Gilbert

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**Gilbert** (ギルバート, *Girubāto*?) is a supporting character in the Shadows House series and the Shadow living under the care of the "Living Doll" Gil.

## Appearance

Like the rest of the Shadows in the house, Gilbert is completely black and appears to be a silhouette of his "face", Gil, He is a strongly built guy with short shaggy hair. He wears a green suit with wide shoulders and a white collar with a bow-like cravat. He is also seen wearing the First-Aid team attire, consisting of a white shirt with a heart fabric embroidery on the chest, white pants and boots and a white nurse cap with frilled lace, as well as a red armband.

## Personality

Gilbert is stern and prefers things to be justifiable. He hates when others aren't able to solve their own problems or blame it onto others. He would even go far to solve those problems and make everything right in his opinion. Upon doing do, he would be carrying a lot of burden and building up anger.

## Plot

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### Master Robe Arc

A long-time resident of the children's building from the same debutant class as Susanna, Gilbert was a member of the elite First-Aid Team. He and and his face were responsible for transporting patients and overseeing soot pipe cleaning duty, as well as other recipients of punishment. Because of this, he became feared as the "Grim Reaper", much to his displeasure.

After the Belle Twins were punished for breaking the special coffee, he oversaw them when they cleaned the soot pipes. This, combined with the weakening of his doll Gil's brainwashing, proved to be the breaking point for him. He grew disillusioned at the Star Bearers for punishing potentially innocent Shadows simply for the sake of holding someone responsible.

### Hunt on The Powerless Arc

After Thomas arrived at the children's building and revealed the existence of soot power to all children, Gilbert felt that the Star Bearers had lost the trust of the adults. In response, he hatched a secret plot with Douglas to further undermine the Star Bearers' authority. After Douglas and his accomplices launched a series of attacks on Shadows with no soot powers, he staged a fight with Douglas in public and lost to him, giving him his approval to start the Disciplinary Team. Through the Disciplinary Team, he intended to provide an alternative to the Star Bearers and prevent any more innocents from being punished.

After Kate revealed Douglas as the true perpetrator of the attacks, Gilbert appeared to her and attempted to invite her to join his rebellion. When Kate refused and tried to stop him with soot ropes, he easily broke free using his soot power and attempted to attack her. However, John suddenly intervened and challenged him to a duel.

At first Gilbert refuses the duel, due to it having a one-sided term that he wouldn't benefit from it, then Kate makes it beneficial for him, that if John would lose, she would join him, Gilbert agrees. Before they begin, Gilbert orders Elizabeth and Loretta to inform Evelyn and Bertram to come over.

Gilbert hardens his stomach with soot as John advances with the first strike. Gilbert doesn't hesitate as he charges towards John, Gilbert was chasing John breaking tables and chairs along the way, even remarking John's "John Punch". Then Gilbert lands a hit on John's leg, but at the same time John had taken a teapot and broke it over Gilbert's arm, causing it to lose its soot. Gilbert recalls how it was a good idea but still not enough, he then removes his suit and shirt, and fully hardens his body with his soot power, like an armor.

Gilbert charges again at John, when he was about to attack him, John uses a new move, a guard-like soot and blocking Gilbert's punch, but Gilbert was able to break the shield away and able to land another hit on John's arm, causing the bones to break. Moments later, John gets up and is energetic again. Gilbert praises him for that, but still charges and attacks John. Gilbert was then hit by John's "John Punch" sending him to the wall, then falling to the ground, laying unconscious.

After regaining conscious, Gilbert was in a room where Evelyn came to check on him. She tells him everything that happened and that punishment was awaiting him. Gilbert says he is ready for it and asking about John. Evelyn questions if it was the right thing to think of in his situation and always acting on his own, Gilbert says he doesn't want others to get their hands dirty, that's when Evelyn slaps him.

She tells him how he always acts on his own and he should trust them more. Gilbert blames all of this on Susanna, that she became a star bearer but never seen doing first aid team work. Evelyn corrects him by stating it was the team's fault, they entrusted all the hard work to Gilbert to raise his evaluation. Even saying that Susanna confessed that Gilbert would've been a better star bearer than her. Gilbert seemed to cool off after hearing this and rethinking his mind and apologizing.

Later on, Gilbert and the disciplinary team would receive their punishment.

### Soot Ivy Incident Arc

As the Soot Ivy busted into the cell gates, Gilbert uses his soot power to break through the door. Also saving the disciplinary team.

## Relationships

### Gil

Like the rest of the house, Gilbert treats Gil as his doll and nothing more.

## Power & Abilities

### Soot Power

Gilbert can wraps hardened soot around his body, creating an armor, to raise both defensive and offensive ability. It is highly durable, allowing him to break walls and tear up parts of the ground with ease when he covers his arms. He can move the soot to protect any parts of his body or apply it in his whole body.

## Etymology

* **Gilbert** comes from a Germanic male name "Gisilberht" and means "bright promise". The first element, "gīsil", meaning "shaft of an arrow", "pledge", "hostage", while the second element, "behrt", short form of "beraht", meaning "bright" or "famous".

## Gallery

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