Barbara

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## Name

**Barbara** (バーバラ, *Bābara*?) is one of the side characters in the Shadows House series and the Shadow living under the care of the "Living Doll", Barbie.

## Appearance

Like the rest of the Shadows in the house, Barbara is entirely soot-black and appears to be a silhouette of her "Face", Barbie. Barbara appears to be a young girl who has very fluffy long hair decorated with blue roses. She wears a blue-purple dress with a white triangle trim and a light blue neckline that extends down her front in the shape of a rose stem with thorns. Over it is a black and white belt with a triangle pattern. She also wears white elbow gloves and knee-high white boots with blue buttons in the shape of roses on the back.

## Personality

Despite how she looks and how her Living Doll Barbie acts, Barbara is a sweet and caring Shadow, especially towards her fellow Star Bearers. She is protective and also cares a lot for her Living Doll, Barbie - the two being quite close. Barbara is very anxious and feels the full pressure of responsibility on her shoulders. She is easily angered and often has emotional outbursts causing her sheer amount of soot to become dangerous, which in turn causes her a lot of physical pain.

## Plot

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### Introduction Arc

She was walking with Barbie and Emilico noticed them out her window.

### The Debut Arc

As Edward was trying to make Kate fail, Barbara commented that it wasn’t quite fair, but she let him continue as he was an Adult and had a higher rank than her. Barbara, Barbie and the other Star Bearers congratulated the 4 new pairs that passed the Debut.

### Introduction Arc

Barbara doesn't feel good because of the amount of soot she is releasing and its excessive force. A few days later, Emilico greeted her and her servant Barbie.

### The Debut Arc

Barbara, Barbie and the other Star Bearers congratulate the 4 new pairs that passed the Debut. Barbara and Barbie caught Edward that he was plotting against the new pairs that passed the Debut, but Barbara allows him to do whatever he wants.

### Kidnapping Arc

Barbara and Barbie knocked at Patrick's room because they were hearing voices from inside. When they enter the room, they see nothing but only Patrick and Ricky. They searched the room if there were people there but they found nothing. She told Patrick that Edward ordered them to solve even the small problems, leaving after her reasoning.
## Relationships

### Barbie

Her close confidant and emotional wall. Barbara also relies on Barbie's acting to seem tough and maintain her Leadership. They are on good terms with one another despite them both being aware of the Fusion ceremony.

### Star Bearers

As the appointed leader of the Star Bearers, Barbara holds a lot of mutual respect for all of them. She considers them friends and is thus extremely protective of them; willing to lie to the Adults to keep them safe. This is only natural, however, as she was tasked with choosing suitable candidates.

### Kate

At first, she was suspicious of Kate and willing to put all the blame on her because of Edward's orders. With time she grew softer towards her, giving her the team leader position as a sign of gratitude. She trusts Kate's judgment and looks forward to using her advice in the future.

### Maryrose

Judging from the way Barbie treats Rosemary, Barbara's view of her can't be too positive.  And yet, Barbara is hesitant to the idea of her moving to the Lord Grandfather's Wing, indicating that she still wishes to keep her around, no matter how strained their relationship is.

In the past, however, Maryrose's willingness to befriend her quickly set an example for how their dynamic would be, with the timid Barbara often being encouraged and pulled forward by her, with Barbara not only looking up to her but also seeing her as an older sister. This was all shattered at the time of Christopher's Invitation when she suddenly shut herself away from Barbara.

### Edward

While she respects his authority over the Children's Building as the supervisor, she does not agree with his ways of handling things, even going so far as to question why *he* is the supervisor and not Christopher.

### Thomas

Barbara has a very strained relationship with Thomas, being constantly gaslit and manipulated by him via promises of becoming an adult once she's good enough, pushing her to the limits that only cause her pain.

### Christopher

In her early years, Barbara used to adore Christopher, looking up to him in every way. She was devastated when he got invited, that is one of the reasons for one of the biggest seizures she had. Even now she holds him in high regard, wishing to become an adult to reunite with him and be praised by him again.

### Patrick

It's not clear what Barbara thinks of Patrick, but, as noted by Barbie, his presence alone is enough to calm her down, even during soot seizures, for which she is grateful.

## Power and Abilities

### Soot Quantity

Barbara has the highest soot quantity of all the children, being single-handedly responsible for 60% of Shadow House's soot exports. However, because of the sheer amount of soot she generates, she cannot control it.

### Soot Power

Barbara doesn't have one. Whether this is because of the amount of soot she generates is unknown. But, due to her soot outbursts, she is capable of causing explosions that can potentially fatally injure individuals and even destroy entire structures. She cannot control these outbursts.

## Etymology

* **Barbara** is a feminine form of the Greek word "Barbaros" and means "strange", "foreign", or "traveler".

## Gallery

**Image Gallery of Barbara**

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Full body of Barbara coming from chapter 52.
## References

1. ↑ Shadows House Height Comparation Sheet by Cloverworks
2. ↑ Chapter 85, where Barbara might aswell admit she's been purposefully lowering Maryrose's evaluation.