Azzurro Vanel

Azzurro Vanel (アズーロ・バネル, Azūro Baneru) is an Italian mafioso, a drug dealer, and an Aristocrat of Evil. He belongs to the Ferro family, which operates the trading organization, Ferro Company.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, page 46
==Appearance==
Azzurro is a man with a stubble; a large, diagonal scar on his face; and multiple piercings—one on his right ear, three on his left ear, and two on his left eyebrow. He wears his shaggy blond hair in a ponytail. Moreover, he typically dresses in expensive suits and smokes cigars.
==Personality==
Azzurro is a callous, ruthless individual who has no qualms about resorting to violence, murder, and cruelty to fulfill his goals, as demonstrated when he kidnapped, battered, and threatened Ciel Phantomhive; ordered his men to assassinate the Phantomhive household; and mocked said men when they were distressed.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, pages 22-27Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, page 35 Given that he has a relatively short fuse, situations beyond his control or understanding tend to unnerve him and make him lose his composure.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, page 39
==Plot==
===Black Butler Arc===
Azzurro engages in a meeting with Ciel Phantomhive, Chlaus, Angelina Dalles, Lau, Arthur Randall, and Diedrich. They discuss a malicious "rat" and the necessity of it being eradicated, implying that a drug-dealer is among them.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, page 8 He overhears of Ciel receiving drugs,Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, page 10 and as a result, he has his men kidnap Ciel later that day.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, page 17
At his hideout, once Ciel regains consciousness, Azzurro states that the most beneficial market to him, who is a part of the Italian Mafia, is drugs; he complains that, however, because of the Phantomhive's strict vigilance, he was unable to freely deal and indulge in drugs. He asks for the location of the drugs that Chlaus has slyly managed to obtain for Ciel, and threatens to kill his servants. Infuriated with Ciel's lack of cooperation, he violently kicks him and tells his hired snipers that "negotiations are over," and for them to annihilate Ciel's servants.
Later, the snipers report to Azzurro via car telecommunication that they have failed their mission. Azzurro is greatly displeased, and orders them to return at once; however, his snipers suddenly begin screaming about an oncoming attack. Initially, Azzurro jests at them, but then he becomes increasingly disturbed as he listens to the snipers shriek about the inevitable menace. Their voices are cut off, and Ciel derides him for his unsuccessful plan. Azzurro, outraged, kicks Ciel in a tumultuous manner. Abruptly, Sebastian Michaelis, Ciel's butler, answers Azzurro through the phone, and his nonchalance unsettles him. From behind him, Ciel emits a "woof," and Sebastian, having interpreted the ambiguous signal, replies that he is coming soon, much to Azzurro's speechless shock.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, pages 33-42
Subsequently, Azzurro has his men fortify their defenses,Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, page 2 and waits anxiously in a back room.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, page 19 Eventually, Sebastian enters the room, and Azzurro is skeptical of his occupation as a butler; he believes that he is either a hired hitman or ex-SWAT mercenary, although Sebastian insists that he is "a butler to the core." Azzurro then points a gun at Ciel, demanding for the drugs. When Sebastian reaches in his coat, however, he is shot several times by hidden gunmen. Azzurro, comforted by the notion that Sebastian is eliminated, boasts that he is the winner of the game. He threatens to sell Ciel and removes his eye-patch. Suddenly, Ciel addresses Sebastian, asking for how long did he plan to play dead "like a racoon."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, pages 20-26
In response, Sebastian begins to stand up, praising the efficiency of the guns and how they have improved since a hundred years ago. Azzurro is utterly bewildered by the fact that Sebastian is still impossibly alive, and orders his men to finish him off.Kuroshitsuji manga, Chapter 4; page 28 Sebastian "returns" the bullets he has removed from his body to the gunmen, killing them in the process.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, pages 27-29
Azzurro grabs Ciel and threatens to kill him, but Ciel's and Sebastian's relative indifference and their talk about the Faustian contract not only confuses him but incites him to impulsively pull the trigger. Notwithstanding, Azzurro soon realizes that Ciel is not dead, and Sebastian, who is beside him, drops the bullet in his front pocket. He commands Azzurro to release his master, and with a meaningful flicker of his finger, Azzurro's arm is forcibly removed from Ciel. Azzurro frantically offers Sebastian a copious amount of money, alcohol, and women, to work for him. But, Sebastian refuses, stating that he is Ciel's faithful servant, in respect to the contract they have formed. Ciel tells Azzurro it is "game over," and Sebastian, the demon, kills Azzurro.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, pages 32-42
==Quotes==
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* (To Ciel Phantomhive) "You know, little Phantomhive... here in your country, it is difficult for us Italian Mafia to conduct business. Very, very difficult. You Inglesi all have tea stains on your brains. Think about it. What do you think is the best way for people like us to make money? Not murder, not smuggling... not women, not organs... That leaves drugs, yes? But once we arrive here, there was not even a whiff of mellow fragrance in this country—all thanks to the Watchdog."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 3, pages 21-22
* (To Ciel Phantomhive) "I'll get rid of you... and conquer Inghilterra our way! But I must say... you are too pretty to dismember, little Phantomhive. I bruised you up a bit... but I should still be able to sell you in one piece. Now, now. Don't be frightened. I will drug you so you do not feel a thing by the time a pervert comes to take you away—"Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 4, pages 25-26
* (To Sebastian Michaelis) "I will pay you five— no, ten— times your current wages to be my bodyguard! You can have all the booze and girls you want... So...! Come to my side!!"
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* "'The order of England's underworld,' one of the 'villainous' nobles that have assumed the bad-guy role for the royal family for generations. 'The Queen's guard dog,' who uses his absolute power to bite to death anyone who opposes her. . . . Just how many nicknames do you have, and how many families have you crushed, Ciel Phantomhive?"Kuroshitsuji anime; Episode 2
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==Trivia==
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===Etymology===
* Azzurro's first name means "blue, azure" in Italian.Cambridge Dictionary — azzurro
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* In the first season of the anime, Azzurro has blond hair.
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