Vincent Phantomhive

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Vincent Phantomhive
Kanji	ヴィンセント・ファントムハイヴ
Rōmaji	Vinsento Fantomuhaivu
Alias	Queen's Watchdog
Characteristics
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Birthday	June 13, 1851
Age	34
Professional status
Affiliation	Phantomhive
Previous occupation	Head of the Phantomhive Household Watchdog of the Queen Prefect of the Blue House Student at Weston College Alumnus of Weston College Aristocrat of Evil
Base of operations	Phantomhive Manor Phantomhive townhouse Weston College (former) London
Personal status
Status	Deceased December 14, 1885
Relatives	Cloudia Phantomhive † (mother) Cedric K. Ros- † (father) Rachel Phantomhive † (wife) Ciel Phantomhive (son) "Ciel Phantomhive" (son) Francis Midford (sister) Alexis Leon Midford (brother-in-law) Edward Midford (nephew) Elizabeth Midford (niece) Angelina Dalles † (sister-in-law) Burnett † (brother-in-law) Unborn nephew/niece †
First appearance
Manga debut	Volume 3, Chapter 10
Anime debut	Season 1, Episode 1
Portrayal
Japanese voice	Kazuyuki Okitsu
English voice	Robert McCollum (Adult) Austin Tindle (Teenager)

Earl Vincent Phantomhive (ヴィンセント・ファントムハイヴ, Vinsento Fantomuhaivu) is the former head of the Phantomhive house and an Aristocrat of Evil. He is the late husband of Rachel Phantomhive and the father of "Ciel Phantomhive" and Ciel Phantomhive, the former of whom was to inherit his title.

Appearance

Vincent was a handsome, well-dressed man with short, bluish-black hair; blue eyes; and a beauty mark under his left eye.

Personality

Vincent was a courteous, chivalrous individual who inspired unswerving loyalty in his servants. A gentleman, he would consistently spare a minute to exchange pleasantries and acknowledge others. Such is demonstrated when he, upon noticing that Angelina Dalles was self-conscious about her red hair, made a point to compliment it.

Moreover, Vincent was a devoted husband and loving father; his family was of paramount importance to him.

Additionally, Vincent was an astute and cunning leader. He was skilled at manipulating others, and he was exceptionally confident in himself and his people. For instance, in his youth, he challenged Diedrich to a bet: Whoever loses in Weston College's annual cricket tournament must perform a free request for the winner. Despite the odds stacked against him—that is, his house had never won before—he, through his shrewdness and ingenuity, guided his house to victory, brought about the "Miracle of Sapphires," and secured Diedrich's allegiance. Vincent was, thus, admired by many; in fact, brother-in-law Alexis Leon Midford regarded him as a "genius game-maker."

History

Vincent Phantomhive's lineage.

Vincent as a young man.

Vincent was the head of the Phantomhive household and acted as Queen Victoria's Watchdog.

As a young man, Vincent attended Weston College with Alexis Leon Midford and Diedrich. In his final year, he became the prefect of the Sapphire Owl dormitory. One day, Vincent was idly reading a book on the lawn, while neglecting the preparations for the annual cricket tournament on June 4th, when he was approached by an exasperated Diedrich. Vincent made a snide remark that "everything German is pretty tough to handle," fueling Diedrich's anger. Diedrich swung his cricket bat, and missed Vincent, hitting his book instead. He complained that he was forced to handle all the preparations himself, and commented that since the leader is representative of the pack, the rest in Blue House must be awful as well. Provoked, Vincent proposed a contest: whichever dorm is the winner of the tournament will have the loser perform a free request for him.

Later, Vincent led his house to their only triumph in the annual cricket tournament—this astounding event was dubbed as the "Miracle of Sapphires." Afterward, at the Swan Gazebo, Diedrich accepted his loss to Vincent and asserted that he will carry out Vincent's one request. Vincent then told him to become his fag, much to Diedrich's alarm as they are from separate dorms; however, Vincent stated that he must keep his promise regardless and that whenever he is to call him, Diedrich must come without question. He added that their affiliation will continue past graduation and drifted on a boat away from Diedrich (though he was pursued by him), relishing in his success at finally attaining a "loyal German dog."

Reunion with Chlaus.

At one point in time, the father of Angelina and Rachel introduced them to Vincent. Vincent complimented Angelina's hair; he eventually got betrothed to Rachel.

A few years later in 1874, Vincent married Rachel, and the following year, Rachel gave birth to twin sons. Vincent often spent time with his family whenever he got home from work or was free from work. He also personally taught his sons how to govern an estate.

While he was alive, Vincent frequented a variety of parties that many other nobles attended. At one of these parties, Vincent and his sons were introduced to Kelvin, a philanthropist. They had a brief conversation before Chlaus arrived, and Vincent suggested going with him to Germany next time to lessen whatever tension has arisen.

Vincent and Diedrich chat.

Kelvin made a continued effort to network with Vincent as he had become entranced with the Phantomhives, and after searching desperately, he discovered that Vincent and his acquaintances were "Aristocrats of Evil." In the meantime, Vincent, having called Diedrich back from Germany, told him he needed his help with a matter. He added that he did him a huge favor two years ago on the Windsor case and that Diedrich was indulging in his food; Diedrich then reluctantly agreed to listen. Suddenly, Vincent was approached by Kelvin, and Diedrich impatiently suggested changing rooms. Vincent excused himself from Kelvin and followed Diedrich, leaving Kelvin with the impression that "special people can only be touched by other special people."

On the twins' tenth birthday, December 14, 1885, Vincent, Rachel, and the family dog, Sebastian, were killed in a fire, his sons kidnapped, and his manor was burnt to the ground; the perpetrator of the disaster is still unknown.

Quotes

• (To Angelina Dalles) "You oughtn't be so 'ashamed' of being different from others. It gives you character. An's red hair is truly beautiful. The colour of lycoris, a colour that blazes the Earth. Red really suits you... and you should take more pride in it."

• (Referring to Diedrich) "Mine at last. Just like I've always wanted. A faithful German dog of my very own."

• (To the readers) "Love is a wonderful thing, but it can also give birth to horrific disaster."

Trivia

• General
• Anime

• Diedrich used to pejoratively call him "Mole" back when they were Prefects.

• Vincent is not good at naming; Rachel was the one who named their sons.

• Vincent was born on a Friday the 13th (June 13, 1851), and his mother died on one (July 13, 1866).

• On his grave, his epitaph included the following inscriptions: "Died December 1885. The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God."

Etymology

• The name "Vincent" comes from the Roman name "Vincentius," which was derived from Latin vincere ("to conquer").

Out of Universe

• According to the official Kuroshitsuji character popularity poll, Vincent is the fifth most popular character in the series, with 461 votes. He is ranked among the "Devil Six."

• Vincent appears in the short story "With Father!", written by Yana Toboso for the Kuroshitsuji anthology Rainbow Butler 2.

• Due to the age difference between him and Rachel, Vincent would try to make himself appear younger.

• Vincent's resemblance to Sebastian Michaelis is intentional; however, the reason for this will most likely never be addressed in the series proper.

• Yana Toboso always keeps in mind to draw him differently depending on the person who is recollecting him.

In the first season, Vincent's death was directly attributed to Queen Victoria.

• In the first and the third season, Vincent has brown instead of blue eyes.
  • This mistake is rectified in the fourth season.

Navigation

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Marquess/Marchioness
Alexis Leon Midford • Francis Midford
Earl/Countess
Ciel Phantomhive • Charles Grey • Rachel Phantomhive • Vincent Phantomhive
Viscount/Viscountess
Aleister Chamber
Baron/Baroness
Angelina Dalles • Burnett • Diedrich • Kelvin
Lord/Lady
Edward Midford • Elizabeth Midford
Others
Charles Phipps
Spoiler "Ciel Phantomhive" • Cloudia Phantomhive • Chris Heathfield