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Instead of doing all the tasks I was supposed to do and being a useful member of society I spent my time making this:

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It will always stay with me that Joker and Ciel never resented each other, they understood one another too well to even blame each other for how things fell apart. (Confirmed by Yana herself btw.)

Joker and o!Ciel are in a way, to sides of the same coin, both of them sacrifice and strample on others in order to gain the goal they long for.

While Joker resorts to extreme measures, kidnapping children to fulfill Kelvin's demands and, in turn, protect the kids back in the workhouse, o!Ciel similarly crushes lives beneath him in pursuit of his vengeance.

The imagery speaks for itself: the young earl is often portrayed atop a throne of corpses, a chilling symbol of the destruction left in his wake.

And it's quite intresting, that during the main confrontation in book of circus, our earl was cruel to Baron Kelvin (as he mf should!!) yet he refrained from mocking Joker.

As Yana Toboso notes: "However, he didn’t say anything about Joker. He neither called him stupid nor foolish. He just calmly confirmed the facts with him. This is because Joker and his crew were aware of their own foolishness - and so was Ciel. Thus he didn’t say anything that would rub salt into the wound."

I really like that o!Ciel "calmly confirmed the facts with him." especially considering that his first response after Joker admitted he knew what he was doing was wrong was to directly challenge that reasoning. And no, I’m not saying our earl condones the kidnapping of children—but he does understand where Joker’s morality and intentions come from.

Joker doesn’t want to kidnap children; he feels trapped by a toxic sense of duty to repay the Baron’s debt. On top of that, without Kelvin’s financial support, neither the circus nor the workhouse would be able to survive.

In a way, o!Ciel sees a reflection of himself in Joker: someone bound by duty, guilt, and a sense of debt. He too is trapped, only his chains take the form of a contract with Sebastian, forged in the aftermath of unimaginable trauma and fueled by the need for revenge against those who destroyed his family.

And I think it’s clear that, just like Joker, o!Ciel doesn’t necessarily find any thrill in trampling over others. However, unlike Joker, who still clings to a sense of family, emotional bonds, and the illusion of doing the wrong thing for the right reason, o!Ciel has learned to detach himself emotionally.

He justifies cruelty as a necessity, a tool for survival and justice. Where Joker hesitates, burdened by conscience and affection, o!Ciel acts decisively, even ruthlessly, because he’s already accepted that innocence and morality were luxuries stolen from him the moment his world fell apart.

It’s bittersweet how, in his own way, o!Ciel tries to console Joker by telling him not to cry. There’s a quiet kind of empathy in the way he states that the world isn’t kind to anyone. And in that moment, when Joker looks at him with a faint yet sorrowful smile, it’s clear he understands, perhaps better than anyone, that the earl isn’t just talking about him. o!Ciel is speaking from his own tragedy, his own loss.

There’s something so human in the way they mirror each other: both bound by duty, both driven by grief, and both trying to find meaning in a world that’s taken too much from them.

In that small exchange; Joker’s smile, Ciel’s words, they meet not as enemies, but as mearly two people who saw through each other.

They also share a quiet kind of sympathy for one another, as if both recognize the foolishness in the paths they’ve taken. Deep down, they both know that the cost of their choices is far heavier than they’d like to admit.

And that was their last exchange, a softly deafening mutal understanding.

Joker knew about o!Ciel’s past—Baron Kelvin had told him. He was aware of the horrific abuse the boy had endured, of how deeply he’d been dehumanized. Our earl was treated as an object of exploitation by older men, just as Joker and the rest of the circus troupe had been used and abused by Kelvin.

In that shared history of being used, manipulated, and discarded by those in power, there’s a grim reflection. They were both victims of the same cruelty, forced to survive in whatever way they could.

And after eliminating the circus, o!Ciel chooses to visit the orphanage: the very place Joker and the troupe had fought so desperately to protect. Despite everything, he intends to ensure its survival, even planning to secure a sponsor to fund it.

Joker protected his brothers and sisters back in the orphanage while kidnapping children for the baron, feeling extremely guilty in doing so, o!Ciel parallels this by perserving the workhouse in order to ease his guilt for killing Joker and the circus trope.

And when he arrives to the workhouse, well, we know what happens. There orphange was empty, provong Joker's sacrifices futile in the end. In the same way, o!Ciel’s quest for revenge will prove meaningless.

Both their struggles, though driven by pain and hope, lead to hollow victories in a world that keeps taking more than it gives.

It's important to highlight that before o!Ciel spirals into a maniac laughing tangent about how corrupt humanity is, his thought's immedietly flash to both Doll and Joker, two people in the circus trope whom he connected with in different ways.

As he recalls them, he envisions their screams and cries, desperately trying to protect the orphanage that, as we already know, no longer exists. This haunting image fuels his fury and despair, a raw reminder of all that was lost despite their sacrifices.

In that moment, his rage is not just aimed at the world’s cruelty, but also at himself, for failing to save what mattered, for being trapped in a cycle of destruction and vengeance.

The memories of Doll and Joker become ghosts that both torment and motivate him, pushing him deeper into his chaotic spiral while silently mourning the innocence that slipped away.

That loss of innocence is what i still, to this day, believe that o!Ciel's ribbon that got blown away from the wind symbolizes, this also explains why Sebastian, the ever-so-perfect butler, lets his instincts take over and doesn’t even try to catch that single strand of innocence.

As a demon who takes a twisted pleasure in o!Ciel’s suffering, he’d rather see the boy lose that innocence completely than hold onto it.

Besides Yana's commentary on Joker and o!Ciel's quiet connection, I really do like how Yana specifically highlight's that o!Ciel feels incredibly guilty about what went down in the circus. Specifically how the memories of Joker and Doll continue to haunt him and even influence some of his choices.

If he couldn’t sustain Joker’s vision for the workhouse, then taking in one of Joker and Doll’s beloved family members into his household was his way of holding onto something meaningful, an attempt to preserve a connection to the people he feels responsible for.

Also I want to point out how despite o!Ciel's refusal of being called Smile by Joker, stating how "a servant shall not speak to him with such familiarities"

yet...

here is Snake (a servant) reffering to o!Ciel as Smile. And our earl allows him to, and i think this acceptance of the name represents sort of a fresh start for o!Ciel, a way to make some sort of amends with the past.

But even after employing Snake, his past actions continue to mess with him, no matter how tightly he holds his composure, the past keeps finding ways to slip through the cracks.

During the Green witch arc, Joker tourments o!Ciel with the words, "do you want everything to be yours?" forcing him to confront the selfishness and moral ambiguity of his goals.

Joker, even in death, lingers as a voice of guilt and conscience, reminding o!Ciel that the path he walks is paved with sacrifice.

o!Ciel will never seem to let go of the weight of Joker and Doll's deaths, he just continuously represses them as a coping mechanism.

To finish this all up, I just want to say how much I adore the way Joker and Doll (characters who only appear in a single arc) continue to bleed through the cracks of the story, seeping into o!Ciel’s psyche in such a compelling way.

Their presence lingers like a ghost, not just in memory, but in the way they quietly shape his guilt, his choices, and the parts of himself he tries so hard to suppress.

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It means so much when you realize that Soma is o!Ciel’s first real friend.

When our earl was a little kid, he was sheltered due to his asthma, which prevented him to make genuine social connections beyond his familial ones.

Even with his brother by his side, there was still a sense of isolation, like the world around him, intentionally or not, kept pushing him to the side. He was present, but never quite part of things.

And then, after the tragedy, when he returns under his brother’s name, things become even more complicated. Elizabeth still loves him deeply and tends to him with all the care in the world, but she doesn’t realize he isn’t truly Ciel. That unspoken truth becomes an invisible barrier between them.

Even in her affection, he’s alone, carrying a secret that keeps him at a distance from the only people left who still care for him.

Then there are the servants, utterly loyal, unwavering in their devotion. Their respect for our earl goes above and beyond, but it isn’t friendship. Their bond is bound by the roles they play. They serve him not out of companionship, but because they feel indebted to him—because they owe him their lives. That sense of duty creates another kind of distance.

But Prince Soma is a different case, he was a wildcard in o!Ciel's life. He didn’t tiptoe around the earl’s walls; he barged right through them. Uninvited and unstoppable, Soma didn’t just enter o!Ciel’s home, he settled in, pulling him into a rhythm that felt disarmingly normal.

He annoyed his way into o!Ciel's life, treating him like the kid he was, falling into playfull rythms and a routine that contrasted o!Ciel's usual darkness.

In a life shaped by shadows, Soma became a burst of color the earl never saw coming.

Soma doesn't owe o!Ciel his life, he didn't stick by because of his title or name either. He simply befriended the earl because o!Ciel challenged him, inspired him, gave him a different lens through which to see the world.

Through their clashes and contrasts, Soma grew, not because he was forced to, but because their dynamic naturally pushed him to mature.

The prince is probably the first person in o!Ciel's entire life that considered him a friend, a best friend. Our earl, once a quiet, sheltered boy, so unsure of his own worth that he felt the need to live behind someone else’s name, somehow gained a friend simply by being himself.

No masks, no manipulation, just the reluctant honesty that came from being seen and chosen anyway.

o!Ciel could be harsh, distant, even cruel: pushing people away again and again. But Soma didn’t give up. He kept showing up, kept breaking through the walls, because he saw who o!Ciel truly was beneath it all, and he genuinely cared.

And what makes this so soft is how the earl grew so accustomed to the prince's antics.

He got used to playing games with him the way friends do: competitive, yet always teasing and playful.

He got used to getting embraced (even though he despises physical touch, he slowly accepted and allowed this affection from the prince.)

It's so important to highlight the safety he feels around Soma, even when he's all over his personal space. The prince isn't just anybody anymore, he became someone the earl grew familiar and comfortable around.

That kind of vulnerability isn’t in his nature. But beneath the pride and distance, there’s a quiet care that runs deep. It’s subtle and unspoken, born from a platonic bond that means more than words can express.

Before Soma, o!Ciel had never truly known what it meant to have a friend of his own.

And that’s why the fact that r!Ciel deliberately jeopardized that friendship, by killing Agni and making Soma believe it was our earl’s doing, showing us how this act was made to knock o!Ciel off his feet and shake the fragile bonds he’d built.

r!Ciel’s possessiveness over our earl runs deeper than mere jealousy, it’s rooted in an intense, almost pathological need for control. It’s as if he can’t tolerate the idea of o!Ciel forming bonds outside of himself, because those connections threaten his fragile sense of identity and power.

But I’m sure that if Soma could weather o!Ciel’s calculated, harsh, and sometimes manipulative moments, he’ll still find a way to come around, and stand by his best friend.

For true friendship is not the absence of flaws, but the quiet courage to remain, even when shadows fall.

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I was bored and re reading the curry arc and no one talks about these pannels enough !!!

In essence, o!Ciel confronted the prince, bluntly stating that he didn’t care about Soma’s feelings regarding Mina’s disappearance, telling him that once you loose something you could never get it back.

In that moment, o!Ciel was clearly projecting his own grief and loss onto Soma.

The prince represented the innocence o!Ciel might have retained had he not lost his family, a sentiment the later acknowledges in later chapters of this arc.

As the day went on, however, o!Ciel began to feel guilty about his harsh words, recognizing that he might have gone too far with the prince. In a small attempt to make amends, he offered to play with him.

While o!Ciel's words are denying he's doing this out of remorse, his actions say otherwise.  This moment offers a subtle yet telling glimpse into his emotional maturity from the earl.

And how does Soma respond to this once in a lifetime kindness from the earl? well...

The prince doesn't care to acknoweldge this act of kindness, shoving him off and leaving our earl behind.

Soma by this time, hasn't learned to appreciate the love and care infront of him because he was too fixated on Mina.

And honestly? I find this segment ironic because we know that the Soma from later chapters would've bitch slapped the fuck out of his past self for deminishing o!Ciel's compassion and rare benevolence.

Just take a look at how the prince’s gratitude toward o!Ciel shifts—not just in perspective, but in gratitude:

And what caused this change? well i think we all know what it was.

It wasn't Sebastian's demonic attempt to "discipline" the prince.

If anything, the demon only dragged Soma deeper into despair. Already trapped in a cycle of self-victimization, Soma didn’t just need harsh truths, he needed compassion.

The true catalyst for Soma’s transformation was o!Ciel.

By revealing his scars: not as weapons, but as proof of survival: he made Soma feel understood.

By sharing his life’s mantra (“I must keep walking forward, no matter what”), he did more than offer advice; he handed Soma the very scalpel that had carved his own resilience.

Where Sebastian’s words made Soma want to disappear, o!Ciel’s confession made him want to prove himself.

That fragile admission: ‘This is how I live with my pain’ became Soma’s first real weapon against his own despair.

Because of the earl, Soma grew emotionally and became more perceptive of others, and this growth is what eventually made the prince understand o!Ciel's psyche to almost perfection.

And what makes it all the more nauseatingly sweet is that what he learned from the Earl made him selfless enough to stay by o!Ciel’s side, not because the earl wants it, but because he knows the kid needs it.

In the end, o!Ciel's calculated words birthed something he never intended: a love strong enough to see through his facade, yet tender enough to stand by him anyway.

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The fandom doesn’t just overlook her as a character, they also overlook her pain by using her as a self insert for their own sexual fantasies.

It’s a perfect scene of how truly terrible Sebastian can be, and it’s diminished down to being commented on as “hot” or “I wish I was her.” All the while completely ignoring the fact that she had been coerced! She didn’t want that! And neither would they want it, because they would still be taken advantage of by a person who doesn’t see them for more than just an object to be used.

It’s just so frustrating.

I know that when it comes to the book of circus arc, Doll and Joker's character deaths tend to pull on our heartstrings, and while I agree that the ends they meet are completely devastating—I believe that the tragedy of Beast's character as well as her demise is completely overlooked by the fandom.

She is shown to have the initiative to part from Baron's Kelvin's orders. While she complies for Joker and to protect the children back in the orphanage, she can't stand to keep hurting innocent children in return and watch as Joker's spirit crumbles.

Not only do we clearly see her moral ground, we also see how deeply painful this situation is for her because of how it hurts the people around her, especially Joker.

During this discussion, Joker is completely dissmisive of her feelings, pushing her away. She is emotionally upfront and when she was about to tell Joker that she loves him, he cuts her off.

He basically tells her that they have no choice but continue to uphold Kelvin's orders, and leaves her behind.

Beast is completely torn, and Sebastian, being the demon that he is, takes advantage of this, sexually coercing her in the process.

She needed Jokers comfort and reasurance. And just like Joker and the rest of the circus trope—she was a victim of Kelvin and needed to seperate herself from that dark world just as much as the rest.

Beast’s moment of vulnerability with Sebastian is especially tragic, not just because he manipulates her, but because it underscores how utterly alone she truly was. In that scene, she’s desperate for comfort, for someone to listen, and Sebastian, ever the predator, exploits that need.

But what cuts deeper is the realization that what she actually needed was simple: an outlet for her pain, and the reassurance Joker failed to give her.

Her trust in Sebastian is misplaced, yet painfully understandable. After a lifetime of obedience and unrequited love, she’s never had the chance to voice her fears or doubts.

When she finally does, it’s to a demon who weaponizes her honesty against her. There’s something uniquely cruel about that, her one moment of emotional openness becomes another step toward her death.

Something about the way Beast calls herself and the rest of the troupe Kelvin's possesions is so twisted, but it gives us the grasp of the abuse they went through by the hands of their "father."

Kelvin quite literally owns them, and Beast (as well as the rest of the trope) allows him to do so because not only do they feel like they "owe" the man for saving them, the lives of the other kids back in the workhouse are at stake if they don't please him.

When she finds out Sebastian indeed used her to get information, she feels awfully guilty. The circus trope blames Doll for befriending Ciel, but beast knows that deep down, it was her who fell into the trap of the enemy.

The scene where Doll apologizes, only for Beast to immediately cut her off with ‘you are not to blame.’ reveals so much about Beast’s crumbling psyche.

Her guilt isn’t just over the mission’s failure; it’s the crushing weight of knowing she allowed Doll, the youngest and most innocent of them, to shoulder the blame first. In that split-second reaction, we see Beast’s self-loathing collide with her protective instincts.

That fleeting moment of raw honesty where Beast reassures Dollis instantly smothered the second Doll presses further. With a hardened ‘It's nothing,’ Beast slams her mask back into place, retreating behind the role of the Circus’s unshakable strongwoman. But this isn’t just deflection; it’s self-sabotage.

She’s trapped between the need to be heard and the terror of what might happen if she truly is. 

Sebastian’s former act of ‘kindness’ is so insidious because he exploits this very contradiction. He offers her the illusion of being seen, only to weaponize her feelings for further gain. Meanwhile, Doll, the one person who might have understood (considering she was decived by Ciel too.) is brushed aside. 

Beast’s death scene is a masterclass in narrative cruelty: not just for its violence, but for how it mirrors a lifetime of being stripped of her humanity.

When Dagger throws himself in front of her, taking the fatal blow, her raw, guttural screams aren’t just grief, it's also the sound of someone who has always been forced to watch others suffer for her survival.

And then Bard, speaks up, he says:

The line isn’t just tasteless; it’s deliberately degrading. In her final moments, Beast is reduced to the very things that defined her suffering:

A Tool for Others’ Use: Just as Baron Kelvin weaponized her loyalty, Bard reduces her to a tavern fantasy, erasing her pain under the male gaze.

An Object of Exploitation: Sebastian’s manipulation (feigning intimacy to extract secrets) is echoed here, she dies as she lived: a thing to be used, never seen.

A Martyr Without Witness: Dagger’s sacrifice is framed as noble, but Beast’s agony is met with indifference. Even in death, her grief is trivialized.

The arc denies her any dignity, the narrative itself treats her as expendable. The fandom overlooks her, the characters dismiss her, and the world ensures she dies unheard.

This is why Beast’s tragedy lingers. It’s not just her death, but the way the narrative denies her even the smallest mercy: no one truly sees her. Not Joker, who dismisses her; not the other circus members, who are trapped in their own cycles of abuse; and certainly not Sebastian, who treats her vulnerability as a game.

Her story is a quiet scream in a arc full of louder tragedies, and that’s what makes it so devastating.

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people are entitled to their own opinion, but genuienly thinking Elizabeth is a selfish character missed the whole point of her character and it actually drives me lowk insane.

I know that the introduction of her character can be harsh to digest because of how overbearing she can be and because she broke Ciel's ring that holds deep importance but:

She wasn't aware about the importance of the ring, and when Sebastian pointed out, she immediatelytook accountability and started to apologize.

She cried profusely, realizing how much history and emotional importance the ring held, her pain was as sharp, literally suffering in o!Ciel's place.

Even when o!Ciel tells her that it's okay, she cuts him off with a "but" again, fully willing to admit her mistake.

Elizabeth always goes an extra mile to make our earl smile, and she admits to Sebastian that sometimes she can be overbearing, but thats such a human mistake and her heart and intentions are always in the right place.

She is constantly attentive of o!ciel and worried about his wellbeing, she is able to tell when something is off with him.

She also struggles with crippling insecurities.

As a young lady of the Victorian era, Elizabeth finds herself torn between society's expectations and her family's ideals.

Desperate to appear beautiful and graceful for o!Ciel’s sake, she deliberately wore low-heeled shoes (a choice deemed childish for a girl her age, looked down upon by other girls) knowing full well that he wished to be seen as mature.

In quiet devotion, she diminished her own stature beside him, all to lift his pride.

But her lineage demanded strength. Forced to train with a sword, she carried the weight of duty, yet secretly loathed her own power, fearing it made her less of the delicate noblewoman she longed to be.

Her insecurities are so complex because while they root from how she feels her fiance needs to percieve her, they also stem from the expectations and oppresive ideals of society of how a woman should be.

Her sword training, a secret defiance of gendered expectations, should have been a source of confidence. Instead, it became yet another fracture in her self-worth.

Every swing of her blade felt like a betrayal of the "perfect lady" she was supposed to be, even as her lineage demanded she master it.

She hated her own skill, not because she lacked it, but because possessing it meant she could never fully be the dainty, unburdened girl she thought Ciel needed.

But when our earl is in danger, she doesn't hesitate, pushes away her deepest insecurties, all for o!Ciel.

She shows him her "uncute" apperance, she unravels infront of him completely.

A girl laid bare, willing to be seen as uncute, as flawed, if it means protecting him.

And when o!Ciel sees her strenght, obviously, he reacts positively to it. He doesn't see her as less, he doesn't hate her for it, he quickly accepts this part of her.

Literally zero disgust in his bones as he does so. (he's so gentle with her augh i love them)

And since o!Ciel accepted her, she started to unravel her strenght and didn't hide it as much.

Can we also talk about how Elizabeth was ready to resort to violence when she thought o!Ciel was cheating on her with Sieglinde? But when Sebastian steps in and explains the real reason behind their situation, not only does Elizabeth apologize, she immediately takes Sieglinde’s side

we love a girls girl !!!

She even goes a step further, offering her help and friendship.

Something worthy of mention is that she is never limiting herself to just her bond with Ciel, but always reaching out to form genuine connections with others.

And now everyone assumes she's selfish because of this....

And now they call her selfish? A traitor? As if she hadn’t spent her entire life bending over backwards just to make o!Ciel feel safe and happy.

Imagine dedicating three whole years to someone, selflessly, without expecting a single word of praise...only to discover it was all built on lies. How could anyone blame her for feeling betrayed?

On top of that, her entire life, since infancy, was shaped around the role of being a fiancée, just as r!Ciel was forced into becoming the Phantomhive heir. (the role o!Ciel took over instead).

Not only does she feel hurt by o!Ciel lying to her, she feels lost. Identity wise she is is crushed and feels she failed as a fiance for not telling the difference between the twins.

How is that fair? She spent years dedicating herself to his happiness, only for the foundation of her existence to be ripped away.

And even after "siding" with her fiancé, she is clearly unhappy. Not only because she knows r!Ciel and Undertaker are up to no good, but because she also understands why o!Ciel lied to her all those years.

She questions herself, she realizes the very reason why o!Ciel kept his identity a secret.

And when she realizes that if o!Ciel would've been honest about his identity back then, she would've expressed dissapointment, and that immediately makes her drown in that guilt.

And now, that truth consumes her: not only does she fail as a fiance, she feels she fails as a human too.

It is pretty clear to me that Elizabeth is torn and confused, heavily manipulated by r!Ciel and a lifetime of being groomed into the "perfect fiance"

Her entire sense of self was scripted for her, and now that the lie has collapsed, she’s left drowning in the wreckage.

I can’t claim to know Yana’s exact intentions, but this much is clear: Elizabeth is intelligent, fiercely compassionate, and, when the moment demands it: fully capable of making the right choice.

Will she forgive o!Ciel? Almost certainly. While the pain of his lies may never fully fade, the story makes one truth undeniable: Their bond, though built on deception, became real through those quiet moments of understanding and mutual acceptance.

Lets not forget that where r!Ciel weaponized Elizabeth’s deepest insecurities, o!Ciel was starting to dismantle them. 

one exploited her fears of inadequacy as the "perfect fiancée," while the other, despite his own deceptions, gave her the space to simply exist as herself.

And Elizabeth? That brilliantly perceptive girl currently drowning in betrayal? She will remember. She’ll piece together the truth, not just about them, but about herself. 

Anyways, I love Elizabeth and y'all should too!

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azuresins​:

Since my last theory was so well received, I decided to make another piping hot take on OC’s real name. I know others have considered this as a possibility, and have made posts long ago about it before, but I didn’t go into detail about why. I wanted to compile all the evidence in one place, and include a crucial political piece of evidence that I feel people missed.  //deep breath// Finnian or Fenian. (Different spelling, but same pronunciation slightly different but significant context) 

So I’m sure we’ve all noticed this list before. However I’d like to gently point out one thing: These were names considered for REAL CIEL, there is no list for Our Ciel. 

“It’s just an alias he picked” you say. Is it just an alias?… 

Or did that name mean something much more? Look at how often this book comes up. Why?

Our Ciel is trying to live as his brother, right?  Our!Ciel might surmise in his mind, that Real!Ciel, could in all likelihood, name a servant or someone after his little brother, and no one would think anything of it. He saw something in Finny that he saw in himself. 

“Cedric”, dear grandpa (whoever he might be 👀) – Likely a Celtic person, with a Celtic name. ***As this has been pointed out; Sir Walter Scott invented this name, as it’s a parody of the name “Cerdic”, which is a name of Gaelic origin. Sir Walter Scott, is also, Scottish with Gaelic origins himself. Which is why, many people, consider it a Gaelic name given the context.  What we see of his last name, “Ros” could be incomplete, but many names that begin with ‘Ros’ also have Irish and Gaelic origins. Even ‘Rosse’ has connections to Ireland.  This is the Victorian Era: People of Celtic origins were almost never noble with few extremely wealthy or well-assimilated exceptions. Irish, Scottish, Welsh and others of Celtic origin as a collective whole, were people were facing hardships, and many stood against England, or were otherwise constantly negotiating for more freedom. Especially the Irish. Names and namesakes to nobility, were e v e r y t h i n g.

A french name, a noble name, a pretty name, would not have made anyone react this way. But an Irish/Celtic name, absolutely would.  ESPECIALLY “Fenian” or “Finnian” – considered a slur even in some parts of England at this time. Has anyone heard of the Fenian Brotherhood?  

They were a radical group, a huge “problem” (to England) in the 19th century. There would virtually be no bigger “fuck you” to the Queen than to name your son Fenian, and show pride in your “”””” undignified”””””” roots.  Updated: 9/8/22  Queen Victoria was 100% aware of the Phantomhive’s Irish roots, because:

– She picked St. Patrick’s Day. A day that, in many people’s minds, celebrates the person responsible for “taming” the Irish people, and “Bringing Christianity” to them. History is complex regarding this matter, but it’s plain that she’s aware that the boy has Irish roots, and it was likely a means of insult rather than celebratory. 

It would make what Vincent said to an ENGLISH PRIEST uncomfortable. He basically said, that people of Celtic origin deserved freedom, and to be treated better and probably was soon to come. Hence, the priest suddenly changing the subject.  Rachel likely wanted to give each twin a name that represented their non-english heritage: French and Celtic. It made all the sense in the world to give Ciel a name fitting a noble, and Fenian to the twin who was free to make his own path in life (politically that name is associated to freedom, also why OC would name his servant who was captive the same name. He clearly saw something of himself in him, and wanted him to be free.)  *Edit: I realized that I used “Irish”  when I should have “Celtic” because the Celts originated from and spread to many countries and areas besides Ireland; I apologize for that. I adjusted a few words in this to make the point more clear.  *Edit two: Fenian / Finnian is also associated with the color white, as well as yellow. This was pointed out by Yana herself:

Hence, “Black Butler” – OC is “white” or symbolic of the other side of the board. Monochrome, chess, black and white, the promise in WHITE clover, – there’s been hints the entire time, honestly.  (Notice who, ultimately, the two key players are and what colors each represent them)  Our!Ciel is represented by the white pieces, Sebastian is represented by the black. 

***Edit 9/4/18

Another hint from kuro wiki, if Oc truly is (also) symbolic for a WHITE star while RC is the BLUE star. 

****Edit 5/31/19 - more info about the Fenian Brotherhood above, addition below:  Since the name is clearly associated with white/yellow and we’re going with that O!C is symbolic for a white star … I just want to point out that the brightest star in the sky isn’t technically Siruis. 

It’s the Sun. Our Sun is a white star.  How many times in Kuroshitsuji has a sunrise been significant? 

Edit: 8/13/21  If Our!ciel is NOT Celtic. Then why this cover image for an art book? 

Tartan aside… thistles are known as an ancient, EXTREMELY SACRED, Celtic symbol (primarily Scotland but also Ireland, and Wales) associated with Bravery and nobility. 

And Finally, there are parallels between Fionn (the warrior in the Fenian Cycle) and Our!Ciel. I’ve found Seven* that stand out to me the most-obviously. 

1. The Salmon of Knowledge and Fionn’s Magic thumb (9/8/22) 

Abridged version: Fionn eats a magic salmon, he burnt his thumb on fat/juice that escaped from the salmon while it was cooking. Whenever the warrior beings his thumb to his mouth he’s granted forbidden knowledge. 

Our!Ciel always, always wear’s the Phantomhive Ring on his thumb. It’s never on any other finger, never worn in any other fashion. One might think he could easily wear it around his neck on a chain, or have it pinned into place, or temporarily fashioned into a broach: But it is ALWAYS on his thumb, even when Sebastian had the perfect opportunity to resize it after the band was shattered. He purposefully places the ring on his thumb, and it consistently remains there. 

You’re probably wondering, Okay, but what about the salmon? This is the first meal we ever see in Kuroshitsuji. A meal Sebastian serves his Master. Page one of the manga:

And if you’re thinking “It can’t be THAT important” you’re wrong: because as many might remember. The first season of the anime, did not follow manga canon.  As a result (and sort of a “refresher”) Episode One of Book of Circus is meant to be a “redo” or “recap” of the first chapter. Guess what he’s served?

Poached Salmon.  2. Revenge parallel, and similar childhood goal

3. They both have and ride black horse

4. Bran and Sceólang (“raven” and “survivor”) / The dog parallel

Fionn was famously said to have magic hounds, that were once his biological cousins that were trapped in hound form. They were loyal to him and loved him, one might argue, to a fault. He was considered a “master of hounds” and could get his hounds and near any dog, to do what he said.  Then, there’s our!Ciel– Clearly, he didn’t feel like he was living up to his namesake. 

– UNTIL…

5. Fionn’s arch nemesis Fear Dorocha / Sebastian the ‘Black Butler’ Parallel 

(Keep in mind by ‘Fairy Queen’ They mean the Morrigan. Otherwise known as, the "great queen” or “phantom queen” and a powerful Celtic goddess of what one might consider, The Celtic underworld.)  I went into more depth about this in an answered ask, but the short of it is “Fear Dorcha” stole the love of Fionn’s life, and he was never the same person again.  (Do I really need to point out why this is important?)  6. The Sleeping Warrior Parallel 

Fionn is infamously known as “the sleeping warrior.” According to legend he’s not actually dead…but asleep. And he’ll wake up in Irelands most dire hour of need. This ‘wake up, Finn!’ has long become a part of Irish folklore, and enmeshed in the culture in many sayings, folk songs and such. A message that for obvious reasons, was aligned with “if you want this warrior to wake up it means you hate the Queen of England” so it’s sort of… an inside joke.  Many believe it’s even been hidden in more popular Irish songs as well. The best example I have of this, is probably “ Finnigans Wake ” which of course, has nothing to do with the warrior itself. It’s meant to be a lighthearted, very funny and upbeat song about miserable drunk old man literally coming back to life because he’s mistaken for dead. But the title choice is a play-on words. It sounds like “Finn, again, is 'wake." 

Our!Ciel has a tendency to be a very sleepy boy, but I find it incredibly interesting that Sebastian waking him up is such a stark, piece of imagery in the series as a collective whole. But this is also on the first page of the manga, the first time ANYONE speaks, is Sebastian. And he says this. 

7. The Hunting Parallel  Fionn Mac Cumhaill is also said to be an extremely talented and skilled hunter. He’s known as both a hunter, and a warrior as well as the rest of The Fianna (his loyal companions). Our!Ciel is also, an incredibly skilled hunter as well, especially for someone his age. He tied with Aunt Francis in a hunting match, the only reason she was deemed the winner, was because Sebastian allowed him to believe Francis shot the final kill.

Sebastian did not have to help him cheat to win that we know of, and he stayed behind with Elizabeth. Our!Ciel won this game on his own. (Although, Sebastian was the one who taught him how to hunt and ride a horse, so he can take credit for that much.) Our!Ciel isn’t said to be particularly talented or gifted in the way of many physical activities (hopeless at the circus), either relying on Sebastian to cheat for him or else, he has to rely on strategic ways to win/succeed without actually playing/winning/doing the task "properly” (like the cricket match, later on). But he does hunt properly, and he nearly wins against a grown adult who has been doing this much, much longer. If anything, Sebastian let him lose, in this particular instance. He also does all that while wearing an eye-patch… Hunting wild game, seems like a HIGHLY SPECIFIC SKILL Yana chose to let him be talented, at. 

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I WAS AT A WEDDING AND I DIDNT REMEMBER UNTIL MY DAD ASKED IF I SAW THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM TUDUM YET.

STRANGER THINGS 5 Volume I, Nov. 26th Volume II, Dec. 25th The Finale, Dec. 31st

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Sebastian:

they're HILARIOUS

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Okay, so Black Butler had really weird issues when it came to production, because the manga only had so many volumes when they created the 1st season. So, they just decided to create their own story-line to complete a 24 episode season (I actually recently made a post on how they could’ve worked with the lack of content).

The 1st season only has 9 canon episodes out of 24, 1-6 and 13-15, except not even these episodes are technically canon.

For a few examples, episode 1 is almost an entire divergence from the first chapter. In episode 6, when Grelle was going to tell Ciel about his parent’s deaths, she never does that in the manga. Or in episode 15 with Mina, she never gets possessed, there are no angels or a young queen, and Soma never cries due to Mina’s words, and actually apologizes to her instead.

Now, the 2nd season is entirely non-canon, it follows nothing from the manga, it was made purely because of money and the popularity of the series. Toboso (the mangaka) had nothing to do with the 2nd season besides designing the clothes.

Everything from there on out (besides the OVAs) are canon.

Canon watch order: Episodes 1-6 and 13-15 of season 1 -> season 3 Book of Circus -> Book of Murder -> Book of Atlantic -> Public School Arc -> Emerald Witch Arc

Can someone please explain kuroshitsuji to me and whats canon and whats not please

Please i dont want any spoilers im on the book of murder and im confused about people saying that first 2 seasons are not canon

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Me frfr

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Finding out he was a Sox fan was difficult enough :(

Maybe the Cubs will finally win another World Series

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Maybe the Cubs will finally win another World Series