced by Nana Mizuki in Japanese and by Luci Christian in English. The Director of Kuroshitsuji ΙΙ commented that Alois was a "boy of rare beauty."

Alois Trancy is a foil to Ciel Phantomhive. Ciel, despite his hardships and seeming indifference, actually cares for people and causes and attempts to be stable and poised. However, Alois is his opposite - appearing to be energetic he is psychologically scarred and pathologically abusive and calculative. He is also known as bipolar. Although his personality is often said to be too "needy," and often "incomplete" when compared with Ciel's hard-intent determination, Alois had been praised numerous times as the epitome of complex logic. Alois is symbolized via light colors such as gold, red and white (his normal attire is dark purple) whereas Ciel is symbolized via dark colors like black, violet and blue (his normal attire is dark blue). Their personalities, however, conflict with their imagery. They also have opposite tolerances for pain: while Ciel was able to grab a blade without flinching, Alois becomes completely hysterical at the sight of his own blood. In Episode 7 Alois is horribly stabbed at the stomach by Ciel and saved by Claude. In the beginning of episode 8 he orders Hannah to take him to Ciel and she takes him by a carriage where his past soon becomes apparent.

In Episode 8 Alois was killed by Claude, and his past revealed. Alois Trancy's real name was Jim Macken. His younger brother, Luka, and he were abandoned orphans. Alois became angry with the people in his village because the villagers mistreated his brother and him despite them being alone, and so wished for their deaths. Luka believed in Jim and stated that his older brother could always do anything he wanted; Jim told Luka to follow him for protection, to which Luka responded: "Yes, your Highness." One night when Jim and Luka went to get water from the river, they saw a dead body floating in it, and the distant village in flames. Upon the discovery that all of the villagers had died, Jim burst in frenzied joy. Though Luka was initially happy, he became slightly concerned for his brother. While stealing from the villagers, Jim got an odd feeling that he was being watched and called out to Luka to return; however, he found Luka dead. After a while Jim was brought along with other boys to Trancy, who was revealed to be a violent pedophile. Jim was initially rejected by Trancy as he was said to have filthy looking eyes. Jim later overheard a boy talking about summoning a fairy. Seeking out this fairy, he instead summons Claude, creating the contract in what appeared to be a strange dream ritual. Jim uses his sex appeal to gain Trancy's trust and his estate. Claude tells him that Sebastian had destroyed the village upon the orders of his former master. Ciel Phantomhive is Sebastian's new master. Jim, now Alois Trancy, decided to take revenge on Sebastian by taking Ciel and delivering an agony upon him worse than death.

As Jim was bleeding Grell comes to take his soul but he ordered Hannah to fight Grell. While crawling away, images of his past come in the scenes where he threw plates at Claude for staring at him, slapping him for being too obedient and finally, wanting him to keep on saying "Yes, your Highness," like his brother, Luka, did long ago. Jim was bleeding and attracted the attention of a wolf. Claude came and rescued Jim from the wolf and Jim was overjoyed. Claude smiles (in the previous episode Alois found this disgusting, this time, he became frozen by the action) and sits down and stares at Jim's face but then kills him commenting that a soul like his, which can give (platonic) love/respect/admiration to a menial butler as himself, does not stir his appetite. However, he does state that Alois's does still have a use. He takes Alois's ring and puts it inside his jacket stating he will always be by his side and then leaves as even Grell has no problems with his actions.

After a moment, Hannah sits before Alois's deceased body and whispered to him that she would finally give the boy what he wished for. It is revealed that Hannah had a substantial role in Alois's life all along, and she—though mistreated by him—loved Alois more than anyone else. Also that she had a plan to grant Alois's wish; for everything to be as simple as he and his brother, Luka, happy together. When Alois's soul is placed in Ciel, it is Hannah who re-awakens Alois's consciousness. It is from that point on that she told Alois that he still has both she and Luka. Alois then realized that he should have been loving Hannah the whole time instead of so desperately trying to gain Claude's approval and acknowledgement. He tried to give Claude one last chance when he and Sebastian race each other through a maze. He even allowed Claude the handicap of getting every answer in the race trivia correct, only for Claude to reveal that he only used Alois and never acknowledged his soul as worthy to be eaten. Alois finally snapped and claimed that he hated Claude and that everyone who used him or wouldn't acknowledge him should die. Hannah comforts Alois and they formed a new contract. As Claude and Sebastian arrive at the end of the maze, a broken Alois told Claude that he just wanted to be loved (in a sense, Alois basically stated that he wanted someone, anyone to love him and acknowledge his existence). Then, Alois/Ciel fell unconscious as Hannah held him and put the butlers up for a duel. Sebastian won and killed Claude, but not before Claude acknowledged that maybe Alois's soul would have been delicious after all. Now in an inner world, connecting and communicating with Ciel's consciousness, Alois became shocked and aware of Claude's death, relaxed a bit, and then disappears with a smile on his face, leaving Ciel alone. In the end, Hannah approached Claude's dead body and proclaimed that Alois and Luka would live happily in the afterlife.

Claude Faustus (クロード・フォースタス, Kurōdo Fōsutasu)

A spectacle wearing Demon Butler who shows no emotion. He does things perfectly and with ease and is shown in the first episode tap-dancing before changing the decorations. He has a similar catchphrase to Sebastian, though instead of saying "Yes, My Lord" he says "Yes, Your Highness". He also uses a Japanese alternate translation the same way Sebastian does, but his phrase is "I wish to deeply desire you", alternately translated as "I wish to devour you fully". He starts to take in interest in Ciel's soul when he is slapped with Ciel's bloody hand and gets a taste of the blood left saying, "[Ciel's soul] knows hatred and wants revenge, yet is pure and innocent." He is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai in Japanese and by Jason Douglas in English.

He is a foil to Sebastian Michaelis - he seems to be more indifferent never showing any emotion. He is more of a perfectionist and likes to criticize Sebastian as he takes methodologies in being a butler too seriously. He also has immense control over the other household servants, who listen to him without failure - for after Alois they take him as their master and he expects them to follow his commands: this is the opposite of Sebastian's command which is more flexible. Though Alois wants him to be animated he always wears an indifferent mask on his face and unlike Sebastian never seems to attempt to stop his master from doing unjust or inappropriate things. This can be seen in the case that Sebastian once stopped Ciel from slapping Elizabeth as it was a rash decision, however, Claude makes no comment or action against Alois for gouging out Hannah's eye. It seems no matter whatever psychotic action Alois performs Claude does not intervene in any way to do other actions. Despite the initial appearances Claude is not much devoted to Alois. He sees Alois more as the soul he wants to cultivate and devour (like a cook or a gardener) and the act of butler more as the most suitable method for this. The incident can be seen when Claude is so intoxicated, having tasted Ciel's blood, that he does not care that Alois is bleeding and even when Alois is screaming at him with words tied to his bond he does not seem to flinch. In the end it can be concluded that Claude is more selfish and ruthless than Sebastian in the sense that he'll go to any length to taste a soul that is different - this "difference" is discussed by Sebastian and Claude as souls who have a special flavour and possess rare qualities that other souls do not. Ciel and Alois both fall in this category, however, Claude seems to want to taste Ciel's soul as well much to Sebastian's disdain.

In Episode 8 Claude shockingly kills Alois Trancy. Alois's past is revealed - he had summoned Claude in a strange dream ritual where he puts his face to a spider's web filled with morning dew and soon Claude comes. Alois, who is actually Jim, is trapped in a large web of a spider where there are other dead bodies. Claude comes to him as in the form of a surreal spider and initially at Jim's hesitation thinks he has no wish but then even without Jim speaking seems to realize his desire. Claude tells Jim that Sebastian former master had ordered him to destroy the village so he did but Sebastian has already consumed him and that Ciel is his current master. Jim wins the favour of Trancy and becomes Alois Trancy and Claude becomes his butler after Trancy "dies" (is killed). Jim decides to get Ciel and deliver a fate to Sebastian worse than death.

As Alois is bleeding and Grell comes for his soul he crawls away as Hannah fights. Claude comes and saves him from being a prey of a wolf. Jim then states that Claude is his Highness and the only one he can trust in the world. Claude sits down and faces Jim and shockingly he puts his hand inside the back of Jim's head (or as The Kuroshitsuji Wiki suggests crushes his skull), killing him. He then gets up and takes Jim's ring and states that a soul that can have love/respect/admiration for a menial butler such as himself does not stir his appetite so he tells Jim not to worry as he puts his ring in his pocket, stating that he will always be by Jim's side. He also comments that Alois's soul still has a use. Then he leaves as Grell has had no problems with his actions.

The nature of his actions are unclear - Claude has made a deal with Sebastian that he will allow Ciel to target Alois as his enemy and will only go after Ciel for Alois after the revenge is complete - possibly by killing Alois he has made part of his contract possible but what his other actions are now is still unknown.

Hannah Anafeloz (ハンナ・アナフェローズ, Hanna Anaferōzu)

Alois's maid and servant. In the first episode of the second season, Hannah gets her left eye gouged out by Alois on the account that she stared at him directly. She is quiet and seems to be very fearful of Alois as he often harms and humiliates her. This is also seen in Episode five when Alois throws a fake crown at her head causing her to bleed. She is very skilled with combat and able to pull weapons out of nowhere. In Episode 9, It is revealed that she is the Sheath of the legendary sword Laevateinn, and in Episode 8 it is revealed by Grell, as Grell was about to fight with her, that she is a demon. She is voiced by Aya Hirano in Japanese and by Caitlin Glass in English.

After Claude kills Alois in Episode 8 Hannah comes and sits on top of his dead body, and cuts at his eye and pressing her face affectionately towards Alois tells him she is giving him what he wants: which can presumed as affection and love. It's later revealed that she was the demon that made a contract with Alois' brother, Luka. He asked her to grant Alois's wish to have his village murdered. He later thanked her as she devoured his soul. Hannah's previous actions seem to have been quite the facade as she reveals later that her eye was already healed. Also, it is revealed that the triplets are her subordinates, not Claude's. How she came to work with Claude is unknown, however her reasoning might have involved Alois. Hannah awakens Alois' subconscious once his soul was fused with Ciel's. She tells Alois that he still has both she and Luka. She also proclaims that she loves Alois and he realizes that he should have loved her instead of trying to gain acknowledgement from Claude. After Alois proclaims that everyone who used him should die, Hannah forms a contract with him as she comforts him with her affection. She stays loyal to Alois to the end and states that Alois and Luka will live happily in the afterlife.

Servant Triplets

The triplets stand by and tend to anything that Claude orders them to do. Their names are Timber (ティンバー, Tinbā, his fringe falls directly to the center), Thompson (トンプソン, Tonpuson, his fringe that is swept to the right), and Canterbury (カンタベリー, Kantaberī, his fringe that is swept to the left). Like Hannah, they appear to be terrified of Alois. Also unlike the Phantomhive servants, they are very skilled in household work. All three are voiced by Kenichi Suzumura in Japanese and by Scott Freeman in English.

They contrast the Phantomhive servants as they seem to have superb control over their combat abilities and are not zany, eccentric or loquacious as Ciel's household servants. They do seem to talk but rather be confined in their actions to please Alois Trancy. This is shown in the first episode when Trancy gouges out Hannah's eye and they whisper and try to hide their shock. It is later revealed they too are demons, shown when they are able to survive a spear through their heads and have similar glow to their eyes as Sebastian and Claude. Later it is revealed that they are subordinates to Hannah as they are seen grooming her in Episode 11.

Merchandise

Characters of the series have various pieces of merchandise created in their likeness. Jun Planning planned to release dolls of Sebastian, Ciel, and Grell in March 2009. However, on April 20, 2009, the company suspended all operations in Japan and prepared to file for bankruptcy. The company was later able to release a Ciel doll in September 2010. They also released two versions of a Taeyang Sebastian, the regular one in April 2009 and Taeyang Sebastian Private Teacher Version in September 2009. Good Smile Company released a figurine of Sebastian Michaelis in July 2009. Retail clothing chain Hot Topic added t-shirts featuring Sebastian to its merchandise.

Reception

The characters of Black Butler were well received. Casey Brienza of Anime News Network felt that the butler was "gimmicky, [but] proves to be [an] effective character type". The servants of the Phantomhive household were described as "charming incompetents" by Carl Kimlinger, also from Anime News Network.