Xerxes Break

Xerxes Break, also known as Mad Hatter, Kevin Regnard, Clown, Xarks-nii, Xerx-nii and Red-Eyed Specter, is one of the main characters from the Pandora Hearts series.
== Charactah Account ==
Sharon's servant, Break has a habit of slipping into the room without warning (and appears to enjoy scaring the occupants, especially if it's Reim). His Chain is Mad Hatter and his previous Chain was Albus, the White Knight.
On the surface, Break seems a carefree character, never serious and always smiling, with a weak spot for all kinds of sweets and cakes. Sometimes he eats whole cubes of sugar that which he always brings along with him. When needs be, however, Break can also be sinister and dangerous. Reim tells Oz that Break has not always been the way he is now. Before, after losing his eye and for a short while after, he was a bitter and angry person, never smiling. However, through the kindness of Shelly, Sharon's mother, he began to open up. It seems though that some of the emotions from his past still linger as he becomes slightly depressed when he is reminded of it. He has sworn absolute loyalty to Shelly; promising not to die until he has fulfilled the Intention's wish. Break's true motive is to find the truth behind what happened 100 years ago. He hates Vincent with a passion, due to him ordering Echo to attack Sharon, who afterwards was poisoned by Vincent. In Retrace 42, it is shown that Break has become blind. However, he can still differentiate different objects placed in front of him, but not people's faces. He states that he will lose that ability soon. Break says very early in the series that he might not have another year left of his life, as the strain of his contract is slowly crippling his body. He is therefore eager to achieve his goals as quickly as possible, even taking extreme measures when necessary.
Break is very protective of Sharon. While he once said that he sees Sharon as a daughter, as Sharon matured with Break looking after her, Sheryl Rainsworth sees it more as a brother-sister relationship. He still looks after and worries about Sharon throughout the series although she is already old enough to do things on her own. There are times when he does not mention where he is going or the condition of his health to Sharon so as not worry her. Sharon especially gets mad when he does this; calling him Mister One-man-show. Break did not immediately tell Sharon about his blindness, fearing it would worry her and make her cry. In the end he finally does tell her and finds Sharon's reaction to be positive and supportive. At this point, Break starts to realize that Sharon is no longer a young girl, but a growing woman. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Pandora Hearts
* Pandora Hearts Omake
=== Light Novels ===
* Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race
=== Manga ===
* Pandora Hearts
* Pandora Hearts: Gilbert in Wonderland
== Trivia ==
* Break's character heavily draws inspiration from The Mad Hatter of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There. The most prominent attributes Break and The Mad Hatter share include:
** Both Break and The Mad Hatter have eaten plates in front of the main protagonist.
** Both Break and The Mad Hatter began new lives under a pseudonym (Kevin Legnard to "Xerxes Break" and The Mad Hatter to "Hatta").
** Break has a friendship with the character meant to represent The March Hare, whom is The Mad Hatter's best friend.
* Another character from Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There whom Break draws inspiration from is The White Knight. Some of these attributes used for Break's inspiration include:
** Break held the position of knight in his past life while serving under Lord Roman Sinclair.
** Break had an Illegal Contract with Albus the White Knight, whom was meant to draw inspiration from The White Knight as well.
** Both Break and The White Knight are rather elderly, and worry about being unable to be there for a protagonist, with Break worrying about Sharon to contrast Alice.
* The final character from Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There whom acted as inspiration was Old Father William. Old Father William was a character mentioned in a poem who seemed capable of anything, despite initially being believed to be old and senile, much like Break.
* Break had the habit of appearing and disappearing out from underneath beds, or from within closets and pantries. How he did this is never explicitly explained, but the most logical explanation would be that Sharon was assisting him with the powers of Equus.
* Break can will himself to never get intoxicated.
* Break's Japanese voice actor also voices The Teacher from The Case Study of Vanitas.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Xerxes Break at Jun Mochizuki Wiki
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