Kyle Phutapie

"*Please... keep what I’ve said a secret.*"
―Kyle Phutapie

**Kyle Phutapie**, born **Kyle Marlon**, was the Thirteenth Prince of the Kingdom of Marlon and a spy for the unknown mage and his mother, Queen Prim Marlon. Born the illegitimate son of King Arth and Prim, Kyle was given to the mage to be experimented on. Sent undercover to the Lucifenian Royal Palace and subsequently adopted by Leonhart Phutapie, he became a servant at the palace, working to ensure Lucifenia's destruction for his mother. He was the reincarnation of Pale Noël.

## History

### Early Life

"*Wait a minute. So you're saying—*"
"*Yes. The boy in this painting is the baby from back then... Your little brother.*"
―Queen Germaine and Keel Freezis[src]
On November 1, EC 482, Kyle was born the illegitimate son of Queen Prim Marlon and King Arth Lucifen d'Autriche, given to Irina Clockworker by Prim due to the boy's high amount of Wrath. Over the years, Irina experimented on Kyle for her magical research while also training him in espionage and assassination; over time, the boy became fueled by an obsessive loyalty to his mother. In EC 488, the six year-old Kyle was brought by Prim to visit the Marlon Castle in Bariti; while there, he was introduced to his half-sister, Germaine Marlon, and he modeled for one of her paintings although never speaking with her.

In EC 491, Irina sent Kyle to infiltrate Lucifenia in preparation for possessing Prince Alexiel with the Demon of Pride while also spying on Minister Presi and see if he let himself be possessed by the Demon of Gluttony. After retrieving one of the Four Mirrors of Lucifenia, Kyle infiltrated the Lucifenian Royal Palace and witnessed his uncle's defeat at the hands of Gallerian Clockworker and Leonhart Phutapie, with the Demon of Gluttony being exorcised from Prince Alexiel.

He soon after reported everything to Irina on the outskirts of Lucifenia; he received his next instructions to transfer the Demon of Pride to Alexiel after Queen Anne was dead, and the nine-year-old headed back for the capital. Crafting a timid and loose-tongued persona for himself, Kyle allowed himself to be discovered unconscious by Leonhart, feigning amnesia and becoming adopted as Kyle Phutapie. He eventually became a servant at the royal palace. As time progressed, he spread rumors among the staff and passed them off gossip he had heard.

### Reign of Evil

"*We two who once played with Prince Alexiel at the palace five years ago are now facing each other again as soldiers. I'll never understand this world of ours... Kyahaha!*"
―Kyle to Chartette
After the death of King Arth in January of EC 499, Kyle transplanted the Demon of Pride to Alexiel as instructed, gifting the mirror to the Prince. The day after Alexiel became the governing monarch, Kyle fetched Leonhart to inspect the new palace servant, Mariam Avadonia's adopted daughter Rin Avadonia, as Mariam requested. As Alexiel became increasingly tyrannical, Kyle continued serving him faithfully along with Chartette Langley and Rin.

On December 27, EC 499, Kyle was helping with the preparations for Alexiel's fourteenth birthday celebration happening later that night. Agreeing to take Rin's place in bringing Alexiel's midafternoon snack, he entered Alexiel's room at three o'clock and discovered he had escaped out of a hidden passage at the back of the fireplace. He frantically called for the prince until he found Mariam, Rin, and Chartette, explaining what had happened. He subsequently joined the search party Mariam organized and sought Alexiel in the Lost Woods. During the search, he apologized for his carelessness as Rin and Mariam comforted him.

Later on, Kyle and the rest of the search party saw a signal beacon launched from the nearby port town and traveled there to retrieve the Prince. Once Alexiel was returned to the palace, the servants were forced to make up for their lost time that evening, and exhaustively served dishes during the celebration that night. As the servants prepared to bring out Alexiel's giant birthday cake, Kyle frantically retrieved Rin from where she was resting and had her help him and the other servants push the cake out to the amazed crowd.

Sometime after, in EC 500, Kyle learned that Mariam was stealing from the palace stores to feed the citizens; when Alexiel stormed into the kitchen one day, demanding to know the identity of the one stealing food, Kyle hesitantly admitted to him that it was Mariam when faced with beheading. Later, he told the prince "rumors" he had heard discrediting Mariam's loyalty and good character.

The day following his confession, Kyle met with Rin in the Servant Room and lied that he had overheard Mariam saying that she had sent Rin to the palace with the intention of making her assassinate Alexiel. As he tried to speak further with her about this, Rin left. Kyle was later bedridden with the flu around the time Rin was sent to visit Keel Freezis at his mansion.

### White Hunting

"*Mother, I've done it! Your son, Kyle Marlon, magnificently accomplished it!*"
―Kyle's triumphant cry
After Alexiel learned that Germaine broke off his engagement, Leonhart was tasked with discovering the identity of the queen's secret lover. Sent to the Kingdom of Elphegort to investigate, Kyle arrived at the Freezis' home, explaining what had transpired at the palace. After that he returned to Leonhart and told him he learned nothing regarding the mysterious girl's identity. During the White Hunting, Kyle spied on Rin as she visited Keel in prison and overheard that Keel was harboring Germaine's alleged lover, who was his maid Clarith.

He soon after learned from Mikina that Clarith's hiding place was located in Millennium Tree Forest, as well as the fact that Clarith was one of Gallerian's disciples who was assisting him in collecting the vessels of sin. After telling Alexiel in the servant room that Rin knew where Clarith was, he left when Rin arrived and waited outside as she and Alexiel talked. Once she exited, he feigned guilt as he learned Rin had been ordered to kill Clarith.

When he saw that Rin had doubts about carrying out her orders, disguised himself as her and went to Clarith's hiding spot the following night. Fooling Clarith, Kyle lured her to the top of the well and knocked her back down, breaking her back. Triumphant, he then stabbed Clarith and left. Not long after, he enjoyed an afternoon with Chartette and Alexiel in the Heavenly Yard.

### Marlon Occupation

"*Haha, I'm just kidding, Chartette. I know you didn't kill him. Because I'm the one who did it.*"
―Kyle admitting to Leonhart's murder
Following Prime Minister Minis' attempted assassination, Kyle joined Chartette and Rin as they eavesdropped on the meeting. In December of that year, he was among the servants who fled during the invasion of the palace. Lingering in the Heavenly Yard during the assault, he secretly watched Leonhart battle Chartette. Once his foster father was injured and escaped, Kyle followed after him into an obscure corner of the courtyard and approached him, feigning worry for his adoptive father. When Leonhart's back was turned, Kyle stabbed Leonhart in the back and killed him.

After the revolution was over and his sister occupied the Lucifenian Royal Palace, Kyle reported to Germaine that Ney, Gallerian, and Lemy were involved in Clarith's murder and fed her information on their possible whereabouts. Soon after, he returned to Marlon and saw his mother, Prim, again for the first time in nine years. There he reported the prince's execution and the dissolution of the Three Heroes.

When Germaine asked to use the Special Maneuvers Task Force to assist in her Sorcerer Hunt in EC 502, Irina assigned Kyle as its head. With absolute freedom to anything in regards to the Sorcerer Hunt, he and his underlings tracked Lemy as the new court mage and adviser to the Beelzenian Emperor, while finding Ney was a soldier for the Beelzenian army.

### Beelzenian Campaign

"*The other generals have lost a bit of their morale, following you making that amateur lass a commander.*"
―General George Ausdin to Germaine
In EC 505, the task force was ordered by Germaine to travel to Retasan for her planned invasion of Beelzenia, expecting them to find and capture Lemy. Given Grim the End by Irina, Kyle forged a contract with the Demon of Wrath, testing the key's reanimation power by unleashing corpse soldiers upon the Column Forest. He and his corpse soldiers were then quickly defeated by Eater Sabella in his bear form, Kyle being knocked unconscious. He later had Germaine make him Retasan's commander in place of Riliane Mouchet, traveling to the fortress with the rest of the Special Maneuvers Task Force.

Kyle later crossed the border to the Beelzenian Empire after midnight and killed all the guards on the night shift, before entering the Rucolebeni cemetery. As he encountered Chartette Kyle began to taunt his former colleague, revealing his true nature and that the ceasefire between Marlon and Beelzenia had ended. Kyle then spotted Yukina Freezis accompanying Chartette, although not quite recognizing her, and introduced himself. As Chartette threatened him to leave, Kyle feigned an accusation that Chartette had killed his father before admitting that he was the true culprit.

As he continued to taunt the two, Kyle brandished Grim the End and fired a bullet in anticipation of the glass' reanimation ritual. After shooting three times, Kyle shot the ground and laughed hysterically as the spell took effect. With an army of the undead, Kyle made the former Beelzenian Emperor's reanimated corpse the commander and directed her forces to assault Rucolebeni, among other areas. While there, the task force confirmed that Ney was also present in Beelzenia. Three days later, Kyle's army was overcome and Beelzenia launched a counterattack on Retasan.

Once the Beelzenian army began laying siege to the fortress, the blue-haired commander immediately requested for reinforcements; denied by most generals, only three thousand soldiers came to bolster his five thousand troops. Armed with only eight thousand troops, Kyle forced the battle into a deadlock to hold the fortress city. As the Beelzenian army conducted nightly raids on the fortress, he began rallying the corpse soldiers within the fortress to bolster their defenses, causing his soldiers to fall into further disarray. As Beelzenia's forces began capturing the fortress city, Kyle fled with his task force; later he confirmed that Ney and Lemy had left the Empire.

Traveling to the royal palace, Kyle had an audience with Germaine and he, with his task force, made a report to the Marlon queen in the Hall of Sounds. Weathering her criticisms and explaining what he had learned about Ney and Lemy, Kyle dryly explained that he was unable to capture them with the undead soldiers and put the blame on Irina and Germaine's own tactics. He then explained he would be returning home to seek further counsel from the mage. As he departed for Marlon, he left the rest of the task force in Germaine's hands on her request.

### Endgame

"*I said to listen, you whooore!*"
―Kyle to Prim[src]
Once Germaine voyaged to Marlon after being freed from the Demon of Pride's influence, Kyle and Irina headed to Bariti and then, with the rest of the Special Maneuvers Task Force, Kyle joined his mother at Castle Hedgehog. Upon her order, Kyle began releasing the Gula plague throughout the Blood Pool Region via the Glass, building up an undead army through its resurrection powers. Shortly before Germaine launched an attack on the castle, he positioned the task force's assassination squad at the courtyard to ambush her and Ney. Germaine and the Marlon army later assaulted the castle and engaged Kyle’s reanimated army.

Allowing Germaine to spot him during the fighting, Kyle lured her and her companions into the courtyard, where the Task Force sprang their ambush on her and Ney. While the intruders were occupied, he fled up Heartbeat Clocktower and waited at the top with his mother for Germaine’s arrival. After his sister entered with two soldiers, Kyle taunted her and fled; pursued by Germaine’s troops, Kyle killed the soldiers and returned to Prim's chamber to share his success. As he tried to get Prim's praise, Kyle found his mother not even acknowledging his presence and, becoming enraged, he stabbed her in the chest.

After his manic fit, Kyle realized Prim was dead and, unable to accept he had killed her, convinced himself that Germaine was the culprit. Driven to a frenzy, Kyle tried to invoke a demonic transformation with Grim the End, although to his confusion he only succeeded in changing his uniform into a brown suit. Nonetheless, Kyle began a ferocious attack on Germaine as he gradually began to act more like Pale Noël, even talking about experimenting with his opponent.

When Germaine finally tried to counter him with her sword, the blade broke and Kyle knocked her to the ground. Straddling her, Kyle stabbed Germaine in the chest and his blade was blocked by Clarith’s enchantment on Germaine’s shell necklace, shattering his knife and the necklace itself. Enraged, Kyle continued his attack with his hands, punching Germaine repeatedly, until he was interrupted by Ney. While he was distracted, Germaine pulled out Chartette's rocket glove and fired the weapon at him, launching Kyle to the ceiling and back and knocking him unconscious. Kyle was soon after taken to Lioness Castle, tied to a bed in one of the bedrooms.

Later on, Irina arrived while possessing Mikina and murdered the assassin. The Demon of Wrath then prepared to absorb him into Grim the End; as he did Kyle, appearing as he had when he was six, encountered the dreaming Germaine in the black box while standing with The Demon of Wrath. After he apologized for all that he had done, hoping to be reborn someday with her and his half-siblings, Kyle said his farewells to Germaine and The Demon shortly after absorbed him into the key. Afterwards, Kyle’s memories of his past life awakened and he returned to his original self as Pale Noël.

### Legacy

After his death, Kyle was buried next to his mother in Left Chapel as a Marlon general. Yukina Freezis later wrote a novel detailing the true events and Kyle’s actions, gaining popularity around the world during the succeeding centuries. Kyle’s soul, having returned to his original self as Pale Noël, acted as the Demon of Wrath. A century later, Pale mused about his past incarnation, comparing Renin Abelard's blind devotion for Julia to Kyle’s for Prim, telling his story to her when she insisted that she wasn't simply brainwashed by her.

## Personality and Traits

"*So it was you who killed the border guard and invaded at dawn today. Why would you do something like that!?*"
"*Why?*"
―Chartette and Kyle
Kyle was raised to be his mother's devoted tool. Since childhood, he lived only to please Prim and was obedient to his will; although fully aware his mother saw him as an instrument for her schemes, Kyle was happy just to receive her praise and would undertake any task or commit any atrocity for her. As he grew more unstable, and particularly due to the Demon of Wrath’s influence, this idolization for Prim became an obsession; Kyle became dependent on his mother's recognition and grew violent when it was withheld, even killing her. This devotion made him unwilling to accept that he, himself, had murdered Prim in a rage.

Kyle’s obsession with Prim was highlighted by his own mental instability and sociopathy as a result of Irina experimenting on him from an early age. Having no respect for life save for Prim's, and eager in pleasing her, Kyle took sadistic glee in carrying out murders and acts of espionage to accomplish his mother's goals, his bloodlust devolving into wanton killing for sport. Even as a young boy, Kyle was unsociable and spoke like an adult, highlighting his lack of a real childhood. By the time he murdered Prim, the Demon of Wrath had completely eroded Kyle’s cognitive skills and he acted rationally, even talking about experimentation.

While undercover, Kyle maintained a persona as a weak, timid, and high-strung servant; pretending to be merely loose-lipped, Kyle used his penchant for gossip to carefully seed lies to manipulate others. Many of the relationships he maintained at the palace were faux, and he demonstrated no love or loyalty to any of his fellows later on. Despite this, Kyle subconsciously grieved the loss of his innocence and felt truly guilty for all that he had done, wishing he could have become a proper loving brother to his half-siblings.

## Skills and Abilities

"*But even if the summoning of these dead soldiers was Kyle’s work, it's hard to imagine, that it's due to a spell. As far as I know, Kyle does not have strong enough magical ability to be able to do such a thing.*"
―Lemy
Having been trained by both Irina and Leonhart Phutapie, Kyle was well learned in espionage, spying, cloak-and-dagger, and assassination. Even at the age of nine, he was able to flawlessly create a fake persona that fooled even Leonhart. He was also cunning in crafting this persona, appearing to everyone as a non-threat. He was similarly able to impersonate others, like pretending to be Rin. Because of his unique position at the palace, Kyle could easily influence Prince Alexiel and his reputation for gossip let him seamlessly spread misinformation even in everyday conversation.

Employing a small, concealable dagger as his weapon of choice, Kyle murdered grunt soldiers or guards with ease. After becoming the Head of Espionage, Kyle had the full resources of the Special Maneuvers Task Force at his disposal, including its legion of masked agents and extensive intelligence network. Likewise, after being made a Marlon general by Germaine, Kyle had the authority to lead large armies as needed, although he lacked experience and charisma, making him ineffective as a commander; this lack of military tact was emphasized by how his attempts to conjure more undead soldiers only further disoriented his existing troops.

Although he had no magical talent, Kyle was able to extensively use the Demon of Wrath’s power due to being the reincarnation of the demon himself. Through Grim the End, Kyle could reanimate those that died from a Gula infection, potentially resurrecting entire hordes under his control. While possessed, he could also undergo a demonic transformation, striking with heightened speed, reflexes, and strength while dressed in the attire of the Demon of Wrath: Pale Noël.

## Character Connections

Prim Marlon: Kyle’s birth mother. Raised to be obsessively loyal to Prim, Kyle’s every action was for the sake of pleasing his mother. In addition, he took an addictive satisfaction in the queen's praise, although not caring whether or not Prim truly loved him. Due to this obsession, as his mental state deteriorated Kyle became enraged in a moment when Prim failed to praise him and murdered her. Despite his maniacal glee when stabbing his mother, Kyle still became distraught and enraged when believing Germaine killed her.

Germaine Marlon: Kyle’s half-sister. Although briefly playing with her as a child, Kyle expressed no love for Germaine, seeing her as unimportant compared to Prim. In addition, he amused herself by teasing the queen and had no qualms manipulating her for his mother's ends, up to attacking her directly when needed. Despite this, deep down Kyle wished to have had a closer relationship with his half-sibling, bidding her a fonder farewell in death.

Irina Clockworker: The mage who experimented on Kyle. Obedient to Irina's every order, Kyle acted as the mage's agent and looked to her guidance with Grim the End. Due to being used for his experiments, Irina's treatment of Kyle was a leading cause of his mental instability.

Leonhart Phutapie: Kyle’s adopted father. While maintaining a false father-son relationship with Leonhart for years and learning espionage under his tutelage, Kyle held no loyalty or love for the Head Servant; during the Revolution Kyle had no qualms with abandoning him, and later took maniacal satisfaction in murdering him for his real mother's sake.

Chartette Langley: A fellow servant of Alexiel and later opponent. Kyle often quarreled with Chartette over trivial things in their employment and, although they often would spend time together as friends, he held no true affection for her. Kyle later saw her only as an obstacle to his mother's plans, taking pleasure in finally revealing his true nature to Chartette and in attempting to kill her.

Clarith: One of Kyle’s victims. Kyle took great delight in killing Clarith as the apprentice of Gallerian Clockworker, one of her mother's enemies, and as a catalyst for Prim's designs towards Lucifenia.

Alexiel Lucifen d'Autriche: Kyle’s half-brother and employer. Although often spending time with the prince in his employment as a servant, Kyle easily manipulated him in order to fulfill Prim's aims, such as in feeding him rumors and betraying Clarith’s location to him. Despite this, deep down Kyle wished to have had a better relationship with his half-sibling.

Rin Avadonia: Kyle’s half-sister and fellow servant of Alexiel. While pretending to hold a friendly relationship with Rin, Kyle often manipulated her during their employment together according to Prim's orders, such as telling the servant falsehoods about Mariam and using her to discover Clarith’s location. Despite this, deep down Kyle wished to have had a better relationship with his half-sibling.

Pale Noël: Kyle’s incarnation. Kyle got his mental instability from Pale’s reputation as a HER; he furthermore made a contract with Pale later on.

## Trivia

### Conceptualization and Origin

* Kyle is based off the canon character Kyle Marlon and is role swapped with Ney Phutapie.
* His adopted last name reversed spells the English word "epitaph", a short text honoring a deceased person, typically engraved on a gravestone.
* His original surname, Marlon, is a reference to Mammon, the patron demon of Greed.
* In her original setup, Kyle’s character was the stepbrother of the twins.

### Curiosities

* In The Lunacy of Lady Glassred, Neruneru Nerune is listed as a spy, foreshadowing Kyle’s role during his service to Alexiel.
* In Epic of Evil: The Son of Evil Fanbook, Kyle was voted as the eighth most popular character in The Son of Evil Series by Japanese fans.
* Kyle ironically ended up succeeding his adoptive father as Irina's personal assassin.

## Appearances

* The Son of Evil (velvet mix; first mentioned in PV)
* The Servant of Evil (velvet mix; first appearance in PV)
* Tree Maiden ~Millennium Wiegenlied~ (mentioned only)
* Handbeat Clocktower
* The Son of Evil: Clôture of Evil
* The Son of Evil: Wiegenlied of White
* The Son of Evil: Praeludium of Yellow
* The Son of Evil: Praefacio of Red
* Deadly Sins of Evil: Evil Food Eater Marlon (indirect mention only)
* Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Prince who Brought Sleep (indirect mention only)
* Deadly Sins of Evil: Fifth Pierrot (indirect mention only)
* Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard (appears in relationship chart)
* Entr'acte of Evil: The Son of Evil Worldguide
* Epic of Evil: The Son of Evil Fanbook
* The Son of Evil Schedule Book 2013
* Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook
* Twiright Prank (story)
* The Son of Evil: Illustration Story
* The Son of Evil: The Doll Festival (non-canon appearance; mentioned only)
* Seven Crimes and Punishments (story) (alternate timeline)
* Song of the Black Bird
* The Son of Evil: Retrouver of Crimson
* Aku Musu (non-canon appearance)
* The Servant of Evil ~Opera Buffa!~ (non-canon appearance)
* The Son of Evil (manga)
* Quartets of Evil (non-canon appearance)
* Evils Court (mentioned only)
* Four Melodies of Evil ~The Son of Evil Novel Music Collection~
* The Muzzle of Michelle (album)
* Master of the Heavenly Yard (album) (mentioned only)
* Evils Extra