The Undertaker from "Dark Butler": character, story, first appearance and influence on the plot

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

"Dark Butler" - Black Butler, is a collection of stunningly charismatic characters. The reader is at the service of the most serious Ciel, created exclusively for his high position, the charming Sebastian, who is attached to the owner, the slightly crazy Grell Sutcliff, and also the mysterious reaper named Undertaker. The latter became a real mystery to viewers who liked the anime more, who did not pay attention to the manga, which is the primary source. The article will tell about the features of this hero, reveal the real Undertaker in the "Dark Butler" and draw parallels between personalities.

First appearance

The reader first encountered the Undertaker in Chapter 6 of Volume 2. In the anime, this happened in episode 4. Then the viewer learns that the Undertaker from the "Dark Butler" keeps his own funeral home, loves his joband acts as an informant for the Phantomhive family. He has known little Ciel relatively recently, but previously partnered with Vincent, the protagonist's father. It is a rather strange, and sometimes frightening hero. Often rotates in the criminal circles of Great Britain, which eventually pushes the youngest head of the Phantom family to them.

Character Appearance

The appearance of the hero suggests thoughts about an extraordinary personality. He prefers a sizeless hoodie or shroud in black, does not part with his top hat and a very long gray scarf. A few years earlier, Undertaker wore a black trench coat and silver-rimmed glasses. He had an ostentatious manner, but still caused some shock with his arrogance and pierced ears. Has yellow-green eyes and long ash-colored hair. During the first meeting, Ciel pays attention to the scars of his informant. One crosses the Undertaker's face, the second looks like a stranglehold, the third encircles the little finger.

Hero Character

No one knows the real name of The Undertaker from "Black Butler", he is secretive, withdrawn and has an amazing dark sense of humor. To all this, one should also add a manic desire to constantly experiment, including on still living characters. In the anime, as payment for his services, he asks Sebastian to make him laugh, which is beyond the power of an ordinary person. At the same time, he cannot be called crazy or just crazy, because the hero has amazinglively mind, ingenuity and high intelligence. He is also prone to spontaneous actions, such as giving his medallions to Ciel for safekeeping, subsequently asking the Count to take good care of them. In fact, he is very closely related to the Phantom family, which he is in no hurry to tell the young heir.

The Undertaker's Past

In the past, The Undertaker from Black Butler was a high-ranking Shinigami, that is, Death. He sentenced the soul of Robin Hood, condemned Marie Antoinette to go to Hell. He was respected and feared. Once he was fed up with ordinary peaceful work and chose the path of an experimenter: he tried to prolong the life of people by inserting fake frames into their "tape" - an analogue of the life path. He participated in the project of the resurrection of Aurora, created the likeness of a person - dolls that do not have a soul. Voluntarily left his position, although Grell calls him a deserter. It is unknown when exactly he met the Phantomhive family, although he had close ties to Ciel's grandmother and his father. He is one of the Evil Aristocrats - the barons of the underworld, led by the Phantom family, does not leave attempts to create a full-fledged personality from an already dead person.

Current position

The Undertaker from Black Butler is a much more complex character than it seems. He has his own plans, does not hesitate to independently implement them. Besides, leaving the position of a Shinigami did not deprive him of his abilities at all. Yes, tofor example, in the arc about Ciel's journey across the Atlantic, he was able to split the ship, successfully resisted Sebastian, Grell and the rest without weapons at all. An amazingly strong hero who depends solely on his own whims. At one time, after breaking off relations with Phantomhive, he led an elite school to continue experiments, after which he left this post. His position is currently unknown.

Fan fiction about The Undertaker from Black Butler has gone so far as to make him the ancestor of Ciel himself, although this is unlikely. He fondly remembers the protagonist's grandmother, but can hardly have offspring. It is also established that it was the Undertaker who was responsible for the resurrection of Ciel's older brother. It turns out that the soul of a relative of the current head of the Phantomhive family was used to summon a demon, which turned out to be Sebastian. What exactly Undertaker wanted to do with the true Ciel is unknown.

Abilities and popularity

As mentioned above, The Undertaker has not lost his abilities as a Shinigami. He possesses a strong death scythe, is supposedly immortal, and is able to restore life to other people. He was able to hurt Sebastian and see his memories, perhaps he is even able to kill the demon. The limits of his abilities are unknown. Together with the gothic, satirical entourage, this makes the art with the Undertaker "Dark Butler" one of the most popular. A charismatic and interesting character who managed to win the popularity of the public. It is quite possible, after the details of itpast will be more clear, he will take a different place among the heroes. Now he does not belong to both antagonists and positive characters, and Ciel himself is still looking for those responsible for the fire during which his parents burned down.