Kelvin

Baron Kelvin (ケルヴィン, Keruvin) is a philanthropist, and the creator and patron of the Noah's Ark Circus.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 29, page 14 He is referred to as "Father" by the first-string members.
==Appearance==
Kelvin is completely wrapped in bandages with only his left eye and mouth revealed. He dresses in a formal suit, which befits his position as a baron. Additionally, he is wheel-chair bound because he is missing both legs, after Doctor had implemented surgery on him.
Before his plastic surgery, Kelvin wore glasses, had hair, and could walk. His undue obsession with the Phantomhives, as well as his excessive desire to become more beautiful for them, eventually impelled him to drastically modify his appearance.
He also wears his signet ring on the little finger of his left hand.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 27, page 38
==Personality==
In the past, Kelvin was well-known for his philanthropic activities.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, page 4 He welcomed children into his home and helped them survive when they had been abandoned, abused, or otherwise neglected by their parents.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 35, pages 3-4 He rescued a group of children from the streets and provided for them at Renbourn Workhouse; this group eventually constituted the first-string of Noah's Ark Circus. To his superiors, especially Vincent Phantomhive, Kelvin was timid and meek, but he highly respected them.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, page 7
However, upon encountering the Phantomhives, Kelvin developed an inordinate, all-consuming obsession.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 8-9Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, page 29 Currently, Kelvin is a vulgar, depraved, and perverted individual with an uninhibited interest in the Phantomhives. He is rather oblivious to how his corrupted thought processes appear to others, as he was surprised when Ciel articulated his aversion to Kelvin's speech and actions.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 19-20 He holds a blatant disregard for all children except Ciel; in fact, he deems it amusing for children to die gruesomelyKuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 13-15 and strives to recreate the day Ciel was sacrificed in the cult.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 35-36 He also expends children as materials for Doctor's experiments with making artificial limbs.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 34, page 11
Moreover, Kelvin uses the children at Renbourn Workhouse as hostages to control the first-string members, get them to do his bidding, and maintain his influence over them, particularly Joker.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 30, pages 10-12 Unbeknownst to the first-string members, the children had long been killed by Doctor's experiments.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 36, pages 21-22
==History==
Philanthropist Kelvin subsidized Renbourn Workhouse. He found Joker, Beast, Dagger, Jumbo, Peter, Wendy, and Doll in East End and moved them into the workhouse, where they were accommodated alongside other disadvantaged children. Eventually, they would form the itinerant circus troupe, Noah's Ark Circus.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 35, pages 2-6
Five years ago, Kelvin met Vincent Phantomhive and his son Ciel at a party.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, page 27 He came to view them as special and beautiful. After desperately researching the Phantomhives, Kelvin unearthed the "Aristocrats of Evil." When Diedrich led Vincent away, Kelvin concluded that only special people could approach other special people and deemed himself inferior and ugly. Feeling rejected, he focuses his pursuits onto Ciel in the hopes he would grow to be a "cold moon" and "beautiful rose wrapped in thorns" like his father. Consequently, he underwent numerous plastic surgeries performed by Doctor, at the expense of his legs, in an attempt to become more beautiful to suit him. His wife was disgusted with his obsession and left him, but he did not care.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 11-12 At one point, Kelvin handed over the remaining children at Renbourn Workhouse to Doctor so the latter could fashion prostheses out of their bones.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 34, pages 6-11
Upon receiving news that the Phantomhive family was killed, Kelvin became distraught and thought that his life no longer had a purpose. Sometime later, a cultist visited and informed him that the twins are alive and will be used as a sacrifice. However, much to his dismay, he could not attend the ritual sacrifice because he had recently undergone another surgery and thus must remain bedridden for a month.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 13-17 Because of this, he decided to recreate the tiered sacrificial chamber where Ciel was sacrificed and the carnage occurred in the basement of his manor, a three-year project.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, page 25
When Kelvin learned that Cielhad survived the sacrifice and slaughtered the cultists, he had the Noah's Ark Circus kidnap children in an attempt to lure out Ciel.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 17-18
==Plot==
===Circus Arc===
The Noah's Ark Circus first-tier members refer to Kelvin as Father, as he is the one that finances their circus. Ciel Phantomhive orders Sebastian Michaelis to find out his real name, and after seducing Beast, he learns that Father is actually Baron Kelvin.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 29, pages 4-7
Kelvin is surrounded by lifeless children, when Joker arrives at his manor. He is excited by Joker's appearance and inquires if "he" is with him, referring to Ciel. Joker says that he is not and that he believes the circus may have been marked by Scotland Yard. Kelvin is convinced that the newcomers who invaded their tents must have been Ciel and his butler, and orders Joker to prepare a feast for their arrival. When Joker hesitates, Kelvin gets angry and reminds Joker that he is in control of the fate of Joker's brothers and sisters back at Renbourn Workhouse; this compels Joker into doing what Kelvin wishes. Satisfied, Kelvin asks Joker to take a picture with him, declaring that he wants a new picture of a "devoted son and happy father."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 30, pages 11-12
Subsequently, Ciel and Sebastian enter the mansion of Kelvin, who they learn has been waiting for them. After witnessing a grisly and horrific circus performance, put on by untrained, brainwashed children, which Kelvin finds hilarious,Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 11-15 Ciel pulls a gun on Kelvin; Joker rushes to his rescue, but Kelvin refuses his aid as it may harm Ciel. Ciel then requests to see the other kidnapped children. Kelvin eagerly complies, leading Ciel to his basement, and states that he has something he would like to show Ciel anyway.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 31, pages 21-25
Kelvin has remade the basement into the room Ciel was sacrificed in, and even has children locked in cages. He discloses that he has been obsessed with his family for five years, and states his wish to reenact the day Ciel was sacrificed.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, page 19 An appalled Ciel shoots him,Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, page 20 and Kelvin cries out of pain and because of the fact that he is unable to experience the "beautiful" death that the ones who sacrificed Ciel experienced. When Joker rushes to kill Ciel, Sebastian severs his right hand. Ciel tells Kelvin if he wishes to die like the people who witnessed his sacrifice, he should beg his demon (i.e. Sebastian) to do it.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 23-24
After Doctor goes in the room and reveals that he is just as sadistic and twisted as Kelvin is, Ciel orders Sebastian to kill them both, which Sebastian does by dealing Doctor a fatal blow and stomping on Kelvin's head. Sebastian then sets the estate on fire, and they leave the bodies there to burn.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 34, pages 18-24
==Quotes==
* (To Joker) "No, of course not. You grew up to be a very good lad. You want the siblings you left behind at the workhouse to grow into fine adults as well, don't you? My good little Joker... will listen to his Father, won't he?"Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 30, page 10
* (Referring to Vincent Phantomhive and his companions) "I could not avert my eyes from those three. They were serene and beautiful like the moon rising silently in the blackest night sky— In an instant, I realised... that they were 'special.' I tried frantically to glean all I could about the Phantomhives. I wanted to know what made them so special. And then I came to learn the truth about them. And their true identity as the 'Aristocrats of Evil.' Even the loveliest flowers have their thorns... and I could not help but yearn for that darkness behind the rose."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 5-6
* (Referring to the Phantomhive family) "Only the equally 'special' can have contact with those who are 'special.' For one as hideous as I, even touching them is unforgivable. My desire to be enveloped in their world of night, beautiful as velvet, shall never be granted."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 8-9
* (Referring to Ciel Phantomhive) "Will he too someday become a beautiful flower of darkness, wrapped in thorns? Will he become the lone, cold moon that shines in that world of night? Someone I can never reach... Noooo—!!! I want... to touch him... I want... to become someone special."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 32, pages 10-12
==Trivia==
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* Kelvin is frequently associated with the nursery rhyme Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son, as he signs his name in a letter to Joker as "Tom the Piper's Son" and has the lyrics to the rhyme relayed in several scenes relating to him.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 27, page 40
===Out of Universe===
* According to the official Kuroshitsuji character popularity poll, Kelvin is the forty-first most popular character in the series, with 6 votes. He shares this spot with Maurice Cole, who also received 6 votes.June 2015 Issue of Square Enix's GFantasy Magazine
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* In the third season, Kelvin's Grim Reaper file briefly appears. According to it, his full name is Thomas McKinley and he was born on August 29, 1839.Kuroshitsuji anime; Episode 46
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* He is portrayed by Shinya Kote in Noah's Ark Circus.
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