Barbatos

Barbatos is a demon whose first appearance in Obey Me!'s Main Story and Nightbringer's Main Story was in Lesson 2-13. He serves as a butler to Diavolo — a job he takes very seriously — and is completely loyal to him. While he is considered a side character in both Obey Me! and Nightbringer, Barbatos was added to Obey Me!'s Intimacy system in December of 2020 as part of the Happy Devil Day celebration. In the later released Nightbringer, he is part of the Intimacy system from the start.
== Appearance ==
Barbatos has short, kombu green hair styled such that he has a longer fringe on his left side which fades into a turquoise color at the tips, and bangs that reach his eyebrows. He has pale skin, and his eyes are a gradient of dark forest green and yellow-green. He regularly wears a pair of white gloves, but when without them, it can be seen that his nails are painted royal purple.
As seen in the official height chart, Barbatos is the third-tallest of the side characters, just barely taller than Simeon.
== Personality ==
Barbatos has a very calm demeanor, although he does enjoy lightly teasing other people. He is nice towards MC and often saves leftover sweets he bakes for them. He takes his position as a butler very seriously, and even taught the demon brothers intricacies about his job in the Demon de Butler Pop Quiz. The demon brothers believe that Barbatos could do anything, thus resulting in them frequently seeking out his help.
While typically exuding a calm demeanor, Barbatos seems to dislike being interrupted when speaking about something he is passionate about, even going so far as to throw a pen at Mammon's head in the Pop Quiz Demon de Butler for being disrespectful when he was explaining to them how to be proper butlers. According to Little D. No. 2, Barbatos's smile remains in place even when he is angry. Some of the demon brothers think that Barbatos is shady and scary. Mammon in particular is convinced that Barbatos has a hidden room in the Demon Lord's Castle where he partakes in the act of torturing people, as he brings up in Lesson 6-19 (OM). In Lesson 16-A, Asmodeus was afraid that if he attempted to charm Barbatos that Barbatos will kill him.
Despite appearing perfect at nearly everything, Barbatos has a great deal of difficulty as an actor in the Devilgram Just Be Yourself!, as he has never acted before.
In one of his dialogues when given Revelation Tomatoes, Barbatos mentioned occasionally supervising fan club meetings for the student council members. Asmodeus confirmed this when also given Revelation Tomatoes, saying that Barbatos showed up to one of his fan club's meetups.
Lucifer describes Barbatos as a demon of elite status.
In the chat Wakeup Shakeup 1, Diavolo explained that it is difficult to pull pranks on Barbatos because he always wakes up before anyone else does.
Barbatos mentioned in the Pop Quiz Pearls and the Beach that alcohol doesn't typically affect him much. However, he has been shown to be intoxicated in a few Devilgrams. These include A Party Just for Two and New Year's With You, and in both cases Barbatos was not drinking normal Demonus.
A third time was in the Devilgram My Master, when he overindulged due to it being his birthday, and may also have not been drinking standard Demonus then either. He was also affected by the special attributes of "Sand Demonus" in the Devilgram Grown-Up Affairs, though did not appear to be fully intoxicated.
=== Likes ===
==== Tea ====
Barbatos is a lover of tea, and according to Diavolo in the Devilgram A Fellow Tea Enthusiast, he is a "walking tea encyclopedia." He enjoys rare kinds of tea, particularly herbal tea, as he mentioned in the chat Tea Time with Barbatos. His group chat with Lucifer is called Tea Demons. In the chat Tea Demons Spilling the Tea, Barbatos recommended tea leaves that have been grown in exceptionally low temperatures because it adds depth to the flavor.
==== Other Likes ====
* In the chat Surprising Taste, Barbatos stated that he likes heavy metal music.
* Barbatos enjoys horror movies, as he says in a Home Screen dialogue of his.
* He has an interest in herbs in general, as shown in the chat Barbatos's Herb Garden 2.
* Barbatos says in one of his Home Screen dialogue that he enjoys pancakes paired with poison brown sugar.
* In the chat A New Hobby, Barbatos mentioned his interest in tiny cooking.
* In Lesson 42 (OM), Barbatos expressed an interest in going to the Human World to find high-quality cutlery.
* Barbatos likes the colors burgundy and indigo, as revealed in the chat The Necktie.
** He likes indigo because he can wear it on a day-to-day basis.
* Winter is the season that makes Barbatos "feel most at ease," as he stated in one of his Home Screen dialogues.
* According to his RAD Newspaper Club birthday feature, he prefers cats over dogs.
* He mentioned in the Devilgram Let's Go Stargazing! that he enjoys taking walks at night.
* Barbatos likes cherry blossoms, especially the way they look at night, due to their "unique ephemerality," as he explained in the Devilgram Our Private Wonderland.
* As seen in the Pop Quiz The Fangol Ultra Bowl, Barbatos's favorite Fangol team is the Destroyer Sharks.
=== Dislikes ===
==== Rats ====
Beelzebub mentioned in the chat Barbatos's Weakness that Barbatos does not like rats. In the chat What's Going On?, Asmodeus sent a photo of Barbatos "frozen in fear" upon finding a rat at the House of Lamentation. One of Barbatos's phone calls is also associated with rats. In the Devilgram All Because of That, Barbatos referred to the rat as a "you-know-what," and said hearing the name makes his skin crawl.
==== Other Dislikes ====
* Barbatos told MC in the chat The Fragrance of Tea that due to the nature of his job, he's never had much interest or desire to wear perfume.
* In the chat An Irresistible Tail 2, it was implied that Barbatos usually does not like when people touch his tail.
* Barbatos does not like sitting around and doing nothing. As he told MC in the Devilgram A Fun-Filled Day Off, doing such would "go against [his] very being."
* According to the chat Cute Barbatos, Barbatos was once provoked into fighting a witch after she called him a cutie.
=== Talents and Skills ===
* According to Luke in Lesson 5 (OM), Barbatos is the greatest pastry chef in all of the three worlds.
** In the Devilgram The Secret Dish, Barbatos mentioned that he visits the local port market three times a day to purchase cooking ingredients.
* In addition to his culinary knife skills, Barbatos has demonstrated a talent for knife throwing, as seen in the Pop Quiz Suspicious Circus Troupe.
* Diavolo commented in the Devilgram I'm a Business, Man! that Barbatos's sewing skills are said to be the best in the Devildom.
** In the same Devilgram, Barbatos stated that he carries a sewing kit on him at all times. He also created a sample for a tailored jacket in only three minutes.
* Barbatos has a talent for dancing, which includes dancing to club music.
** In Lesson 40-15 (OM), Asmodeus declared Barbatos an excellent dancer after having seen his moves at The Fall.
** Barbatos also impressed Asmodeus with his dancing skills in the Devilgram A Party Just for Two.
=== B's Log Surveys ===
==== March 2022 Issue ====
Translated by: Joye0627
* Personal Survey
** Barbatos's motto is "To be selfless and to serve the public."
** The daily day section is to confirm Diavolo's schedule for the next day before going to bed.
** He starts his baths with his right arm.
** His future dream is to see the Young Master become the next Demon King.
** If the Devildom disappears tomorrow, he wants to hear from Lord Diavolo first.
* Love Survey
** Barbatos is not the active one when it comes to love, but he "wants to be bound by his lover."
** He cherishes relationship anniversaries and special dates of remembrance.
** For relationships with obstacles, his choice is to simply give up.
** He won't have days when he can't sleep thinking about the person he likes.
** Barbatos chose "other" for the question "unable to express his feelings frankly."
*** His explanation was that there might be situations where he might not necessarily tell a significant other his feelings.
== Powers and Abilities ==
In Lesson 15-17 (OM), Barbatos explained to MC that he has the ability to see into the past and the future, and can send people to either one using the countless doors in his room. When either he or another visits the past, they cannot reveal that they are from the future, as doing so could warp history. This is also why it's important to avoid meeting one's past self. Diavolo forbids Barbatos from using his powers freely, and in Lesson 34-B (OM), Barbatos told Lucifer that he only uses his ability to see the future when Diavolo specifically asks him to.
In Lesson 16-19 (OM), Barbatos also explained that he can choose from any number of potential realities and make his choice the sole reality. This is the reason why there were briefly two MC's in the same timeline, and why the timeline where Belphegor nearly killed MC ceased to exist.
== Etymology ==
* Barbatos's name is from "the 8th spirit named among the list of 72 demons in The Lesser Key of Solomon."
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