Sebastian Michaelis

**Sebastian Michaelis** (セバスチャン・ミカエリス, *Sebasuchan Mikaerisu*) is the demon butler and a senior staff member of the Phantomhive household.

## Description

### Appearance

Sebastian is a tall, very handsome man with black hair, reddish brown eyes, pale skin, and black fingernails. The back of his left hand contains the mark of his Faustian contract with Ciel Phantomhive.

Sebastian typically dresses in a butler's outfit, which consists of black trousers, a six-buttoned double-breasted tailcoat, and a gray vest; on is his shirt cuffs and tie is the Phantomhive crest. He also sports white gloves, a pocket watch, and a chained silver lapel pin bearing the Phantomhive crest, which is traditionally worn by the house's head butler.

Details of Sebastian's demonic form include high-heeled stiletto boots, sharp claws, glowing fuchsia irises, slit pupils, and longer, sharper teeth, with dark wings and multiple eyes.

### Personality

Sebastian is devoted to Ciel Phantomhive. He faithfully carries out every one of Ciel's orders while ensuring that the Phantomhive household runs smoothly as the head butler. He does not sleep—demons deem sleep a luxury—and often spends his nights fulfilling his duties. He is sometimes critical of his master and how he treats his workers, but once admitted that he is not averse to the butler lifestyle despite the concomitant daily troubles. One of his quirks is that he always responds to Ciel's orders with the saying "Yes, my lord (御意 (イエス, ***御意***)ご主人様 (マイロード, ***ご主人様***))."

Sebastian's butler facade is objectively flawless: He unfailingly obeys orders; he accomplishes tasks with consummate ease and grace; and he is courteous. Nevertheless, Sebastian is in actuality a callous and sadistic demon; he is ruthless when attacking others on Ciel's orders, and he occasionally puts Ciel in nonfatal danger for the sake of his own amusement. He usually behaves in a cavalier fashion when Ciel appears to be in danger, as he is confident in his ability to rescue him, but he may express concern when the situation grows precarious, such as when Angelina Dalles or Undertaker posed a considerable threat to Ciel's life. Sebastian is cunning and morally bankrupt, and he has no qualms about lying, cheating, and seducing others to gain the upper hand. He strictly adheres to his demon aesthetics and principles, one of which is not entering into multiple contracts, for he views such as inelegant. His paramount goal is to claim Ciel's soul.

Sebastian is fascinated with humans and how seemingly insatiable they are, for they are willing to "drag others down to get what they want, even in death." In general, he regards them as "difficult creatures." Additionally, he has a great and mutual distaste for Grim Reapers.

Sebastian views money as "rubbish" and "materialistic." He is fluent in French and Latin, enough to teach the latter. He is also proficient in Deutsch (German) and East Franconian, a dialect in Southern Germany. Moreover, he profoundly adores cats and once kept at least thirteen hidden in his wardrobe to prevent Ciel from finding out.

## Etymology

* "Sebastian" comes from the Latin name "Sebastianus" meaning "from Sebaste" or from the Greek name Σεβαστιανός (*Sebastianos*), "from Sebastia." "Sebaste/Sebastia" is the Latin/Greek name of Sivas, a town in Anatolia. The name is derived from the Greek word σεβαστός (*sebastos*, "venerable"), which comes from σέβας (*sebas*, "awe, reverence, dread") which, in turn, comes from the verb σέβομαι (*sebomai*, "feel awe, scruple").

* Sebastian's last name originates from the Japanese word 見返り (*mikaeri*) meaning "repayment," signifying his contract with Ciel.

* Sebastian's name is similar to Father Sébastien Michaëlis, a French inquistor who wrote a classification of demons of Hell from the demon Berith while exorcising a nun.

## Trivia

* On Sebastian's grave, his epitaph included the following inscriptions: "To The Memory of Sebastian Michaelis. Died March 1889. May ye be in heaven an hour before the devil knows you're dead."
* Sebastian often visited Schönbrunn Palace in the past and, thus, knows how to dance the Viennese waltz.
* Sebastian views humans as grasshoppers.

	+ Q: What does Sebastian think of the servants?
	+ Toboso: Nothing. Sebastian sees all human beings as kind of grasshoppers. He might differentiate the individuals like grasshopper A, grasshopper B, grasshopper C, but in the end he sees them all as just grasshoppers.
	+ Editor K: He was surprised by Agni's ability to motivate other people, but he was actually just impressed in the sense of "He's quite good for a grasshopper."
* Sebastian's regular schedule:
	+ 5:50 A.M. - Getting up, getting dressed
	+ 6:00 A.M. - Preparing the master's breakfast, ironing the newspapers, instructing the staff
	+ 8:30 A.M. - Waking up the master with "Early Morning Tea," assisting with the morning toilet, serving breakfast
	+ 9:30 A.M. - The master's breakfast
	+ 10:30 A.M. - Start of the master's daily plan (work, learning, etc.), polishing the silverware, beginning lunch preparations
	+ 12:30 A.M. - The master's lunch
	+ 2:00 P.M. - Preparations for the afternoon tea
	+ 3:30 P.M. - The master's afternoon tea
	+ 6:00 P.M. - Preparations for dinner
	+ 8:00 P.M. - The master's dinner
	+ 9:00 P.M. - Cleaning up the dinner leftovers, polishing the silverware
	+ 10:00 P.M. - The master's evening toilette (bathing, getting changed)
	+ 11:00 P.M. - Putting him to bed
	+ 0:00 P.M. - Locking the rooms, extinguishing the chimney fire, etc., preparations for breakfast
	+ 2:00 A.M. - End of work
* Sebastian's english actor, J. Michael Tatum, is gay in real life.