RyuSoraiko

Ok, here’s the thing I dislike Claude as a person he’s slimy, manipulative, emotionally abusive, acts like a perverted creep and he killed Alois then stomped on his poor little heart. That being said he’s a great antagonist he’s so good in fact it seems the writers had to make him Ciel’s stupid stalker later on in the season and make him too easily defeated by Sebastian dispite the fact, Claude nearly killed him in their first  fight. Also i now I’ve said this before but i hate when people hate on Claude but then praise Sebastian. They both manipulated and planned the death of children. Claude smashed Alois’s head open, but Sebastian stabbed Ciel once he realized serving him isn’t beneficial to him anymore. If you prefer Sebastian fine, but stop acting like Sebastian is a pure selfless saint who never does anything wrong. So let’s take a look at Claude’s less badly written attributes

1 Hobbies Come how many demons can do origami, tap dance and sew. Claude has actual hobbies besides being a butler and their kind of interesting and cool. Honestly i wish we knew how he learned to make origami or how he learned how to do a Spanish Flamengo and who else thinks get getting Alois and Claude as dance partners would of been epic!

2. Goofball For all his stiff upper lip, extreme formality and annoyance and disgust at Alois’s immaturity and antics. Claude can be a real goofball he does that weird thing with his glasses to entertain Alois in the OVA. He starts a food fight with Sebastian while they’re preparing food for the masters. Then he even dancing around taunting Sebastian going “ He saw you! He saw you!” I may dislike Claude x Alois as a romantic pairing, but i have to admit whenever I see flashes of this slightly more silly side of Claude, i can see how Alois might of fallen for him.

3. Patience I’ve got to admire how easily Claude puts up with everything in comparison to Sebastian. No matter what weird antics or shenanigans Alois gets up to. Claude just goes about his business as usual, even when Alois literary stretches his face into a smile. He continues to not only put up with it but to keep talking. He makes Alois try hard to even get the slightest reaction from him and honestly props to him for that, because as much as I love Alois it must be trying to actually live with someone who goes through constant mood swings, and you have to fight just so you can dress them every morning.

4 Rivalry with Sebastian These two are so petty toward each other two demons got into a food fight, i repeat a food fight! When they’re not trying to out demon each other, they’re trying to out butler each other. Its hysterical to watch! Claude’s always the one to throw the first taunt and piss the usually arrogant Sebastian off. Anyone who gets that kind of reaction out of Sebastian i can’t help but like. Also Claude nearly sliced off Sebastian’s head and trapped him in his web in the first half of the season. For the first time in a fight in Black Butler there’s actually a stake. Sebastian is matched by an equally powerful and cunning opponent this should of been a bigger plot point then it was. In fact, I wanted to see more of their fights just because they were so childish and Sebastian wasn’t guaranteed a win without working for it for once.

5. Manipulative In a antagonist this is key and up until the end when he gets over confident. Claude skillfully played everyone on the chess board. He had Alois snared in his web codependent on him and cut off from everyone else both in the house and in London. According to an old writer roleplay Claude treated Alois like he mattered slowly reeling him in. He also tricked Sebastion by pretending to make a deal with him, that Alois would be sacrificed and they’d fight over ciel. When he wanted to eat them both the whole time. The smirk of smug triumph on Claude’s face when he says “ I’m afraid my rose decayed.” implying he made the deal with a dying rose to make their demon pact not stick. He made Ciel think Alois’s memories were his by shoving Alois’s soul into his body and using a metal asylum to mess up Ciel’s brain. Turned the kid against Sebastian and got him to order Sebastian to never see him again. Honestly he would of won if it wasn’t for Hannah. So i have to admire his plan it was actually good as far as evil plans go.

6. Claude is a screw up This may be a weird thing to like but i honestly find Sebastian too good at everything sometimes. Claude who leaves sauce on the plate, doesn’t know how to comfort Alois without being creepy, who gets over confident and tells Alois the truth in the maze, when a lie would have helped him more, underestimates Hannah even though she threatened him over Alois’s safety is just less perfect and i like that because perfect characters are boring and it’s not interesting to see them go up against anyone.

7. Relationship with Alois This twisted dynamic kind of draws me in in fact i don’t think we got enough interactions between these two or explored their obsessive relationship. Yana describes Alois feelings for Claude as “addiction” implying a toxic inability to quite Claude. The interesting thing is Claude seems just as addicted to him. At the end of the show Sebastian points out the smell that intoxicated Claude was Alois soul not Ciel’s. That and the OVA Spider’s Intention and season 2 flashback suggest Claude finds Alois facinateing “ The soul who dances in fire” Claude describes him as. And furthermore Claude is drawn not to Alois’s cruelty like you’d expect from a demon grooming a sinner but his passion. Even when Alois’s is shown crying over the butterfly he acidently killed Claude is fixated on him like he’s something, Claude can’t quite figure out. At one point when Alois uses the truth of Luka death to deceive the priest and Alaster. Claude looks visibly surprised and when Alois decides to take Ciel from Sebastian to make the other demon suffer. Claude calls him “ magnificent” and there is a subtext of the two them scheming together rather than Claude just taking orders. There seems to be a kind of twisted intimacy there between predator and prey with these two and their roles constantly swap.

8. His catchphrase People claim he stole it but that’s ridiculous Sebastian says ” I’m one hell of a Butler.“ Claude says "that’s what makes a Trancy Butler.” there’s a huge difference. Actually I prefer Claude’s catchphrase because it’s never exactly the same. “ Sugar into salt one moment” and Red into Blue the next.“ at least Claude keeps it interesting and it’s never straightforward its almost a riddle that the viewer has to figure out his meaning.

9. Loyal in the end I’m still mad at him and annoyed all can give Alois is he was a worthy meal after all. I don’t think it makes up for him screwing with Alois’s head for all those years. However I can’t help but notice even when he seemed to hate Alois, Claude never denied being a Trancy Butler it was part of his catchphrase. Actually as much as some fans swoon over how close Sebastian and Ciel are, Sebastion has never once defined himself as the Phantomhive Butler. His catchphrase puts the emphasis on how awesome he is while Claudes is a bit braggy as well, its implies to serve Alois to be a Trancy Butler is an honor. In fact Claude even dies saying ” A stray dog into an Earl. “ he even with his last breath still remains and is proud to call himself Alois’s Butler.

Rowen: -displays any ability not to submit to an enemy-

Solas’ crotch: 

After chapter 9, Byleth, who has never believed in gods, is seen in the church. He’s on his knees, hands clasped so tightly together that you can hear the squeak of his gloves, and if those weren’t on, surely his knuckles would be pure white.

Byleth has never been a devout follower of Seiros, of any god for that matter, but that day, with a heart so heavy and so hurt, he prays for all above that will hear, eyes clamped shut.

Please, please. If you know any mercy, lead his father to the holy gates. Lead him to the peace he deserves after this brutal existence he has had. After all that he has done for you, for your people, and for this world, it is the very least he deserves from you.

Please, he whispers as this facade of stoicism, of a man who can handle anything and everything, finally falls and tears stream down his cheek. He doesn’t wipe them away, kept in the pose of prayer.

His voice is watery as he whimpers with desperation.

If you know compassion, pity, anything

Allow his father a tranquil rest in the afterlife.

During this heartbreaking spectacle, where Byleth has assumed he was alone, Seteth is actually behind one of the pillars. He hadn’t meant to spy, truly! But Byleth has just dashed in so suddenly, by instinct Seteth hide. He was going to reveal himself, but when Byleth began praying he felt as if he’d be interrupting something he truly shouldn’t.

Oh, but this feeling was so much worse. Everyone knew Byleth as a stone cold demon of a man, Seteth included. Seeing him like this just….it made Seteth’s chest ache. But what could he do?

Anyone could say they were there for him, that they had gone through a situation similar. But in the end, no one truly could understand him, because no one else was Byleth. What could Seteth do or say that no one else has?

And after what Byleth had done, saving Flayn and all that. It made Seteth grit his teeth and clench his hands into fists with frustration. Was watching this all he could do? Standing afar and letting Byleth sort himself out?

If there was something, anything he could do…he’d do it. Without a second thought.

Seteth spends the entire night pondering what he could do. What did Byleth do for upset students? Maybe that was something that could lift his spirits, even if it couldn’t completely heal his heart.

That’s when it hits him.

It’s early morning when Seteth sets out to find Byleth, who is in Jeralt’s room no less. He knocks.

No answer

He knocks again.

No answer.

“…professor…?” He whispers.

The door opens after that.

And by Seiros does Byleth look horrible.

The bags under his red and puffy eyes, nose and cheeks a light pink. A right mess, that’s what he was.

A moment of silence passes. Neither know what to say, especially not Byleth.

Seteth wants to ask if he’s okay, if he needs helps.

But who hasn’t asked that already? That just isn’t what Byleth needs to hear right now.

Seteth sharply inhales, and with nothing but pure conviction in his voice, he asks.

1) more gay options PLEASE

I’ve got most of the topics covered but will add to this post as I continue playing. Tea Parties are pretty simple, choose a topic the Character you’re with will enjoy three times + one action afterwards to achieve a “Perfect Teatime”

! If you want to ensure that you get a perfect score it might be best to save before starting

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X Doesn’t like topic

- Plans for the future

- A place you'd like to visit

- Overcoming weaknesses

- The existence of Crests

- Someone you look up to

- Dreamy knights

- You seem well

- School days

- Favorite sweets

- Your research

- Good jokes

- You seem well

- Shareable snacks

- Potential training partners

- The view from the bridge

- Things you find romantic

- Heart-racing memories

- Strange fish in the pond

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♡ They were drawn into the conversation or The conversation got lively

- The ideal Professor

- Capable comrades

- Working together

- I'm counting on you

- Monastery security

- Monastery rules

- The opera

- Flayn

- Thanks for everything

- Our first meeting

- Children at the market

- Tell me about yourself

- Things that bother you

- Likeable allies

- A word of advice

- Your ambitions

- You're doing great work

- A dinner invitation

- Evaluating allies

- Hope's for your future

- Working hours for guards

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Action at the end

It seems like the final choice has to correspond to what they say prior. Just try to match the mood, unfortunately there’s no surefire answer for this. If you want to be 100% safe make sure to save beforehand

Below is what I’ve gathered so far. Feel free to leave a comment with your answers, that would be a great help :)