Lord Milquetoast

"Lord Milquetoast himself!"

**Lord Milquetoast** is the father of Percival Milquetoast.

After becoming discontented by rumors of his son's pirate life whispered about in high society, he hires the former pirate crew of Corazón to either persuade him to come back to his childhood estate or kill him to save the family name and Lord Milquetoast's public image.

## Personality

His personality when the guild first meets him is quite haughty and refined, and he states he is *affronted* by the vile behavior of Corazón and his friends during the fight on The Joyful Damnation.

When they meet again in Unreal Estate though, the Lord is shown to have a more pleasant manner as he tries once more to convince his son to reconnect, though he seems to be a bit oblivious to his son's upsets, he discusses his interest in becoming a famous pirate after hearing about the long line of piracy in his family linage, this reasonably upsets Corazón as his penchant for piracy was what the reason his father tried to have him killed in the first season.

Corazón mentions that his father has in the past done things because he was bored and then he gets tired of it and moves on to the next thing, he also chastised his father for seemingly pretending to be interested in a reconciliation.

## Appearance

An older man with gray / white hair, he dresses in a rather extravagant way, possibly as a way to show off his own riches.

When he traveled to the estate in Necropolis On Sea he wore a disguise, a mask covering his face and black flowing robes.

## Background

Not much is known about the Lord's early years or family besides his son, it isn't even known what he did to become a lord but what is known about the man is that his family comes from a long line of pirate ancestors.

One of these ancestors Captain Milquetoast asked of his son to carry on his legacy, but this unnamed son did not and decided to break the mold of piracy by becoming a merchant, thus causing a curse to fall upon the ancestral home of the Milquetoast clan located in Necropolis on Sea.

## As a Father

As Corazón has mentioned in the past, The Lord was not a very good father to him while he was growing up in Abelforth, and eventually his ill attitude towards his son caused Corazón to run away to seek out a better life.

The Lord took care of his son and did provide him with a home to stay as well as potentially any riches he could wish for, but Corazón had mentioned he was often not paying attention to him, which is reflected in Lord Milquetoast's oblivious behavior in Unreal Estate.

## Quotes

* "The people in high society are starting to find out about Corazón de Leon the 'pirate' who, lets face it, is just a bit of a *ninny*"
* "Nah, I'd rather have a dead son" (After being given a deal by the guild, he turns it down and has Panniers attack them)
* "Where is that cat? I need her to call off the squid*"*
* "I remember trying to kill you because you were a disappointment but... Oh right! It *was* piracy!"
* "Should I buy a leather jacket?"

## Appears In

* A Spot of Bother
* Unreal Estate (Part II)

## Referenced In

* Wild Wild Woods: An annoyed Merilwen makes a reference to Corazón's father not thinking he's a real pirate, only to be cut off by Dob who has insisted they've all achieved closure.
* Ship Happens: When the guild are having a drinking game with The Lads, Corazón admits that the thing he wants the most is his father's love, to an awkward reaction from everyone else.
* Mind Your Manors: Corazón hears a tune which he remembers his father used to hum when he wasn't paying attention or was in a bad mood.

## Trivia

* Lord Milquetoast is among the characters who have fully or partly unknown names as his first name was never mentioned.
* The Lord resides in the Milquetoast Manor located in Abelforth, which was the childhood home of Corazón.
* Though he has hired Corazón's former crew to persuade him or kill him, he did seem to falter just a little when informing his son that he would do this to save the noble family name.
* Once more in Unreal Estate, he tries to reconnect with his son, he seems to be a little bit all over the place when it comes to his feelings about his only child.

## Behind The Scenes Trivia

* The image of Lord Milquetoast used in A Spot of Bother is of *Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette*, a key member of the french revolution, and a main character in the Hamilton musical played by Daveed Diggs. This image was replaced by a stock photograph in the Lord's next appearance in Unreal Estate.
* Lord Milquetoast appears to take his glasses off when faced with an affronting scene which is a trope used in many movies, shows and more, but most notably (at least for the author of this article) is Rupert Giles from Buffy The Vampire Slayer's tv series.