Hansel Bernet

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“Do not let go of my hand."

Hansel is a resident of the Kingdom of Grimm and is a loyal subordinate to King Grimm.

## In-game details

### In-game quote

"I like your smile but I want to see more of you today."

### In-game description

The man who takes you out of Wonderland is Hansel Bernet. His purpose is to bring back his sister's voice and heart.

## **Appearance**

Hansel has hazel eyes with a beauty mark below his left eye and has bluish-silver hair, but in some routes he is said to have blond hair which looks almost white in color with the tip of his hair dyed in turquoise color. His hair is combed towards the left and reaches his shoulder, and he has a few hairpins pinned on his left bangs. He wears white pants with a dark brown shirt and coat with turquoise highlights, and is always armed with knives hidden inside his sleeves.

## **Personality**

Hansel is a nonchalant person who always sports a smile, be it while threatening someone, lying to someone, or even being in a dangerous situation. Because of that, it's not easy to know what he's thinking, though his expression changes in dangerous situations if people he cares about are also present. He is a vey intelligent person which earned him the moniker 'Brain of Grimm', and with his keen intellect, he can even find out what the other person is thinking or feeling. He has an amused expression every time he sees something new, interesting, or unexpected, though sometimes he can be genuinely surprised at unexpected things. Sometimes, he also teases or jokes about others, though not with an ill intention, but scoffs at idiotic troublemakers like Douglas. The only time he ever shows his emotions of pain, worry, sorrow, and concern is when it involves someone he's close to, especially his sister Gretel.

He really cares about those whom he thinks of as his family, and does anything to keep them safe and happy. Outwardly, he looks like a harmless person, but he becomes dangerous while facing foes. Because of his wits, he's able to handle awkward situations with ease and knows how to casually walk out of such situations. He's quite a humble, sincere, loyal, and hard working person. Though everyone calls him the 'Brain of Grimm', he doesn't really care about it since he feels that he did nothing to earn it since he isn't a genius like others think he is, and says that he only worked twice hard as others to gain enough knowledge for his personal goals and just gave the best of his ideas and strategies to King Grimm to help him as he owes him a lot. He never brags about his moniker though everyone applaud him for his excellent strategies and suggestions which are really helpful to even the people living there, and he's well known among the citizens of the kingdom.

## **History**

World of Stories was a world where everyone were characters in a story, and Hansel and his sister Gretel too were originally 'twins' in a story someone had written. But at one point they forgot their original names given by their story's author, and were wandering aimlessly in a place called Forgotten Tales. This was because the author of the story gave up half way and left it unfinished, and thus he and his sister who were the main characters of the story lost their names. Since their story was abandoned, their existence began to fade away with not only their names, but also their physical forms. While wandering there, they met a Story Eater, and it attacked Gretel. Since their story was fading away from the minds of people, Gretel's soul too was slowly being devoured, and Hansel couldn't do anything as he too was fading into nothingness.

Hansel hated himself for not being able to do anything to save and protect his sister, and felt that he had failed her and thus didn't deserve to be called as her 'brother'. But suddenly, a man he had never seen before came there and beat up the Story Eater, and invited them both to become a part of his story. That man was King Grimm, and thus Hansel regarded him as their savior. After they accepted his offer, King Grimm gave them new names- "Hansel" and "Gretel", and now they could take physical forms again since they were part of a new story. But Gretel's heart went missing in the Story Eater's attack, and this resulted in her losing her voice, ceasing to age, and getting sealed inside a book to keep her alive. Thus, to repay King Grimm and find a way to retrieve Gretel's heart, he pledged his life to King Grimm's service.

**In Hansel's route-** Hansel goes to Alice's house along with Red to bring Airis to King Grimm on his orders. He opens the window in Alice's house and stations Red there to shoot her in case she runs away. He then sits in the living room and waits for her to come down. Airis is shocked to find a stranger in the house, and he tries to persuade her to come with him by saying that he knows she doesn't like to be called 'Alice' and doesn't want to accept that she's Alice, and so she must leave Alice's house since it's meant for 'Alice'. When she tries to leave, he threatens her to come with him in a roundabout way, and hints that he's not alone by pointing to the open window. After she realizes he's not alone, she agrees to come with him since she can't escape on her own and also needs to find a way to return to the Real world which is not possible if she sits in one place. Then Hansel leads the way out of the house and meets Red who sighs in relief saying he didn't have to shoot her, much to Airis' shock who now feels threatened.

After leaving Alice's house, the trio go through the Lost Woods, with Hansel leading the way, Red in the rear, and Airis in the middle. Hansel urges Red that they should leave quickly since it'd be a problem if they come across the Cheshire Cat who lives there. Then he holds Airis' hand, and all three jump into the hole leading to the Kingdom of Grimm through which they fall endlessly for quite some time. When Hansel asks her if she's okay, he gets scolded for not warning her before doing something dangerous and frightening. Then they travel through a forest to reach the Kingdom of Grimm, and Hansel offers to hold Airis' hand since she's not used to travelling in the difficult terrain of the forest, but she turns down the offer. A bird then flies towards him, and he learns that there is a pack of magical beasts in a den nearby after communicating with the bird. He informs Red about it and says it's not serious and can be handled without any problems, and explains to Airis about magical beasts when she inquires about it. Airis asks the reason why she's being taken to King Grimm, but Hansel says it's a secret which he'll reveal later.

After walking for a while, they come in the vicinity of magical beasts, and Red goes forward to eliminate them. But Hansel stops him and says it's not dangerous enough for Red to take charge, and tells him that he'll defeat the pack himself. Then he takes out his giant axe and cautions both of them, especially Airis, to step back since it's dangerous and could hurt them. And with one swing he cuts all magical beasts and nearby trees in half, making Airis extremely surprised at the fact that Hansel has immense strength and that the giant axe came out of nowhere. But Hansel accidently drops his book, and thanks Airis when she hands over the book to him. Time passes, and they stop to camp in a comfortable place since they need rest after walking all day. Hansel leaves Airis with Red and goes on to scout their vicinity to look out for other dangers and wild animals, and soon it becomes dark. Red starts cooking dinner, and Airis starts a conversation with him. Hansel returns right in time for dinner after deeming their vicinity safe, and all three eat vegetable stew, grilled fish, and bread loaves fried in a pan. Airis is asked to sleep in a sleeping bag to get enough rest, and she slowly wakes up on hearing footsteps of Hansel and Red who switch places for guarding. She tries to sleep, but immediately gets up after having a sudden urge to drink water. Red notices her and asks what's wrong, and she explains him. He tries to accompany her, but she assures him that nothing will happen and that she's not foolish enough to run away when she knows wild animals still roam in the forest.

She goes to the nearby spring to drink water, and suddenly hears Hansel's voice. She secretly follows his voice and finds him talking to himself, but realizes he's talking to the book he dropped earlier upon closer inspection. Hansel talks to the book affectionately, and notices Airis. She inquires who he's talking to, and he tells her that he's talking to his sister Gretel who wants to meet Airis 'in person', but she's confused since she clearly saw it with her own eyes that he was talking to a book and not his sister. Hansel explains with a bitter smile that Gretel is inside the book he's holding, and can't exist outside the book for a long time since it takes a huge toll on her. Then he suddenly becomes determined and says that if Gretel wants to meet her, then he's willing to make her wish come true and help her in any way he can, and so asks Airis if she's willing to meet her. Airis agrees, and Gretel manifests outside the book. Gretel just stares at her, and then holds both of Airis' hands and leans on her to place her ears on her chest, as if to listen to her heartbeat. Then she dissipates, and Hansel says she needs to rest and later they can ask what her intention is. He admits that though they're siblings, he couldn't understand why she wanted to see her and did that, and concludes that she probably wanted to say something to Airis. He discloses that Gretel lost her 'voice' and 'heart' after an incident, and that he wanted to find a way to save her.

While chatting, a worried Red suddenly arrives and asks what they're doing, to which Hansel questions him why he's here instead of guarding the fire and camp. Red says he waited for Airis to come back and came looking when she never showed up, and Hansel jokes that she was flirting with him. Red blushes upon hearing this and Airis scolds Hansel for saying such things, and scolds Red too for believing him. The next morning they decide to go to a town first to get necessary supplies, and Airis asks about Gretel's health which surprises Hansel, but says she's doing well. While going through the forest in the usual order, Hansel suddenly pulls Airis closer and whispers not to make any noise till the pack of nearby wolves cross by since they won't attack like magical beasts unless they get caught. The pack leaves, and they continue on their path while Airis' heart keeps racing after having close contact with him.. Red who's hiding behind a tree just like them keeps a finger on his lips to warn them to remain silent for some more time, and after the pack disappears into the woods, Hansel explains that they're no ordinary wolves, but are wolves who work for Douglas. He adds that it'd be a problem if the wolves find them and report it to Douglas, and Airis too finds the wolves' presence discomforting. They finally reach the town named Silva, and Airis goes with Hansel to get food supplies whereas Red goes to get blankets, sleeping bags, and other necessities.

While shopping, Hansel notices Airis looking at a rabbit stuffed toy in a shop, and asks if she wants it since they don't have any budget in particular. Airis replies that Gretel would probably like it, especially if it's a gift from her precious brother, and Hansel becomes happy that she cares about his sister even though they forcibly took her from Alice's house and made her go through this trouble. He then buys that stuffed toy along with a beautiful silver pendant with a blue gem in it, and gives the pendant to Airis as a gift for worrying about his sister and explains that it's a magical item which protects it's wearer. Airis happily wears the pendant, and wears it beneath her clothes, and ponders how the bags of Hansel and Red hold much more items than their size's capacity. Then they go to an inn, and Hansel apologizes to Airis since it's because of them that she can't smile since they sort of abducted her, and he leaves the room before she could speak. It's late at night, and Airis sleeps soundly until she hears a noise and wakes up to find an open window.

She then sees a man with wolf ears and tail who tries to attack her, but the pendant given by Hansel produces a bright light and attacks him. He introduces himself as Douglas, and he reveals his motive to kidnap her and then kill her later. Douglas gets annoyed by the magical pendant, and kidnaps her without attacking by carrying her on his shoulder like a sack. She tries to break free from his arm, but realizes he's just too strong for her. She then tries to scream for help, but he tightly covers her mouth with his other arm and threatens to break her arms since it wouldn't kill her if he breaks a bone or two. After going deep into the forest, Hansel calls him from behind with an icy glare and takes out his giant axe to attack him and save her. Douglas finds it hard to dodge his attacks and hold Airis at the same time, and replies that if he lets him go, he'll tell the location of Gretel's heart. Hansel falters, and Douglas uses his moment of indecisiveness to quickly climb a tree by jumping on branches. But Red arrives and shoots Douglas' arm holding Airis .

Airis understands that Hansel purposely waited till Douglas reached the place Red was hiding, but before coming back to her senses she realizes that Douglas has dropped her and she was falling from the top of a tree. She closes her eyes in fear, but Hansel catches her in time and Douglas retreats by jumping from branch to branch, disappearing into the forest. After returning to the inn, Hansel tends to Airis' wound on her wrist caused by Douglas gripping it, and Red guards outside her room. Airis inquires about Gretel's heart since Douglas mentioned it earlier, and Hansel reveals his past to her and expresses his resolve to save his sister. Airis sympathizes with him since he must have suffered for a long time considering how old he has become ever since Gretel ceased to age, but has mixed thoughts on King Grimm since he was a savior to Hansel but ordered for her to be kidnapped and even shot if necessary.

Hansel sees through Airis' suspicion of King Grimm, and decides to reveal the reason why he ordered them to bring 'Alice'. He tells that King Grimm is angry with the Spinner of Tales, and since 'Alice' is very important to the him, he decided to steal 'Alice' so as to punish him. Airis pauses for a moment at the word 'Spinner of Tales', and gets the memories of her negotiating with the Spinner of Tales to save her best friend. He further explains that King Grimm is angry since he brought a person from another world to their world, and tells that Airis' role is not a character in the story but is rather like an author to the story. Hansel admits that though King Grimm was their savior, both him, Red, and King Grimm are bad guys in case of Airis since they kidnapped her, and he laughs when she agrees. But he's stunned when she sympathizes with him since he did everything because of his loyalty towards his savior and that he has already suffered much, and gives him the advice of following his heart. They continue their journey the next morning, and Airis apologizes to Hansel for breaking the pendant he gifted her to which he comforts her saying that it's Douglas' fault and that he's more that happy to see her safe rather than being kidnapped by Douglas. They keep walking through the forest, and Red walks in the front to look out for dangers whereas Airis and Hansel chat.

Finally, they arrive in the Town of Grimm and Hansel explains about the town, and says that Castle of Grimm is near. Soon, the townspeople recognize all three of them and start whispering, so they go into a pub to escape their stares and rest for a while. The drunk men in the pub become excited on seeing all three of them since they're well-known in Wonderland and the Kingdom of Grimm, and bombard them will questions. All of them where welcoming towards 'Alice', and the pub's atmosphere soon turned into that of a party. Suddenly they say that Red and Alice make a cute couple, and he blushes at their comment. They also advice him to keep an eye on Hansel lest he steals his woman, and so Hansel tries to intervene since the situation starts getting awry. But they continue talking about the topic, and Airis speaks up saying everyone is free to choose whomever they love, and that includes herself. The drunk men immediately agree but then stun her by asking whom she'll choose between the 'Brain of Grimm' and the 'Shooter of Grimm', and they start voicing their opinions loudly among themselves.

To avoid the embarrassing situation, Hansel takes Airis out for fresh air without the drunk men's knowledge and leaves Red in the pub since he can handle it. Before she leaves, Red tells her that Hansel suits her better, and both of them go for a stroll after coming out and leaving Red in the pub. Hansel apologizes for the inconvenience in the pub, but she assures it's not his fault and thanks him for getting her out of the mess. Airis then feels sorry for Red since he's in that situation because of her, and Hansel says that he has never been spotted with a girl before and that's why the townspeople started teasing him since he can't deflect their comments. But he also says that the people meant no harm and that they should've targeted him instead since he could've easily deflected their comments, slightly hinting his growing feelings for her, and says that Red will run away if it gets too much and none will be able to catch him. Airis grasps his hint, and Hansel continues to say that he was planning on negotiating with King Grimm to send her back to the Real world since he doesn't like outsiders, and in the end they decide to return to the pub and rescue Red.

Suddenly Douglas appears before them, but immediately falls and vanishes. A shocked Airis notices a shadow moving in the place where Douglas stood. and Hansel warns her to stay behind him. Immediately a shadowy figure appears and moves into the pub, and Hansel recognizes it as the 'Predator' aka Story Eater. By the time they arrive in the pub to evacuate the people, the Predator had already eaten them disappeared, and they only find a deserted pub with the tables and chairs scattered. Hansel explains that when a Predator eats a person, they evaporate like Douglas since they eat their very existence and not their flesh and blood. They find an unconscious Red lying on the floor, but Hansel decides to look for the Predator. Airis says they can't leave Red here, but he says it will be alright and takes her with him since he doesn't want to leave her with Red lest the Predator attacks her. After exiting the pub, they find that a person had dropped a magical stone on the place where Douglas vanished, and Hansel immediately recognizes it as a stone fragment from the Barbaric Cave.

He then decides to immediately report this to King Grimm since the Predator already vanished from the town, and takes Red with him. When they reach the Castle of Grimm, the Grimm Soldiers greet him and immediately take Red to the infirmary who's still unconscious, while Hansel takes Airis to see King Grimm in the Throne room. Airis is relived that the Grimm Soldiers not only respect Hansel and Red but also genuinely care about them, but is nervous about meeting King Grimm. Hansel holds both her hands and assures her that nothing bad will happen, and she calms down and thanks him. In the Throne room, Hansel greets him and introduces Airis as 'Alice of Wonderland', and King Grimm tells him that the Predator has ravaged other towns as well. Hansel says he's unaware of that news, and reports about everything that happened in the pub and to Red. Hansel then asks him two favors- to explore the Barbaric Cave and to return Airis to her own world, but King Grimm grants the first and refuses the second.

Airis immediately asks his reason for refusal in an angry tone, and he replies that he doesn't want anyone from her world to know about the World of Stories, which only further enrages her. Hansel makes a suggestion of erasing her memories with a frown, and Airis refuses it since though she has been here only for a short time, she has already made many nice memories, and there are people like Gretel and Red who needs help. So she asks King Grimm the favor of going to the cave with Hansel since she's not a character from the World of Stories and hence, the Predator won't be able to harm her. Hansel is shocked, and King Grimm asks the reason why she's risking her life to the Predator, and she explains how important saving Red, Gretel, and the other residents is for her and that she wants to repay their kindness by rescuing them. King Grimm gives a faint smile and agrees, and goes back to viewing the important documents and reports he received earlier while ordering Airis and Hansel to get good rest before going on their journey. Airis is taken to the room assigned to her, but Hansel enters the room and reasons with her to convince her to stay safe in the castle while he goes to the Barbaric Cave alone. Airis is not swayed and stays firm in her decision, and assures him nothing will go wrong. Hansel loses the argument, and admits that she's the only person with whom he has ever lost an argument and that she's strong-willed and strong-hearted.

**In Theophilus' route-** Hansel comes to the Wonderland Conference as King Grimm's advisor.

## **Abilities**

Hansel lacks in aptitude when it comes to magic, to the point where even Airis who knows nothing about magic would surpass him within a few days if she practices a bit. Despite this, Hansel has enormous physical strength as shown when he effortlessly wields a giant axe and cuts several magical beasts and nearby trees in half with just one swing. Even with such a heavy axe he can move swiftly, and maintains his agility while wielding it.

## **Relationships**

1. **Sieghard Grimm**- Hansel is quite loyal to his master, and obeys his orders sincerely. He treats him like family, and he's treated like a family member by King Grimm too.
2. **Gretel Bernet-** He loves his little sister more than anything else, and deeply cares about. He would do anything for her, even if it means going through many hardships and obstacles.
3. **Red Huber-** Hansel treats him like a friend and close companion, and at times teases him. He too is like a family member to him.
4. **Douglas Wolf-** He despises Douglas and his detestable ways.

## **Release**

His release early bird offer can be found ***here***.

## **Trivia**

* 'Hansel' isn't his real name, it was the name given to him by King Grimm. He no longer remembers his real name since the 'tale' in which he was born doesn't exist anymore.
* Hansel can communicate with birds, though he wasn't born with that ability.
* Hansel's ambition when he was a kid was to become a doctor or scientist so that he can save his sister.
* Hansel's taste in women is that he likes straightforward and stronghearted women who are always moving forward, like Airis.

## **Gallery**

Hansel and RedHansel in nightwearHansel in 'Wander in Wonderland' seriesYoung HanselFan art

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Main story: Theophilus- chapter 3
2. ↑ Event story: The Other Story of Hansel
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Main story: Hansel- chapter 5
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Main story: Hansel- chapter 1
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Main story: Hansel- chapter 2
6. ↑ Main story: Hansel- chapter 3
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Main story: Hansel- chapter 4
8. ↑ Main story: Hansel- chapter 6
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Main story: Hansel- chapter 7
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Main story: Hansel- chapter 8
11. ↑ Main story: Hansel- chapter 9
12. ↑ Miss Wonderland story: Hansel- Hansel's Real Name
13. ↑ Miss Wonderland story: Hansel- What Hansel Wanted To Be
14. ↑ Side story: Hansel- part 4