Sebastian Michaelis

Hero Overview Synopsis

Do-Gooder
Full Name	Sebastian Michaelis
Alias(es)	Black Butler Mr. Michaelis
Origin	Kuroshitsuji
Occupation	Phantomhive Household Butler
Powers / Skills	Superhuman:Agility endurance Speed Strength Immortality Acrobatics ReflexesregenerationGenius level intellectHigh combat prowers
Hobby	Playing with CatsServing teaCook
Goals	Protect Ciel Eat Ciel's soul
Family	Unknown
Friends / Allies	Ciel Phantomhive Finnian Baldroy Mey-Rin Pluto Madam Red (formerly) Grell (formerly)
Enemies	The grim reapersBaron KelvinDrossel KeinPluto (formerly)Aloise Trancy Hannah AnafelozClaude
Type of Hero	Genius Immortal Martial Artist One-man army

“	I am simply one hell of a butler.	„
	~ Sebastian's Catchprase

Sebastian Michaelis is the demon butler of the Phantomhive household, and one of the main characters of the Kuroshitsuji series, as well as its titular character.

He is voiced by Daisuke Ono in the Japanese Version and J. Michael Tatum in the English Version, both of whom have also voiced Erwin Smith.

Appearence

Sebastian takes on the appearance of a tall, male adult with black hair and red eyes. He typically dresses in an outfit consisting of black trousers, a tailcoat, vest, with the Phantomhive Crest on his shirt cuffs and tie. He also sports a pocket watch with a chain, and a chained silver lapel pin bearing the Phantomhive Crest, traditionally worn by the house's head butler.

His white gloves conceal the mark of his Faustian Contract with Ciel Phantomhive on his left hand. He occasionally removes these, revealing black fingernails.

Sebastian's demonic form has never been fully shown. Details of this form include high-heeled stiletto boots, a shower of black feathers, sharp claws, glowing fuchsia irises, slitted pupils, and longer, sharper teeth. Prior to transforming.

Personality

His left hand.

Sebastian is a dutiful and dedicated butler to Ciel Phantomhive. He follows each order faithfully, while always ensuring that the Phantomhive house runs smoothly. However, whenever Sebastian sees a cat, he ignores whatever Ciel says to him. As such, he is noticeably annoyed whenever they end up behind schedule. The way he responds to Ciel's demands is quite notable, as the servants are pleased when they can successfully imitate the way he says "Yes, my lord" to Ciel.

Sebastian Michaelis smiling.

Despite his ability to appear like a perfectly normal human, especially one who is able to smile, be cheerful, and be understanding, Sebastian is, in actuality, quite heartless, sadistic, and malicious. This comes out when he attacks others on Ciel's orders, such as when he kicked Grell Sutcliff's face because it was the thing that Grell wanted the least damage to. It is also shown with his cruel sarcasm and his inability to see good in much of anyone. At times, Sebastian can be indifferent and deliberately delays Ciel's wellbeing, as he frequently teases him and has put his life in mild danger for his own amusement. Once, he responded to Ciel's kidnapping as "terrible" but only because the tea he prepared would go to waste. However, despite all the troubles he goes through on a daily basis, he has said that he doesn't think it's such a bad way of living.

Sebastian often contemplates about the nature of human beings. He seems to find humans, in general, to be "difficult creatures," but he also states that their struggles and lofty goals make them "interesting." He is also intrigued about how insatiable they are as they are willing to "drag others down to get what they want, even in death".

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Trivia

• Sebastian's name is similar to Father Sebastien Michaelis, who wrote a classification of demons in Hell.
• Sebastian is the first demon to appear in Kuroshitsuji and the only one in the manga.
• Both Azzurro Vanel and Grell Sutcliff have compared him to Romeo.
• Sebastian has a great distaste for Shinigami, a feeling that is returned.
• He can speak fluent French. It is also apparent that he may understand Latin as well, as he was seen teaching the language to Ciel.
• Sebastian is briefly a second-tier member of the Noah's Ark Circus, where he goes by the stage name Black (ブラック, Burakku).
• A running gag in the anime and manga is Sebastian pulling out simple silverware from his coat and using it to completely beat an enemy into submission.
• Sebastion can only eat Ciel's soul when his revenge is carried out. If Ciel dies without getting his revenge, Sebastion cannot eat his soul as he didn't fulfill his part of the contract; it's unknown if Sebastion would be obligated to fulfill the contract.
• Another running gag is for Sebastian to ignore Ciel anytime he sees a cat.
• He keeps many cats hidden in his closet, to make sure Ciel doesn't find out.
• His nickname is "Black Butler" (i.e. Kuroshitsuji).
• While being "tortured", Sebastian confesses that he is the one who spread the Black Plague.
• He was a guest at the Schönbrunn Place from time to time.
• While fighting Ash/Angela, Sebastian took his demon form. In this form, there were feathers dropping on the ground. This may suggest, that his demon form is connected with a raven or crow.
• The meaning behind having the contract on his left hand is that the left hand was believed to be the hand of sin. It is implied that he is generally left-handed as he can be seen dueling with a sword in his left hand and when he writes, he also uses his left hand.
• In Kuroshitsuji II, it is stated that Ciel's soul was able to be stolen in the brief period when Sebastian's left arm was gone, the hand in which his contract seal lies.
• The anime implies Sebastion's contract can be broken if Ciel loses his desire for revenge; Ciel noticed the contract mark in his eye was fading after having a dream convincing him to let go of his hatred.
• In the anime, he seduced Mathilda Simmons, while in the manga, he seduced Beast. *In both times he was able to gather information from the women.
• It is hinted that he can transform into a raven as seen that a raven was carrying a ring with Ciel's soul.
• Ciel named Sebastian after his deceased dog.
• Sebastian had met King Sumenkukara of Egypt while he was still alive, over 3000 years ago.
• On Sebastian's grave, beneath the inscription 'To The Memory of Sebastian Michaelis. Died March 1889', there is a line which says 'May ye be in heaven an hour before the devil knows you're dead'.
• In the extras of Volume 1, Yana Toboso said that his age is a secret.
• In the Victorian era, butlers were called by their last name. So Sebastian should technically be called Michaelis by Ciel and Mr. Michaelis by the other servants.
• When Sebastian was summoned in the manga, he appeared in his true demon form, while in the anime, he appeared as a crow or raven accompanied by a rain of feathers.
• In the manga, it seems that Sebastian was summoned accidentally, but in the anime it is made apparent that Ciel knew about the existence of demons and how to summon them all too well.
• Sebastian never calls Ciel by his name.
• It is known that Sebastian does not sleep, except as a luxury, and frequently does tasks for Ciel at night.
• He views money as "rubbish" and is more than willing to give out generous amounts of pocket money given to him.
• He views Finnian, Mey-Rin, and Baldroy as incompetent idiots but places Tanaka in high regard, frequently telling him that he is doing just fine and ordering the other servants to look to Tanaka as an example.
• Sebastian got his last name from the japanese word mikairi meaning "repayment".
• Sebastian Michaelis invented the curry doughnut to win a curry contest. It is also shown in the anime version.