Countess Rachel Dalles-Phantomhive (レイチェル・ファントムハイヴ, Reicheru Fantomuhaivu) is the late wife of Vincent Phantomhive and mother of "Ciel" and Ciel Phantomhive.
Character Outline
As described by Angelina Dalles, Rachel is a gentle, kind, patient, and beautiful woman who never put on airs.[2] She has long strawberry blonde hair and deep blue eyes.
Rachel cares greatly about her family, as she always works to cheer Angelina up and include her in the family. She also has a bit of a playful personality, as she once complimented Angelina on her chest size while grabbing her breasts.[3] Rachel can also be quite strict with her family as she sometimes spanks her sons.[4][5]
She has asthma and is part of the reason Angelina worked to become a doctor, as Angelina states that she would like to cure her respiratory condition.[3] She has a lot of admirable qualities and was fortunate in marrying a man she loved and having twin sons with him.[6]
History
Rachel was Angelina Dalles' older sister and met Vincent Phantomhive around the same time Angelina did. She fell in love with Vincent, and they married a few years later in 1874.[7] In 1875, Rachel became pregnant and on a very snowy December 14, she gave birth to "Ciel" and Ciel Phantomhive. Angelina assisted her during the birth.[8][9][10]
Due to her asthma, Rachel was not able to run around and play with Ciel and Elizabeth Midford much, although she took joy in watching Angelina play with them.[11][12]
Her asthma also inhibited family outings. At one such occasion, Vincent and "Ciel", with Diedrich's assistance, even cooked for Rachel to help her get better.[13] It did work so well that they could go on a boat ride the day after—however, without Ciel who had still not recovered.[14][15] To cheer him up, Rachel, Vincent, and "Ciel" gathered flowers on their trip.[16]
A day after Ciel entrusted to "Ciel" that he wished to open a toy store in London in the future, "Ciel" threw a tantrum and refused to get up and go to his lessons as he did not want to be separated from his brother by becoming Earl. Rachel comforted him and borrowed Vincent's blue Phantomhive ring to show "Ciel". Then, she and Vincent told "Ciel" that he and Ciel would always be brothers even if they went to live in different places and have different occupations and that "Ciel" would be able to assist Ciel with his dream when he was Earl.[17]
When Angelina lost her husband and child after a horse carriage accident, Rachel frequently visited her at the hospital and tried to cheer her up. She acknowledged the gravity of Angelina's loss and wept for her. When she heard that Angelina would be out of the hospital soon, she insisted that Angelina would come to Phantomhive Manor for the twins' birthday party in celebration of her recovery.[18]
However, on Ciel and "Ciel"'s tenth birthday, Rachel and Vincent were killed and left in the burning estate.[19][20]
Quotes
- (To Angelina Dalles) "An is lovely and smart. You should have more confidence in yourself."[3]
- (To Angelina Dalles) "We must celebrate, then! I know! My son[s] will be celebrating [their] tenth birthday soon. Why don't we celebrate your recovery together then too!? Don't worry! The correct way to celebrate a recovery is to drink and be merry with lots of people!!"[21]
Trivia
- Rachel named her sons and gave them rather unusual names, much to the chagrin of Vincent's relatives.[22]
Out of Universe
- According to the official Kuroshitsuji character popularity poll, Rachel is the thirty-seventh most popular character in the series, with 10 votes.[23]
- In the first season, Rachel's death was directly attributed to Queen Victoria.[25]
- In the third season, her name was misspelled as "Rachael."[26]
- In the English dub, Rachel shares the same voice actress as her son, Ciel.
References
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 85, page 22
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 26
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 25
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 133, pages 4-5
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji Character Guide; page 120
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 11, page 5
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 130, page 9
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 17
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 31
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 130, pages 9-12
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 32
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 131, pages 4-5
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 99.5, pages 4-20
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 131, pages 22-23
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 99.5, page 23
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 131, pages 25-26
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 133, pages 2-11
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, pages 35-36
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 11, pages 3-4
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 134, page 14
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 10, page 35
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji manga; Chapter 132, pages 11-12
- ↑ June 2015 Issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy Magazine
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 1
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 22
- ↑ Kuroshitsuji anime, Episode 41
| v · e · d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ciel Phantomhive • Rachel Phantomhive • Vincent Phantomhive | ||||
| Servants and other members | ||||
| Baldroy • Finnian • Mey-Rin • Sebastian • Sebastian Michaelis • Snake • Tanaka | ||||
| Properties | ||||
| London townhouse • Phantomhive Manor • Funtom Corporation | ||||
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| v · e · d | |
|---|---|
| Marquess/Marchioness | |
| Alexis Leon Midford • Francis Midford | |
| Earl/Countess | |
| Ciel Phantomhive • Charles Grey • Cloudia Phantomhive • Rachel Phantomhive • Vincent Phantomhive | |
| Viscount/Viscountess | |
| Aleister Chamber | |
| Baron/Baroness | |
| Angelina Dalles • Burnett • Chris Heathfield • Diedrich • Kelvin | |
| Lord/Lady | |
| "Ciel Phantomhive" • Edward Midford • Elizabeth Midford | |
| Others | |
| Charles Phipps | |