6th entry - D.Grayman (part 2)
(Continued from Part 1)
As with all "evil" characters, the story of the Ancient Family is much easier to narrate than their "good" counterparts. And as with most anime with a zen-Buddhism subversion of Christianity theme, we are led to ponder eventually whether the bad are absolutely ALL bad and whether the good are REALLY that good, because it would seem that everyone in this world have both good and bad qualities.
The “Baddies”, aka Ancient Family, consists of:
1) the Earl of Millennium - the leader of the Family, a fat man with an evil broad grin and glasses. He wears a tall hat, carries an umbrella and dresses in a 3-piece suit with a large coat. He resembles Victorian middle-class capitalists in the 19th century who exploit the poor, except his “factories” make only Akuma and bring nothing but misery to humanity. Initially portrayed as a hard and heartless person, he gradually reveals a softer, emotional side to his character, such as crying uncontrollably when members of his ancient family are killed in battle by Exorcists.
2) Lord Camelot (or “Road”) - an eccentric teenage girl with spikey hair and striped socks. She possesses the ancient family's "Dream" and the power to penetrate the minds of humans and creates illusions to kill them. She is also able to enter easily into different dimensions and camouflage herself so well that she cannot be located easily and killed (unless the person has extraordinary strength of will and intelligence). Interestingly she has a soft spot for the protagonist and her enemy, Allen Walker (there is even a scene in one episode where she steals a kiss from him). Lord Camelot is accompanied by a talking umbrella, Lelo, who has a Jack Lantern face and makes comical relief.
3) Sir Tiki Mic - a proud, well-dressed young gentleman who is really a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. He possesses the lethal ability to penetrate anything. He is also a master of disguise; he appears initially as a geek to Allen and even befriends him. I feel that he is one of the most fascinating to watch in the anime because he sometimes broods about Allen although he would only admit that he respects Allen as one would a worthy opponent. In battle he fights with uncanny high speed and agility; sometimes he sends out a swarm of killer butterflies and sometimes he uses his hand like a spear. At the battle in the Ark he transformed into a terrifying monster (after apparently losing to Allen) but he was nearly killed by General Cross (Allen’s master) if not for the Earl’s timely rescue …
4) Jasdebi - a bizarre member of the Ancient Family. Very little is known about the pair of non-identical twins, Debitt (impatient and smart) and Jasdero (good-natured but crazy), except for their incompetence (they were assigned to locate and kill one of the Generals but kept failing their mission), until the battle in the Ark. They are the “Trouble” of the Ancient Family – known for unpredictability and swiftness. To become Jasdebi, they needed to shoot each other in the head with their pistols; their bodies then merge into one long(golden)-haired deadly fighting machine. Jasdebi’s hair can pierce through anything and has amazing strength and endurance.
5) Skin Boric - a large muscular man who likes sweets. Like Jasdebi, Skin was virtually unknown until the battle in the Ark. He possesses the “Anger” of the Ancient Family. He is a man of limited intellect and words (his famous line, “Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable”). Like the Incredible Hulk, Skin transforms when agitated, but that’s where the similarity ends: ultimately he is merely an oversized golden monster able to blast its enemies with an incredible amount of electrical power, but having no depth of character (unlike Tiki and Camelot). Before his memorable showdown in the Ark, we see a glimpse of his past, how he developed the painful, cursed crosses on his forehead (which all the Ancient Family members have) as a human, which no human doctor was able to cure, and how the Earl managed to find him and reveal to him his identity as an Ancient Family member.
6) Lulubell - the "colour" of the Ancient Family, armed with the skill of metamorphosis, Lulubell is the cool butler lady who slashes her enemies using her arrowed whip. Like a chameleon, she can disguise herself as any person to avoid detection. She appears sometimes as a cool black cat, but she is not at all cute.
(to be continued in Part 3)
As with all "evil" characters, the story of the Ancient Family is much easier to narrate than their "good" counterparts. And as with most anime with a zen-Buddhism subversion of Christianity theme, we are led to ponder eventually whether the bad are absolutely ALL bad and whether the good are REALLY that good, because it would seem that everyone in this world have both good and bad qualities.
The “Baddies”, aka Ancient Family, consists of:
1) the Earl of Millennium - the leader of the Family, a fat man with an evil broad grin and glasses. He wears a tall hat, carries an umbrella and dresses in a 3-piece suit with a large coat. He resembles Victorian middle-class capitalists in the 19th century who exploit the poor, except his “factories” make only Akuma and bring nothing but misery to humanity. Initially portrayed as a hard and heartless person, he gradually reveals a softer, emotional side to his character, such as crying uncontrollably when members of his ancient family are killed in battle by Exorcists.
2) Lord Camelot (or “Road”) - an eccentric teenage girl with spikey hair and striped socks. She possesses the ancient family's "Dream" and the power to penetrate the minds of humans and creates illusions to kill them. She is also able to enter easily into different dimensions and camouflage herself so well that she cannot be located easily and killed (unless the person has extraordinary strength of will and intelligence). Interestingly she has a soft spot for the protagonist and her enemy, Allen Walker (there is even a scene in one episode where she steals a kiss from him). Lord Camelot is accompanied by a talking umbrella, Lelo, who has a Jack Lantern face and makes comical relief.
3) Sir Tiki Mic - a proud, well-dressed young gentleman who is really a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”. He possesses the lethal ability to penetrate anything. He is also a master of disguise; he appears initially as a geek to Allen and even befriends him. I feel that he is one of the most fascinating to watch in the anime because he sometimes broods about Allen although he would only admit that he respects Allen as one would a worthy opponent. In battle he fights with uncanny high speed and agility; sometimes he sends out a swarm of killer butterflies and sometimes he uses his hand like a spear. At the battle in the Ark he transformed into a terrifying monster (after apparently losing to Allen) but he was nearly killed by General Cross (Allen’s master) if not for the Earl’s timely rescue …
4) Jasdebi - a bizarre member of the Ancient Family. Very little is known about the pair of non-identical twins, Debitt (impatient and smart) and Jasdero (good-natured but crazy), except for their incompetence (they were assigned to locate and kill one of the Generals but kept failing their mission), until the battle in the Ark. They are the “Trouble” of the Ancient Family – known for unpredictability and swiftness. To become Jasdebi, they needed to shoot each other in the head with their pistols; their bodies then merge into one long(golden)-haired deadly fighting machine. Jasdebi’s hair can pierce through anything and has amazing strength and endurance.
5) Skin Boric - a large muscular man who likes sweets. Like Jasdebi, Skin was virtually unknown until the battle in the Ark. He possesses the “Anger” of the Ancient Family. He is a man of limited intellect and words (his famous line, “Unforgivable, absolutely unforgivable”). Like the Incredible Hulk, Skin transforms when agitated, but that’s where the similarity ends: ultimately he is merely an oversized golden monster able to blast its enemies with an incredible amount of electrical power, but having no depth of character (unlike Tiki and Camelot). Before his memorable showdown in the Ark, we see a glimpse of his past, how he developed the painful, cursed crosses on his forehead (which all the Ancient Family members have) as a human, which no human doctor was able to cure, and how the Earl managed to find him and reveal to him his identity as an Ancient Family member.
6) Lulubell - the "colour" of the Ancient Family, armed with the skill of metamorphosis, Lulubell is the cool butler lady who slashes her enemies using her arrowed whip. Like a chameleon, she can disguise herself as any person to avoid detection. She appears sometimes as a cool black cat, but she is not at all cute.
(to be continued in Part 3)
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