Grell Sutcliffe from the anime "Dark Butler" - one of the most striking secondary characters. He is widely known not only among fans of this anime. He is also known to those who are not even familiar with the Dark Butler.
Grell Sutcliffe was originally voiced by Jun Fukuyama (other roles: Lelouch Lamperouge, Kraft Lawrence, Yukio Okumura).
First appearance
Initially, in “The Dark Butler”, Grell Sutcliffe appears in the image of the butler Angelina Durless, better known as Madame Red, the aunt of the main character Ciel Phantomhive. He behaves modestly, clumsy, cowardly, poorly coping with his direct duties, careless, but at the same time admires everyone, especially Ciel Sebastian's butler. He tried several times to expose himself exponentially because of incompetence, but Sebastian saved him every time.
He looks consistent with his modest character - dark brown hair, piled in a red ribbon with a bow, and round glasses.
However, in fact, he turns out to be a reaper who kills young girls together with Madame Red, the "second part" of the Jack the Ripper maniac.
Appearance, character, biography
His real appearance is very different from the image of the butler. Tousled graduated clipped blood-colored hair, sharp teeth. The clothes also correspond to his bright, impudent and self-confident character. After the assassination of Madame Red, Grell began to appear more and more in her red cloak. He is narrow in his shoulders, so he wears it halfway to his elbows. Only his almost unchanged eyes and the fact of wearing glasses are similar to his appearance as a butler. However, the glasses of the reaper Grell Sutcliffe from the "Dark Butler" are complex pentagonal, scarlet and decorated with skulls on a chain. Often he carries with him his reaper tool - a scythe of death in the form of a bright red chainsaw with a gold frame.
Grell is inclined to behave quite feminine, overly dramatizing the situation. Often shows the nature of an "adult child". He is gullible and naive, often overly emotional. It is a known fact that Grell is mostly attracted to men, but earlier he had a connection with Madame Red. He is known for his passion for Sebastian, unfortunately for the reaper, unrequited. He constantly finds himself in all kinds of ridiculous and dangerous situations, from which, however, he always comes out safe and sound.
When training for the reaper, he received incredibly high results in the practical application of skills. At that time, he had not yet grown long hair, but his irresponsible childish behavior manifested itself even then, which indicated his incompetence as a reaper. Despite this, Grell is the second most powerful character in the anime, second only to the demon Sebastian. The meeting with Madame Red greatly changed not only the fate of Sutcliffe, but the whole plot of the anime.
Role in anime
Even as a minor character, Grell Sutcliffe influences the development of actions in the anime. An example of this is the arch with Jack the Ripper.
His main role is the reaper, collecting the souls of dead people.
In "The Dark Butler", Grell Sutcliffe does not appear so often, however, every appearance on the screen becomes memorable. His outstanding character is attractive to himself, and that is why this character has so many fans.
He is also often involved in various humorous situations, diluting a rather gloomy atmosphere.
Grell Sutcliffe's fan art
Of course, such attention to this character could not but express itself in fan art. So, you can easily find a lot of fan art, fan videos, cosplay.
A lot of fanfiction for the "Dark Butler" to Grell Sutcliffe also have a direct relationship. As for artists, often the inspiration for fixreters is Grell's love for Sebastian.