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littleeyesofpallas · 10 months

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Can you do the new sternritter's Vollstandig Name in the new anime?

Oh yeah, I wasn't sure if there had been any kanji released for that but it seems like the Bleach wiki has something up there for them, although they haven't cited their sources, as usual... They cite the chapter and episode they each appear in respectively, but go figure, you guys... the anime appearance does not include t e x t. So no idea where either the kanji or the romanized names came from.(wait did they get the kanji and katakana from Japanese closedcaptioning? Do they include furigana on [cc] in Japan??)

This wound up way longer than I'd intended...

Balbarriel[神の雷霆] phonetically, BA-RU-BA-RI-E-RU[バルバリエル]. So weirdly this is how Japanese defines the name Ramiel/Remiel/Reniel[רַעַמְאֵל] the name of an actual biblical angel, so both Japanese epithets here, plus the original hebrew all translate as "Thunder of God." But oddly it sounds a lot more like Bariel, which is an angel named in the Ars Paulonia, part of the Lesser Key of Solomon, a grimoire foundational to a lot of the surviving legacy of Christian occultism and demonology nonsense.(i.e. It was some nerd's 18th century Pokedex of fanfic and headcanons.) That being said, it has no actual meaning the way biblical angels(Gabriel, Raphael, Ariel, Uriel, Michael, etc...) do, because it's not hebrew and the idiot who made it up in the 1800s obviously didn't know what he was talking about. It is of course the exact same kanji used for her Schrift The Thunderbolt[雷霆].

Azhalbiora[神の死] meaning "Death of God" and written as phonetically A-ZA-RU-BI-O-RA[アザルビオラ]. Other than seemingly a little lazy the name just kinda doesn't make a lot of sense as a name for her power. And once again there is no apparent basis in actual angelic names so it's not like there's context to work with. It has an almost vaguely fake "arabic" sound to it? Like the sort of shit H.P Lovecraft would've come up with?

Pornipora[神の力] I'm sure any weeb worth their salt can recognize the kanji for "power," so it's "Power of God." And the phonetics are POO-NI-PO-RA[ポーニポラ].

Gagael[神の飢え] at last something resembling creative input! "Hunger of God," in which [飢え] is not just directly lifted from her existing Schrift. ([食いしんぼう]: "Glutton/Gourmand." Same root kanji though so they weren't thinking that hard.) And while the phonetics, GA-GA-E-RU[ガガエル] are yet more gibberish, they at least go back to the sort of appropriated hebrew -el[אֵל] meaning "of god" used in the names of the aforementioned biblical archangels.

[edit]: and since there's a new one to add to this list...

So, you've probably noticed these all just use the same kanji as the girls' actual Schrifts, so there's nothing terribly clever going on, which isn't too surprising but is kind of a shame no one took the opportunity to get creative with it. (Even the attacks names they peppered into the extended fight scene were a little too goofy and bland for my taste. I mean, come on, giving Lili attacks called Spork and Spife?? Really?)

Thunder[雷霆] and Thunder[雷霆]

Deadperson[死者] and Dead[死]

Power[力] and Power[力]

Glutton[食いしんぼう] and Hunger[飢え]

For comparison the side by side on Kubo's actual Vollstandig and associated Schrift were:

Prison[監獄] vs Righteouness[正義]

Fear[恐怖*] vs Be afraid(of)[怯え] (*technically As Nodt's Schrift was never written out, but that's the kanji he used talking about "Fear" all the time when using it so I consider it a safe assumption.)

Love[愛] vs Love[情愛] (I don't know how to clarify the distinction between these two words... the former is more broad? Like it can include a few extra examples the latter can't?)

Penetrate Everything[万物貫通] vs Judgement[裁き]

Lethal Dose[致死量] vs Tasting(for poison)[毒見]

Miracle[奇跡] vs Authority[権能]

Oh and also the names

Piskiel[ピスキエル]

Grimaniel[グリマニエル]

Tatarforas[タタルフォラス]

Gudoero[グドエロ]

Jilliel[ジリエル]

Hasshein[ハスハイン]

Aschetonig[アシュトニグ]

Are basically all gibberish too, so I can't exactly say the names don't fit a "pattern," since there isn't on, but they still don't feel quite right to me, save maybe Lili's. Hasshein and Aschetonig are at least clearly playing with German-esque phonetics*, and Piskiel, Grimaniel, and Jilliel are all playing into recognizable angelology cliches. (Gudoero/Gudoel might be too, but in a way that's hard to separate it from the clearl intentional "ero" wordplay. It just doesn't work outside of th eJapanese phonetics.) And Tartarforas is just suspiciously close to Tartarus but otherwise doesn't really register to my ear as any language that would make sense in the context of the Quincy's associations...

Wait... The German sounding ones might actually be German after all. Like, bad German, but technically German...

*Asche is a n fact German for "Ash," and Ton is "Clay," in fact Tonig can mean "Clayley" as in "Clay-like" so I guess Gerard's actually is German for "Clay-like Ash"... That's actually kind of cool, and vaguely biblical? Adam being sculpted from clay, and "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust" and all that? Huh... Weird I never bothered to actually check that I guess, I just assumed if most of them were nonsense that even the ones that sounded more legit would be too...

Wait... Damn... have I really been slacking this much???

The Haß sound in Hasshein could be the German for "Hate" and although it's not really a ""word"" in a functional sense by itself, hein is a part of the term Freund Hein is a kind of grim reaper where, I guess "Hein" was kind of an old euphemism for the devil for some reason? So, Death personified is the "Friend (of) Hein/TheDevil" but I'd bet the intended reading of Kubo's slapdash German here would be "Hate(s) Death" as is suitable to Askin's whole shtick of narrowly avoiding death.

I'm mad I never sat down and tried to hash those out sooner...

#bleach #bleach meta #quincy #sternritter #vollstandig #candice catnipp #giselle gewelle #liltotto lamperd #meninas mcallon

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v1leblood · 1 year

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I note that my interpretation of the Black Lamb's Blood situation is that the author is one of the Seventh Choir demons we hear about later who pretends to be a diabolist and writes diabolism propaganda

that's not my take on it but relatedly my headcanon is that shit like the lesser key of solomon using what in the pact universe Are real demon names is the result of demons of the seventh choir trying to propagate demon names so people who awaken without guidance or kids who are vulnerable to running into magic bullshit like the ones in rose sr's school days accidentally end up summoning real entities by dabbling in pop occultism

#pact spoilers #asks

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taboo-delusion · 10 months

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I had a thought

Headcanon: The character's appearances are inverted when in the human world, like a mirror with a "negative" filter. As we have seen evidence to the contrary, this probably only applies to the rulers of the various rings, or possibly including anyone with the most power?

Evidence: (Paraphrased from the wiki article's trivia) In the real-world "Book of Tobit" and the "Lesser Key of Solomon" depicted Asmodeus's bull head being on the right side and the ram head on the left, the show's depiction of Asmodeus has the bull and ram heads inverted on the opposite side.

(https://hazbinhotel.fandom.com/wiki/Asmodeus)

#helluva boss #helluva hotel #helluva boss headcanon #helluva headcanon

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jarethsconcubine · 4 years

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I really want to experiment with Jareth bearing some relation to or being Stolas. To me, they have a lot of similarities.

#Jareth #Stolas #Demonology #The Lesser Key of Solomon #Ars Goetia #Owl #Labyrinth #no this is not a reference to helluva boss #Helluva Boss fans DNI you are not welcome #Fanfiction #Headcanons #gee I wish this would show in the tags

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gigakes · 4 years

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* OBEY ME! verse notes:

* she a demon * she still dumb af * reaaaaally is very loyal to Diavolo * high noble demon but hates being associated with her family so , just tries to get Diavolo’s praise by being herself and not getting associated with her brother of father . * her real name is Dantalion , title duke . * usually causes a lot of ruckus around the RAD but just a word from the right person can make her go obedient puppy. * she is very envious of Lucifer .

#if there is something i love is: solomon's lesser key and obey me #i had to #since she always needs a superior reference to seek attention of; here goes diavolo bc she also needs a #an envy reference for; which is lucifer #also making her duke; that is the same title as Barbatos feels just right #― au 004 ✷ HELLISH PUNK #― headcanon ✷ SBS

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seven-circlllxs · 11 months

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omegawizardposting · 2 years

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Speaking of posting about Helluva Boss, the reason Stolas isn't hundreds of years old is because no one is obligated to strictly adhere to the canon of the real Ars Goetia when interpreting its characters.

There could be in-lore reasons, such as Stolas not being the first, original Stolas. Stolas could be a descendant of the Stolas from the Lesser Key of Solomon. "Stolas" could be more like a title than a name, and our Stolas is one in a line spanning back generations.

The Lesser Key of Solomon may not even exist in HB's canon, or if it does, not in the same way it does in the real world. In our world, it is a physical grimoire compiled in the mid-17th century by human hands. In HB's universe, it may simply exist as a form of hierarchy in Hell that humans possess little to no knowledge of.

None of that is important to the plot right now. If we get explanations re: the Ars Goetia, it will be because they are relevant to the plot. Be patient, but don't be put out if less important details are left up to interpretation. That's part of the fun of fandom: not having every little thing explained to you and filling in the gaps with your own headcanons.

Ask questions, but try to enjoy coming up with your own answers, instead of waiting for every tiny aspect of HB's world-building to be explained to you in painstaking detail. Take the reins. Choose your own adventure.

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canonlucidia · 2 years

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Okay I remember that you said that in your hc, Diavolo's real name is Paimon. Which I think is really nice since the most loyal to Lucifer bit.

Except it's 3 am and my brain is screaming that "Wait but Paimon is in the Ars Goetia and technically under Solomon's control and why would Diavolo be under Solomon's control it would be really bad news wait-"

I can't sleep without speaking my mind about this I'm so sorry 😭

HAHA don’t be sorry!!

lmfao SO -

A Long story Short, I believe I actually made that headcanon before we knew that Solomon was THE Solomon (because I have been here since the very beginning of the fandom, more or less), and pacted with both Asmo & Barbs. So at the time of creation... It wasn’t a concern, lmao

I’m glad you think the reasoning is nice! That combined with how Paimon is depicted (just a skrungly little guy on a dromedary... goals), I couldn’t resist.

BUT this does bring up an interesting canon divergence for Lanternes of Light AU! Here’s what I’ve got regarding all that:

Because the lesser key of solomon is an anonymously published (and from the late 1800s) and generally takes large inspiration from the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, we can take its veracity with a grain of salt. My suggestion is that it was less of a definitive list of demons that (our) Solomon had made pacts with, and more that.... It’s a poorly translated primer on demonic societal hierarchy. 😎

#asks #canonlucidia #lanternes of light #thank you for this ask! !!#I'm weirdly honored that my hc kept you up at night it feels very powerful

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hellfire010 · 2 years

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⊰ HEADCANON ⊱ ◦ TATTOOS.

A little trajectory and semi-break down of Eddie’s eventual full-body tattoo. This post doesn’t include his details on his canon tattoos—i.e. the cloud of bats, the demon face, the puppet master, the spider, or the wyvern—even though he does have them before his eventual shift.

BEFORE THE HUNT. ◦ 010. Received from Hawkin’s Laboratory during his nine year stay. After his escape, his PTSD-induced memory loss and the lies he was told by Wayne throughout his life made him question why he had it to begin with. None of what Wayne ever mentioned made any sense. It isn’t until the events of season 1 begin that his memories and nightmares start to worsen that he starts piecing it all together. However, he opts for drugs to reduce said memories / nightmares, and they aren’t fully awakened until Vecna’s powerful resurgence in season 4. Post-S4, the tattoo is slightly altered from scarring inflicted by the demobats. ◦ Sigil of Asmodeus. Keeping up with his freak status, Eddie had dabbled here and there with the occult, even though he’s not fully into it during his school years. He read about the Seven Princes of Hell, and decided that getting Asmodeus’s sigil on the left side of his chest was the most rebellious, as he is the embodiment / representation of the sin Lust. AFTER THE HUNT. Despite clearing his name, there are many who are still suspicious of Eddie, thinking he may have been able to find a loophole in the law, is a Satanist leading a cult, etc. Instead of fighting against it, he leans heavily into the rumors, deciding to transform his body into a work of art for the false deity that placed him on this path in life. As ex-Corroded Coffin / now-Des Cultes takes their hiatus to figure out their re-branding, Eddie is also pouring himself into the occult and designing the layout of his eventual bodysuit of tattoos. Most of the money he makes working for Rick or doing odd jobs goes into removing all of his current tattoos in order to have a blank canvas. Eventually, he decides to use Ars Goetia / The Lesser Keys of Solomon as his muse. ◦ 72 Sigils of the Evil Spirits. King Solomon was said to have made pacts with 72 demons of Hell, and wrote down ways to summon each of them, along with creating their sigils. The entirety of Eddie’s arms and legs are covered in sigils, ranging in size in order to fit every single one. ◦ Devil’s Trap: Placed on the center of his chest. Solomon created this symbol in order to control and immobilize demons he’d summoned. It’s similar to a circle of salt, however, more powerful and persistent due to its permanence. Eddie sees it as a means of protection; not from demons, but from those who wished, and still wish, him harm. ◦ Magical Circle & Triangle. Covers entire back. This collection of symbols was in the evocation of the 72 spirits. In the little story Eddie goes along with (especially in the lore created for Des Cultes), he uses his tattoo as both a summoning circle and a conduit to receive energy from the demons littering his body. ◦ Seal 13: Beneath Devil’s Trap tattoo. Out of the 44 Seals of Solomon, Eddie used this one in combination with the Devil’s Trap, as it’s meant to protect the wielder against harm. I could not find an image of a real person who had the bodysuit I had in mind. All the ones I saw were sigils mixed with unrelated tattoos or scattered willy-nilly all over the place in an aesthetically displeasing way. However, I found this lovely artwork created by Twitter user @ ObAngye that fit with most of what I had in mind, so I’m using this as a reference. Apologies for not using a real-life pic!

FAVORITES; Just an extra little tidbit! I mean, out of 72 different demons, he’s bound to have several favs. Below are the demons, ranks, and a brief explanation of why he likes them.

◦ Asmodeus: King. Primarily nostalgia-based, due to his former tattoo. Aside from its rebellious nature, it’s said Asmodeus grants invincibility to his conjurer and can answer any question they may have. It co-aligns with Eddie feeling invincible after barely escaping the witch-hunt, as well as Des Cultes’ lore that Eddie’s character is a representative of Satan and can grant knowledge and wishes. ◦ Beleth: King. Considered one of the most dangerous of the evil spirits. He grants knowledge to all who summon him, and can make anyone fall in love with his conjurer, even multiple people until they’re satisfied. As related to Des Cultes, Eddie wishes to ❛ seduce ❜ more people into following the band. Side-note: In another grimoire not written by King Solomon, it’s said one must wear a silver ring on their left middle finger in order to speak with Beleth. In keeping to that, Eddie can always be publicly seen with said ring. ◦ Phenix: Marquis. Extremely obedient to those who have the strength to summon him. He expresses a desire to return to Heaven some day, but he’s eventually deceived by those around him. Eddie sees this as being similar to his desire to clear his name, but understanding the events before the Hawkins earthquake will most likely follow him for most of his life, if not all of it. ◦ Stolas: Prince. A teacher of astronomy, history, and all things related to herbs, stones, and poisonous plants. Stolas is considered a pacifist, yet is also one of the most dangerous demons to cross at the same time. He often presents himself as an owl with elongated legs, a raven, or a gaunt young man. It’s said by those who’ve summoned him that he’s extremely talkative, and loves to relay his knowledge and gossip with like-minded individuals. Eddie feels he basically is Stolas, due his penchant for rambling and taking people under his wing.

#▓ ▌ ⊰ HEADCANON ⊱ ◦ this wretched mischief is now coursing through your soul.#[[ under the read-more is just his fav sigils ]]

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tyrantisterror · 5 years

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To cut TVT some slack, Satan's an angel, and angels had plenty of eldritch traits before they were all white people with wings, right down to being brain-meltingly terrifying in their natural state. If ol' Lucifer also happens to look like a screaming, glowing, burning mess of eyes and wings and other bits, then I'd say he counts.

Ok, so, before I begin my response, let me preface that this is not meant to be an attack on you or anyone else, but rather a clarification of my understanding of both Abrahamic mythology AND what the “eldritch abomination” trope was originally defined as before it became reduced to “a monster, but scary.” I write this because I’ve actually done a fair amount of research on both topics, and the misconceptions I see thrown around as fact SO OFTEN on the internet are just... very irritating to me.

First, the internet’s flanderization of the fearsome elements of Biblical angels is on par with Stephen Moffat’s flanderization of Sherlock Holmes’ rudeness. Yes, Biblical angels often prefaced their interactions with humans by shouting “fear not,” and yes, one specific variety of Biblical angel was described as having lots of eyes - the Throne/Ophanim, which also is described as looking like “wheels within wheels,” which is admittedly a very trippy visual. HOWEVER, the other two varieties of angels with explicit description are far less strange - Seraphim are humanoids that may or may not have some reptilian traits and sport six feathery wings. That’s it, that’s how weird they get. Cherubim are a bit stranger, being four-winged creatures with four heads - one human, one lion, one eagle, and one ox - and the legs of an eagle. But both of those are on par with most mythological creatures - if a Seraph is an Eldritch Abomination, so is a minotaur, a harpy, a centaur, and a chimera. The other named varieties of angels do not have specific descriptions of what they look like (or if they do, they’re highly obscure, since none of the books I have on the subject, including a few different translations of the Bible, The Lesser Key of Solomon, and The Book of Enoch, mention them), so while you could headcanon the idea that they are your Lovecraftian nightmare angels, there’s not really solid evidence for it.

There is the implication in some Biblical stories that the radiance of an angel’s form is more than a person can bear, but the same is also true of the Greek Gods. It’s never said to be a matter of lack of comprehension, though, but more like sensory overload - the way you can’t look at the sun for too long without going blind. Is the sun an eldritch abomination? Fuck, it probably is on TV Tropes, isn’t it?

My biggest contention with the “Satan is an eldritch abomination” trope is that, back when the term “eldritch abomination” meant more than “a monster, but, like, scary,” eldritch abominations were defined as being UNKNOWABLE. Their motives, nature, origins, all are supposed to be shrouded in mystery and beyond our comprehension.

But the nature, motives, and origin of angels and demons is, in Biblical lore, intensely fucking knowable and comprehensible.

Satan and all the demons have pretty simple motives! They were jealous of God’s power and his favoritism of mankind, tried to usurp God, and got cast out for it. Angels have simple motives too! They were made to serve God’s will and act as his messengers and agents. Pretty damn simple!

Their origins are simple and the same as everythine else in Abrahamic lore: God made them. Pretty easy to digest!

Their nature, too, is fairly clear cut. They are souls, much like the ones that inhabit human bodies, but do not need bodies of flesh and blood to travel from the afterlife to the mortal world (though in some apocrypha demons have to either inhabit corpses or conjur bodies made of smoke to walk among the living). You could try to interpret that as being more weird and incomprehensible than it is, but that’s exactly what it would be - an interpretation, not canon.

And the real absolute bonkers fucking irony of this is that H.P. Lovecraft specifically set out to create a mythology that was antithetical to Christianity and various European mythologies- that the Eldritch Abominations trope he more or less defined was made in contrast to the world run by a benevolent God of the Bible or the worlds run by incredibly human gods one would find in Norse and Greek mythology. That, UNLIKE God, angels, demons, the Olympians, the Aesir, etc., the Elder Gods and their agents are NOT as simple as black and white forces of good and evil, are BEYOND petty human concerns, and cannot be reduced to descriptions as SIMPLE as “a humanoid with six wings and some scales here and there.” Even Cthulhu, one of the most easily visualized creatures in his canon, is explicitly said NOT to be as simple as most illustrations make him out to be - that “a humanoid with a cuttlefish for a head and dragon wings” isn’t ACTUALLY what he looks like, but the closest human words can come to vaguely describing his appearance.

These are different tropes, and that’s why they have different fucking names. Satan isn’t an Eldritch Abomination, he’s a DEMON. Cthulhu isn’t a demon, he’s an ELDRITCH ABOMINATION. They’re different! They look different, they work differently, they’re different tropes! It’s like saying Godzilla is a Dracula, it makes no goddamn sense!

#toaarcan

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“Apollo” | God of Truth and Prophecy

Art by Chalseu Based on Duke’s Delphi Headcanon Music Inspiration by Dark Matter by Les Friction [ Full Album here ]

Name: █████, the God of Truth and Prophecy Alias: “Apollo” | “Huffman” Age: Unknown (considered one of the primordial gods of Teyvat, forgotten in time)

Biography: The god that dwells in the chambers of Delphi (the center of the planet) that is deeper than the abyss and Khaenri'ah. He is one of the ancient gods that is above the high heavens of Celestia. He is a speaker of truth and prophecy, advising those who wish to know the true nature of their existence.

What one does with this information is warned of what will happen should they interfere with fate and destiny. However, he is simply the messenger and he does truly believe that the future can change the past and save the world. And as such, he wrote “Vera’s Melancholy” to help guide the people...but it’s now a silly fantasy book full of wild tales of space adventures - a work of fiction.

Location: In the cosmos. He is not tied down to the planet that inhabits Teyvat. He is a god of truth and prophecy, and as such his existence can be seen scattered across the universe and dimensions. He is everywhere and nowhere at once.

However, should you believe that the man named Huffman in Mondstadt is the God of Truth and Prophecy...then who is he to stop you? May his first devout follower in this forsaken planet rest in peace.

(see below for dabbling headcanon ideas that have piqued my interest in my thought process)

Concept Ideas

God of the Abyss(?) - dabbling in the idea that the abyss actually pray to the sun versus the moon, and as such in a world where people pray to the moon and demons...the sun and heavenly gods are considered evil, demonic, monsters. (see notes 1 and 2)

Godly Advisor of Khaenri’ah - as the god of Truth and Prophecy, he is unbias towards those who seek knowledge. He has helped many who are ambitious and seek enlightenment...as such when Khaenri’ah (current underground city) took over Delphi, he became their advisor through his Oracle.

[1] There is nothing that Duke can find talking about the “sun”. Everything is either about the moons or stars with the Three Moons goddesses, the Seelie and their Lunar Palace, and the Ancient Disaster. Something he found strange other than in Khaenri’ah with its Eclipse Dynasty (aka “the Ancient Civilization of the Black Sunset”) but even that is more about blocking the sun...before their fall and what better is it than the sunlight casting out the darkness? [2] Thus far, the Archons (and Paimon) are named after the Lesser Key of Solomon (a list of demons) and in western ideals the sun is more associated with God and angels while the moon is more associated with the Devil and demons (right?)

#ooc: { post }#//self indulgence again #//not a verse just a thought process to expand on my little stupid hc #ooc: { references }

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1 to 5 for all your OCs cause I can't tell what all your ocs are and too lazy to look it all up, sryy :P BUT I do like what you have made that i saw!!! jsyn

Well, I’ll see what I can do!! It’s.. all under a cut becayse god it got long. 🙈🙈🙈

Aarushi:

1. What is their gender? Nonbinary.

2. What is their sexuality? Asexual.

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?Aarushi is Sanskrit for the first rays of the sun. Which makes so much sense as they are a baby created between Agni and female Sebastian :’) And it’s most likely Agni came up with the name mainly and Sebastian totally loved it immediately. 🖤 In most cases, people seem to like calling Aarushi Aaru for short, so there’s that, and I also headcanoned myself Agni calls his child tiger cub (there was Bengali for it but I can’t find it 🙈) Lastly, Sebastian calls both Aarushi and Ambrose their “kittens” and that sticks too. 🥰 (much to Ambrose’s dismay)

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with? As stated above, Ambrose is Aarushi’s only other sibling. In general it was a miracle Seb and Agni were able to have another child after the first, considering the difficulties they endured the first time around, but definitely didn’t regret it! So Aarushi was much older by the time Ambrose was born, and had also likely come and gone to go explore the world on their own and make contracts (they need to eat souls like mama). As for closeness, Aarushi and Ambrose’s relationship is a mixed bag of love/hate. Aka, Aarushi adored their baby brother, no matter what, but Ambrose is always going to feel a bitterness deep down involving his older sibling, considering compared to him, Aarushi has LOTS of power inherited from both Sebastian and Agni’s hand of Kali, and yet.. they really are a peaceful sort and nothing like a demon of Hell themselves!

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Aarush loves both Agni and Sebastian and has a strong bond with both parents. The only thing they ever disagree on is Mama’s idea of eating souls and such. Aarushi is a pacifist through and through, much like Agni, and though this worries Sebastian because they do need to eat souls to survive, Sebastian cannot fault their beloved kitten for how they think of things. As for other relatives, Aarushi considers Grelle Sutcliff and Hannah Annafellows, who are most definitely together and (possibly..?) happily married their aunts, especially since Hannah helped Sebastian through the whole pregnancy in the first place.

Ambrose:

1. What is their gender? Male.

2. What is their sexuality? Bisexual.

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

The name “Ambrose” is Greek, and means “Immortal” ..(I am so so sorry I cannot for the life of me remember why that was picked it was something to do with how ironically his life WAS almost snuffed out, or he was meant to be a powerful demon but didn’t/couldn’t become one.. I dunno! 🙈) And again, Sebastian calls him “kitten” and Aunt Hannah, Grelle and his father Agni call him a little raven or corvus. :3 Meanwhile his now boyfriend calls him “Rosie” as they can shorten his name to that 🖤

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

I think it’s basically the same answer as above :P

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Like the polar opposite of his elder sibling, Ambrose doesn’t get along very well with family. Especially Mum. Mainly due to Sebastian being the one he was meant to be given powers from but couldn’t handle it. Not to mention, with how independent Ambrose is, Sebastian’s motherly attitude constantly gets on his nerves from early on and many times he’d tried even running away from home out of frustration, wanting to be “free”, and of course rebellion in general. For some reason, though, when it comes to Aunt Hannah, Ambrose doesn’t mind her much.. She was the one to save the boy from death by Sebastian’s demonic essence tearing his soul asunder, and that involved her taking away most of the demonic parts of him.. But instead of also targeting her with his rage, Ambrose respects and admires her a little. She is a quiet, calm, knowing comfort. As if she too understands the urge for isolation and independence. 💜 And finally, as for Aunt Grelle, well.. as Hannah’s wife is a bit more hands-on, Ambrose isn’t that fond of her.. but despite that he does respect her fighting skills, as growing up, Ambrose had learned to fight with weapons with her, as well as her junior, Ronald Knox (who loves goading the half-demon on out of spite because he’ll never be a fan of Sebastian, of course.)

Ulva Gelzer-Michaelis:

1. What is their gender? Female.

2. What is their sexuality? Lesbian.

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

Without even needing to look it up again, I know for certain Ulva means She Wolf in old German! uwu As for nick names, obviously most call her pup or little pup, especially her Dad and Mama!!

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

Ulva is an only child, as it was a miracle that Sebastian (while female of course) and Wolfram managed to have this little one by herself! However, since Wolfram considers Sieglinde Sullivan like a daughter as well, Ulva has come to know the young lady as like an older sister!

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Both Sebastian and Wolfram undeniably adore their only daughter, though the hyperactive little puppy girl does always give them a run for their money, and the demon’s Mother Hen instincts are very high where she is concerned, as Ulva always finds herself getting into things one way or another that she might regret.. other than that and perhaps the older servants of Phantomhive at that time and maybe the Earl too if still alive, no other relatives really.

Eddie the Demon

1. What is their gender? He/them for the most part.

2. What is their sexuality? Demisexual.

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

As most demons under contracts allow their current masters to give them names instead of freely giving out their true name or, in this case, not even having a true name, Eddie let Ambrose decide on that, and thus the boy was like “Hm.. well... with that spooky Victorian Author look I’d say Edgar, y’know, like uh Edgar Allen Poe? But eh.. You don’t look serious enough or old enough to be an Edgar, so how ‘bout Eddie!”

Of course, Ambrose loves calling his imp turned lover plenty of nick names ;), including Ed, sugar, baby, babe, sweetheart...

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

Well, being a very young imp of Hell, it is unlikely Eddie has any siblings, or even knows about any :P (And the likelihood that any siblings they do have if any would come to kill them for the sake of getting more power and recognition is very high..)

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Like many, many demons of Hell, Eddie likely has no clue at all who exactly created them. :/ It may be unfortunate to us humans to be left like that, but demons really don’t care, especially after a few centuries of adapting to fend for themselves!

Aidan Astre Sutcliff-Michaelis

1. What is their gender? Male.

2. What is their sexuality? n/a as he was last seen/known as merely a toddler so I and @grelleswife would rather let that be until we eventually write something new in that verse where he’s grown older. :3

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

Aidan is a Gaelic/Irish name for “Little fire” and was thought of, of course, by his mother Grelle Sutcliff :3 And obviously both other parents Mey and Sebastian were in agreement. He is a little spark; a little flame they’d all brought to life with their love. 🔥 Besides that, Aidan is still called “baby” by his mama Mey, “kitten” by his papa Sebastian, and “little chap” from his mummy Grelle!

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

He is currently an only child! However at the end of our Sebagrellerin rp, he did confess to wanting a sibling, sooo who knows ;3

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Aidan is very close with everyone, and not only his three original parents, but also now Miss Hannah Annafellows who kinda in a way has become a third mother too. >w< 💜

Amy Michaelis

1. What is their gender? Genderfluid, but usually favoring female.

2. What is their sexuality? Pansexual

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

I don’t believe it is possible to derive a nickname from the name Amy, but I think it’s important to note in her original story in That Butler Big Brother, Bard likes calling her “Madam President” in a tender/joking way. >w< (And i personally think after that, back in Hell, Amy INSISTS her subordinates call her Madam President TOO. (though they all find the extra madam part confusing..))

In the original article of Amy the Demon, their other names/other version of their name is Amii or Auns, Hanar, Hanni.

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

In every verse of this character, the one thing I think that will always be the same is she has an elder sibling named Naberius, who is the fourth Marquis of Hell in the Lesser Key of Solomon, and is who we headcanon Sebastian Michaelis as. Who knows if these two have any other siblings, but I personally like the idea of these two, being the weirdo outcast demons they are, are a rare breed on their own. While other demons in Hell would likely either immediately kill and/or leave any blood related demons to be forgotten, these two stuck together for some strange reason, and our best guess on the why is that as Naberius was much older, nearly an adult by the time Amy came into being, and something instinctively drove the crow demon to stay by her side, and raise her, despite.. the animosity they sometimes share towards each other...

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Neither Amy nor Naberius know or remember for certain who or what their parents are. Amy most definitely recalls absolutely nothing, while her older sibling only vaguely recalls someone very, very old holding them as a youngling close, and between soft, soft soft so soft.. black wings.... But that’s all.

Adam Borders

1. What is their gender? Transexual ftm

2. What is their sexuality? I am not completely certain if he is Bisexual or something else at this time, as all I know is story wise he fell hard for Amy, so he is attracted to her but I cannot jump to the conclusion just yet as to what that means.

3. What is the meaning behind their name? Do they have any nicknames?

Adam chose his name when he fully accepted himself as a transexual man, not only just because he liked it, but because of the Biblical humor only he’d understand behind it considering his dead name was Evelynn, similar to “Eve”. It is understandable that many wish to completely forget their dead name, but Adam liked doing this, as he has a rather dark, bitter sense of humor, especially regarding himself.

As for nicknames, his current Senpai Grelle calls him “Handsome” or “Charming” like Prince Charming, and Amy herself just calls him Boy or “dear boy”. Amy also likes resorting to Ancient Greek or Latin with her terms as it gives her confused flustered looks. >;3

4. Do they have any siblings? How many? Are they older or younger? Which sibling are they the closest with?

Most of Adam’s life before becoming a reaper is very sad and a bit left unsaid.. but I think he had an elder sister, who like most of the rest of the family, reacted very badly to uncovering what happened to their deceased relative and the why of it. :( So Adam would likely never bring up his older sister again.. except maybe briefly, but only maybe after learning of Amy’s relationship to the other demon Adam meets eventually, Sebastian Michaelis, who is her older brother basically.

5. What’s their relationship with their parents like? What about other relatives?

Again, most of that is very depressing and dismal, as they never would have accepted Adam for who he truly was, and had tried forcing him to live a certain way he did not want to. :(

And so... that’s most of my OCs!! XDD @grelleswife and I have something else in the works involving our current RP, but i can’t spoil it right here so that’s all left out! And the only others were tiny characters like Sylvia the Angel from the RP, and my self insert that I don’t think i need to put down here. 🙈 Thank you though for sendig me this!!

#Anonymous #My Ocs #shared oc #kuroshitsuji oc #Aarushi #Ambrose #Ulva #Eddie the demon #Aidan Sutcliff Michaelis #Amy Michaelis #Adam Borders

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