Rachel Phantomhive

Countess Rachel Dalles-Phantomhive (レイチェル・ファントムハイヴ, Reicheru Fantomuhaivu) is the late wife of Vincent Phantomhive and mother of Ciel Phantomhive.
==Appearance==
Rachel is a woman with long, strawberry-blonde hair and blue eyes. As a noble, she often wears elaborate dresses. Her sister once described her as beautiful.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 26
==Personality==
Rachel is a kind, gentle, patient, and unpretentious individual. She cares deeply about her family, which is demonstrated by how hard she worked to cheer up her sister. As a mother, she can be rather strict; she occasionally spanks her son for misbehaving.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 133, pages 4-5Kuroshitsuji Character Guide; page 120
Additionally, Rachel has asthma, which motivated her sister to become a doctor in a bid to cure her.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 25
==History==
Rachel was Angelina Dalles' older sister and met Vincent Phantomhive around the same time Angelina did. She fell in love with Vincent, and they married a few years later in 1874.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 130, page 9 In 1875, Rachel became pregnant and on a very snowy December 14, she gave birth to Ciel Phantomhive. Angelina assisted her during the birth.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 17Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 31Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 130, pages 9-12
Due to her asthma, Rachel was not able to run around and play with Ciel and Elizabeth Midford much, although she took joy in watching Angelina play with them.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 32Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 131, pages 4-5
Her asthma also inhibited family outings. At one such occasion, Vincent and Ciel, with Diedrich's assistance, even cooked for Rachel to help her get better.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 99.5, pages 4-20 It did work so well that they could go on a boat ride the day after—however, without Ciel who had still not recovered.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 131, pages 22-23Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 99.5, page 23 
When Angelina lost her husband and child after a horse carriage accident, Rachel frequently visited her at the hospital and tried to cheer her up. She acknowledged the gravity of Angelina's loss and wept for her. When she heard that Angelina would be out of the hospital soon, she insisted that Angelina would come to Phantomhive Manor for the twins' birthday party in celebration of her recovery.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, pages 35-36
However, on December 14, 1885, Rachel and Vincent were killed and left in the burning estate.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 11, pages 3-4Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 134, page 14
==Quotes==
* (To Angelina Dalles) "An is lovely and smart. You should have more confidence in yourself."
* (To Angelina Dalles) "We must celebrate, then! I know! My son[s] will be celebrating [their] tenth birthday soon. Why don't we celebrate your recovery together then too!? Don't worry! The correct way to celebrate a recovery is to drink and be merry with lots of people!!"Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 35
==Trivia==
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* Rachel named her son. Vincent's relatives were not very pleased about her unusual choice.Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 132, pages 11-12
* On her grave, her epitaph included the following inscriptions: "Died December 1885. We loved you. But God loved you best."Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 62, page 18
===Etymology===
* "Rachel" comes from the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel, "ewe").Behind the Name — Rachel
* The surname "Dalles" is of Anglo-Saxon and Scottish origin. It is either a geographical surname derived from the Old English dael ("valley") and hus ("house") and given to people who lived in a house by a valley, or came from a place near Forres and is derived from the Ancient British dol ("pasture") and gwas ("dwelling"), meaning "living in the pasture."COADB — Dalles
===Out of Universe===
* According to the official Kuroshitsuji character popularity poll, Rachel is the thirty-seventh most popular character in the series, with 10 votes.June 2015 Issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy Magazine
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* In the first season, Rachel's hair color was shown as black in a family painting displayed in Phantomhive Manor.Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 1
* In the first season, Rachel's death was directly attributed to Queen Victoria.Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 22
* In the third season, her name was misspelled as "Rachael."Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 41
* In the English dub, Rachel shares the same voice actress as her son, Ciel.
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