Grell Sutcliff

**Grell Sutcliff** (グレル・サトクリフ, *Gureru Satokurifu*) is a Grim Reaper. He is part of the Retrieval Division of the Grim Reaper Dispatch. Grell initially posed as Angelina Dalles's butler and conspired with her as Jack the Ripper. He was suspended for some time as a result, but is now a fully active Grim Reaper.

## Description

*As Madam Red's ineffectual butler, Grell tends to hang around the edges of the scene, fretting over the socially-unacceptable things that Grell's mistress continually gets up to. When something is not up to Madam Red's exacting standards, she takes it out on Grell whether or not it's actually Grell's fault. Grell's tea is said to be far inferior to Sebastian's. Meek, easily scandalized, and highly nervous, Grell's personality is entirely at odds with his mistress'. As a result, the other characters tend to either ignore or walk all over Grell.*
### Appearance

Grell is an extremely drop dead attractive and alluring man with long dark-red hair, shark-like teeth, and red-framed glasses accessorized with a chain with skulls. Like other Grim Reapers, Grell has chartreuse phosphorescent eyes.

Grell's typical attire consists of a vest; gloves; a red-and white-striped bow around his neck; and red and black 4.33-inch (11-cm) high-heeled ankle boots. Grell also sports a red coat he took from Angelina Dalles after fatally wounding her; he often wears it slung off his shoulders with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows.

Grell has had his Death Scythe modified to operate like a chainsaw, for he considers the average Death Scythe old-fashioned.

When posing as Angelina Dalles's butler, Grell had brown hair, which was tied with a red ribbon, and he dressed in plain black clothes.

### Personality

Grell is an outspoken, flamboyant individual who unreservedly expresses himself and his desires. He possesses a strong predilection for the color red, which he believes can be used to achieve beauty.

Combative, Grell is quick to turn to violence to eliminate hindrances and has had numerous clashes with Sebastian Michaelis because of such an inclination. He has little to no patience for those who are bogged down by his emotions, having ruthlessly slain partner-in-crime Angelina Dalles for hesitating to kill her nephew.

At first, Grell was dismissive of the principles of Grim Reapers, which includes staying neutral in human affairs, as evidenced by his unlawful partnership with Angelina. However, after a period of suspension, Grell has come to respect said principles, enough to preach the importance of soul-reaping to fellow Grim Reaper Ronald Knox. Nevertheless, due to his impulsive nature, he is still liable to transgress these principles, such as when he attempted to kill Aleister Chamber while ignoring Ronald's warning that killing humans is prohibited.

Grell is fond of incorporating double entendres and referencing plays and theatre in his speech; for instance, he described Angelina's death as a "falling of curtains" and compared his relationship with Sebastian to *Romeo and Juliet*.

When posing as Angelina's butler, Grell was timid and ineffective at his job; he failed to properly prepare tea and got lost while driving a carriage.

## Etymology

* "Grell(e)" can either mean "gaudy," "lurid," or "grating/piercing" in German.
	+ In Japanese, "Grelle" is a homophone of the verb ぐれる (*gureru*), which means "to stray from the right path."
* Grelle may have been named after Peter Sutcliffe, a British serial killer responsible for the death of thirteen women, also known as "The Yorkshire Ripper."

## Trivia

* Because of his aloofness, William is also Grelle's "main squeeze." To Grelle, Sebastian is only an "idol" to marvel at one-sidedly.

	+ "Come to speak of it, whenever I say 'Grell's main squeeze is William (it's also mentioned in the official Character Guide)' in meetings with the [anime] staff, most people react 'Whaaaaat!?' and then ask me 'Isn't Sebastian the one who [s]he's really after!!??'.
	I think, from Grell's point of view, Sebastian is more like an idol. It's like there's someone you love in real life, but in front of your favourite artist you become a fan girl and scream for him. However, since he's everyone's idol, you don't really expect of him to love you back. If he did, everything would become too 'real' and you'd somehow lose your interest in him. You just want to scream and enjoy [being a fan girl] one-sidedly. That's the image I have about Grell's feelings for Sebastian. When I explain this to female creators, they mostly say 'I know exactly what you mean!!!'. That's the way girls are, isn't it?
	Grell is a boy, but has a heart of a maiden (lol)."