Lucius

*This article contains **SPOILERS** for* The Misadventures of Misfit and Mieko*.*

## Lucius

### Relatives

Dorothy (wife)
Misfit (son)
Sanji (implied ancestor)

## Physical description

### Eye color

Yellow

**Lucius** is a (presumably) unlucky cat featured in *The Misadventures of Misfit and Mieko*. He is the husband of Dorothy and the father of Misfit.

## Biography

Lucius and his wife and son came, through unknown circumstances, to live in a house balanced precariously atop a rock spire. Sadly, like many of their ancestors, Lucius and Misfit were cursed with supernatural bad luck. This led to a number of mishaps, including an incident in which Misfit nearly burned down the house and forced Lucius and Dorothy to replace their kitchen. At some point, Lucius apparently became so frustrated with the effects of his son's presence that he told Misfit to stay away from the house.

Hoping to bring an end to his bad luck, Misfit left home without a word, something that deeply hurt Lucius despite knowing his son's reasoning. As such, when Misfit briefly returned home while journeying with his new friend Mieko, Lucius was less than thrilled to see him. He was appalled when Dorothy invited the pair inside, fearing that Misfit's presence in addition to his own would destroy the house. However, Dorothy persuaded him to allow the visit, though Lucius glared at Misfit throughout lunch.

When Mieko questioned how Misfit knew their hosts, Lucius and Dorothy both responded that they were Misfit's parents. Embarrassed, Mieko turned to question Misfit, only to find that he had left the table. Lucius, Dorothy, and Mieko trailed Misfit to his room, and all three yelled at him upon discovering him there. However, their presence destabilized the house, and Lucius urged everyone to spread out as it began to tip. Misfit, struck by a falling book, then fell out of a window.

Mieko managed to grab onto Misfit, only for the house to further crumble. Lucius, with Dorothy hanging onto him, managed to grab Mieko's hand and pull both younger cats back in safely. Once they were all secure, Lucius and Dorothy actually remembered fondly the various times they'd had to save Misfit from his bad luck in the past. Misfit was startled by this, and Lucius confessed that his stern reception was based on Misfit's abrupt previous departure, not frustration with their shared curse. As Lucius had hoped, Misfit left his parents with an actual farewell on this occasion.

## Personality and traits

Likely due to a lifetime spent dealing with the family curse of bad luck, and with his son's as well as his own, Lucius initially comes across as a stern and unwelcoming figure. He is greatly concerned for the safety of his wife, himself, and their house, all of which had been endangered by many disasters in the past. However, Lucius truly does care for his son and also shows regard for Misfit's new friend Mieko, putting himself at risk to help rescue both of them. Afterwards, he was moved to explain the real reasoning for his cold reception.

## Physical appearance

Lucius is a black cat, considerably shorter and stockier than his son Misfit. He has yellow eyes like his son's and wears a pair of pince-nez glasses. Like Misfit, Lucius typically sports a scarf, but his is colored greenish-brown.

## Relationships

### Sanji

As an unlucky black cat, Lucius is presumably descended from Sanji, the originator of their family's curse.

### Dorothy

Dorothy is Lucius' wife, and somewhat more optimistic than him about the family curse. Despite his objections, she calmly argues for letting Misfit visit, and is able to convince Lucius to allow it. The pair also have managed to find some nostalgia for all the times they were forced to save their son from some mishap or other.

### Misfit

Misfit is Lucius' son and inherited many physical traits from him as well as the family bad luck. Lucius cares deeply for Misfit, having saved his life on many occasions in spite of their shared misfortune. However, on at least one occasion, his frustration with the never-ending series of accidents led him to order Misfit away from the house. Misfit's actual departure, made without saying goodbye to either of his parents, greatly upset Lucius. He was thus angered upon Misfit's unannounced return, and expressed concern for his home, his wife, and himself rather than any feelings of happiness he might have harbored over his son's return.

Lucius exhibited coldness towards his son initially, choosing to glare at him silently rather than confront him over his previous departure. However, when Misfit and Mieko's lives were endangered, Lucius acted quickly to rescue and reassure his son. Misfit was surprised to find that his parents weren't angry about this latest incident, and Lucius confessed to being hurt by Misfit's leaving without any notice previously. Lucius understood his son's reasoning and was willing to let him resume his quest, but insisted that this time he make a proper farewell.

## Trivia

* In the Three Year Anniversary Q&A, Lucius was featured in a piece of fan art included with the Q&A which parodied a scene from *The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* film, alongside Dorothy, Mieko's father Jarvis, and Peni.