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glitchy-anime-fan · 1 year

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My Alois Trancy theory/Headcanon that I will stand by no matter what

Here is your preemptive trigger warning for the fallowing; mention/implication of pedophilia/sexual abuse (I’m going to try to keep it as vague as I can but it’s also a huge part of Alois’s backstory), suicide, kidnapping, and death in general. I think that’s all so read at your own risk! You have been warned

I will admit that I am still a Black Butler fan. It’s one of those series I watched in middle school when I was just getting into anime and it one that I usually go back to and reread from time to time.

I wasn’t really a fan of the way season one of the anime ended (since it diverted so much from the manga), and I’m not a huge fan of the Trancy Arc (season 2 of the anime) in general. But I do adore Alois as a character, he is my boy and I refuse to believe he died at the end of the season. In my heart my son is finally free and happy, i don’t care about the anime’s “cannon” (the season isn’t even canon to the manga anyway).

But I digress. I recently started reading the manga again and as I was refreshing my memory of the characters, I had a thought. What if Alois WAS the former earls actual biological son?

I’m sure - given how old the series is - people have already thought of this before, but I don’t care. This is my 1 am theory/headcanon and I need to write it down while it’s fresh in my mind.

So, just a vague recap of Alois incase you are unfamiliar; Alois Trancy, aka Jim Macken, (I will be referring to him as “Alois” for consistency) is an anime exclusive character introduced as an antagonist of the Trancy arc. He is the second named contract holder, contracted to the anime exclusive demon Claude Faustus. Alois is a former orphan boy who, after the death of his entire village including his little brother Luka, is taken by the former Earl Trancy and is subjected to years of pedophilic sexual abuse. Alois is later given the name “Alois Trancy”, is played off as the earls son, inherits the Trancy estate after the earls death, and forms a contract with Claude.

Now that we are all caught up, let’s get into the theory. As I mentioned earlier I strongly believe that Alois is actually the Earls biological son. As part of a made up backstory Alois often tells, he says that he was kidnapped shortly after his birth, causing his mother - the Countess - to kill herself from the grief.

Now it’s unknown if this is “canonically” true. Alois’s presumed uncle Arnold Trancy has his reservations on if Alois is actually related to them by blood. But I think this fake backstory could have actual grounds for being true. Why do I think this? Where am I even going with this post? I’m glad you asked.

First I’m going to explain my version of Alois’s background, and then I’ll quickly explain my main pieces of evidence.

The Background

Here’s how I see the events of Alois’s life playing out before what’s shown in the anime.

Countess Trancy was likely already well aware of her husbands, less than acceptable desires (for a lack of better words), prior to Alois’s birth. It’s possible that at the time it would have been difficult for her to leave the marriage or the house in general for one reason or another, so finding out she was pregnant was likely not ideal. The countess likely would have feared for her child’s safety in the house and made a plan to protect her future child. The “kidnapping” wasn’t really a kidnapping at all, but rather shortly after his birth (likely after the portrait shown in the anime was made/taken), the countess’s plan was put into motion.

I believe this was a “baby was entrusted to a maid who placed him with a commoner family to protect him” type of scenario. The countess handed off baby Alois to a trusted maid who left the baby on the doorstep of a couple from a nearby village (cough cough the Mackens cough cough). The countess them may have actually killed herself as both an out from her husband and as a final way to keep her baby safe.

Alois would then have been raised as Jim Macken, becoming a big brother later on when Luka is born, and is none the wiser to his true identity. Since we never see Mr and Mrs Macken, I could even see one or both of them sharing physical traits with Alois that help pass him as their son; ie blonde hair and/or blue eyes. Or they could have passed it off as recessive traits that skipped a generation.

After this, the rest of his backstory plays out like how it’s explained in the anime.

The evidence

Now I bet you’re where I got this wacky idea from. Well let me share the two big reasons I have; Alois looks incredibly similar to Countess Trancy, and the former earls comment about Alois’s eyes.

If the jury will look to exhibit A. Above I have included an image of Alois (left) and the late Countess Trancy (right). You might have to click for better viewing, but you can already see in similarities. They both share similar platinum blond hair and icy blue eyes. Could this be a coincidence? Sure. Do I necessarily 100% trust the trivia section of the characters wiki? Not really, no. Mainly given the fact that this season is non canonical to the series, I feel like I get a little leeway in this. I mean it’s not like the blonde is fake or anything, given Alois is this shade of blonde as a child.

The former earls brother, Arnold, is also a platinum blonde. The former earl was a sandy blonde, so there’s a lot of blonde floating around the gene pool.

Exhibit B follows off this point, and it’s specifically regarding the reason the former Earl disliked Alois originally; his eyes. It’s explained in the series that, prior to Alois becoming his favourite (🤢), the Earl despised Alois because of his “filthy eyes”. Now what’s a good reason - other then Alois rightfully giving the disgusting excuse for a human being a serious death glare - that the Earl would call them “filthy”? Could it be because they remind him of his late wife’s eyes, who also had light icy blue eyes?

Do you see where I’m going with this?

To me, it’s likely that the Earl hated Alois’s eyes because they reminded him of his late wife’s. Do I think the guy was smart enough to put two and two together? No, not at all. But I think it could be plausible that Earl Trancy could have recognized something in Alois’s eyes that made his detest them for so long.

Of course this then makes Alois’s backstory so much worse and sadder, but hey I don’t control when my 1 am thoughts tell me.

So, yeah. That’s the theory. Thanks for those one you who read always to end! Here’s some tea and cookies ☕️☕️☕️ 🍪🍪🍪

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miametropolis · 3 months

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9th doctor you have to stop. your doc martens too classic. your leather jacket too cunt. your buzzcut too perfect. your swag is too lesbian...9th doctor they'll kill you.

#and they did #russel t davies lesbophbia confirmed #the ninth doctor is a dyke and I will die on this hill #ninth dctor #9th doctor #doctor who #timepetals #rose tyler #ninerose

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aprillikesthings · 3 months

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“Bamboo is antifungal”

Because it’s rayon

“Eucalyptus fabric is cooling!”

Yeah, because it’s rayon

“We make clothing called seacell out of seaweed!”

Yeah I looked on your website it’s made by the lyocell process, which means-

-wait for it-

It’s fucking rayon!!

Listen. There is a list of actual plant fibers that are directly made into fabric: cotton, linen, ramie, some hemp. I’m sure I’m missing a couple.

But if you’re wondering “huh how did they turn that plant material into fabric,” 99% of the time? It’s RAYON.

All rayon is made by putting plant material in chemical soup, dissolving out everything but the cellulose, and turning the cellulose into filaments/fibers.

The source of the cellulose has zero effect on the eventual fabric.

Rayon made from bamboo or eucalyptus or seaweed is not any better than rayon from any other sources.

Don’t let companies mislead you!

#rayon #I’ve ranted about this before #I will die on this hill #it makes me so mad that the labeling laws have gotten lax on this #my posts #anyway got into an argument w someone on fb about it lol

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teapotenuse · 7 months

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The fucking AUDACITY of my supermarket rewards app to suggest mandarins as "my favourites on special" when I have never in my life purchased such a vile fruit, I am incandescent with rage

#is it irrational to have a vendetta against a fruit?#will i die on this hill?#all i can say is if I so much as smell a mandarin I am seconds away from vomiting #this house is not vomit proof enough for the both of us

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themetalhiro · 7 months

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Its a short walk back to the ship,, if you have to walk at all. 🍻

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adh-d2 · 17 days

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No but it's...

the way they naturally fall into eachother's roles when the other isn't there.

the instinctual head-tilt when Crosshair stabilized his rifle on Tech's shoulder, as if they'd done it a thousand times before.

It's the fact that Tech clearly told Phee all about his brother.

It's the sad, fond smile on Crosshair's face when Omega said Tech made her memorize all the plans ("of course he did").

It's the way Tech knew exactly where to look for that mirror.

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ironinkpen · 1 year

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i still can't get over the sheer AUDACITY of iroh going to ba sing se. like did it work? yes. but ONLY because the dai li was too busy following around some bald kid looking for his dog to notice him

#atla #a:tla #iroh #it was the stupidest plan in the fucking world and i will enthusiastically die on this hill #i'm a dumbass iroh truther #(if this got recc'd to you: this isn't the whole post there's a longer ver in the reblogs lol)

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dyke-in-crisis · 3 months

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drop your most self indulgent magnus protocol prophecy. mine is that gwen will be mentioned to have a wife and then in one ep casually drop that said wifes surname was Lukas before they got married. this will have no plot relevancy at all, just a little treat for the lesbian lonelyeyes ogs

#everytime I hop on here to post stupid shit and think to myself: there is no way anyone will agree with this #and then all of my mutuals suddenly emerge to support my rambling #so this is me throwing bred crumps at you <33 #my beloved pidgeons #the magnus protocol #the magnus archives #lonelyeyes #text post #gwen bouchard #tmagp #lesbian lonelyeyes I will die on this hill

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vannahrt · 5 months

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Vivienne, I- *chokes* please I- *sobs* I just wish- *gag* I- please I don’t have much- *sob*

Don’t fucking look at me.

#YOUR HONOR #your FUCKING honor!!#they are ENDGAME I WILL DIE ON THIS HILL #Stolas is the only person from Blitzø’s past who has always wanted him #and Blitzø is the only person from Stolas’ past who wants him as well #AND THEY-#YOUR HONOR THEY LOVE EACH OTHER YOUR HONOR #my brain is rotting #stolas #blitzø #helluva boss #helluva boss fanart #stolitz #vannahrt

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mischieviem · 6 months

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Manifesting them being insufferably handsy in season 3

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bookcub · 6 months

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in hindsight, a lot of romantic couples from children's and ya books wouldn't make it in the long run. many wouldn't get married or even date all through high school.

but the one couple i will never doubt is percy and annabeth. i don't care what anyone else says, they are together forever, and no one can change my mind.

#pjo #percabeth #there are other ships i believe who will make it #but they are who i will die on the hill for #percy jackson #annabeth chase #thank god rick agrees with me #we have our disagreements #but at least we agree on this

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feeplings · 15 days

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zutara academic rivals so real ✏️

#i had an idea #and i had to bring it to life #its ok for a first try I guess #i will die on this hill #zutara #katara #zuko #atla #avatar the last airbender #art #digital art

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bludhavensbirdboy · 1 month

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i believe in “jason todd has that little tummy pouch that comes with a 4/6pack” supremacy like don’t get me wrong jason is pure muscle and is unnaturally fit like all the batkids but he’s massive and he’s big and he comes with that little soft belly bit when he’s not tensing. dick grayson is lean he always has been he’s doing all sorts of training and he’s THEE circus boy he’s slender and fit and has no body fat he’s got a fully defined 6 pack on a bad day not even trying cause that’s just how’s he’s built. JASON TODD HOWEVER is a man with meat on his bones. he’s got the massive arms that are squishy when he’s relaxed but fucking huge and defined when he tenses he’s got the little soft tummy pouch but again when he tenses or when he works out or even just moves/fights you can see he has a 6 pack. Jason todd gains something from having weight on him it makes him 10x more intimidating when all anyone sees is how broad and big and intimidating red hood really is just JASON TODD HAS A SLEEPER BUILD KIND OF cause it’s not really hidden cause to look at him you already know your fucked but when he acc shows how much muscle he carries on him it shocks people that type of sleeper build just omg Abhhhhhhhh

#i will die on this hill #i hope everyone understands what i’m saying #like bros beefy #that’s the best way i can explain it #he’s living in my head rent free #jason todd #red hood #the red hood #dc titans #dick grayson #nightwing #richard grayson #batman #dc #dc batfam

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aziraphalalala · 8 months

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I am not entirely certain what will happen once the actors & writers strike ends, but I'm pretty sure Michael Sheen will break the sound barrier with how fast he will go feral on the internets about how Aziraphale wants to eat Crowley's ox rib

#i mean have you seen how he looks at David Tennant #Have you seen how Aziraphale looks at Crowley #it's not a “I like him a normal amount” kinda look #it's more of a “I hope you've put down some solid roots cause Imma climb you like a tree” manic stare #and he has been 0% chill in all earlier statements about it #so i anticipate a feral front approaching from Wales with a hefty precipitation of Sheenussy on display #Is this post inappropriate?#i don't even know anymore #my brains are scrambled to the point of no return #what is reality #hahaha I don't care let me shitpost and die on this hill #good omens #good omens 2 #michael sheen #aziraphale #ineffable idiots #ineffable husbands #aziracrow

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gejnialnie · 2 months

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hi I don't think this duo gets enough love, so here are my fave screenshots of Raph and Leo mirroring each other! :D

+bonus:

look at this frame! don't their poses look similar, even though they're in totally different places?? well, there's a simple reason for it! we can see raph in the driver seat, his left hand on the wheel, while the other one's searching for someting, it's symbolising his active role as leader, while leo stands alongside him, his left hand on a handhold while he gestures with the other, showing him being less active and more of a passive presence, but he's ready on his feet, it's symbolising his potential as raph's co-leader but also him not yet being ready, still gripping the safety rails instead of the driving wheel-

(nah i'm kidding- like, was it just artists drawing similar poses in one scene? oh yeah most definitively! will that stop me from over-analysing? nope! :D this basically wrote itself!)

#there're so many examples of them mirroring each other and im sure i don't have em all!!#don't you think it's interesting every time leo and raph team up they end up in similar poses/expressions A LOT?? because i do!!#writers and animators really said they're co-leaders from the start 🤧#i mean theres probably a lot of duos trios etc where theyre in the same/similar position but. well. im biased.#also can we talk how they are the only ones to canonically mind-meld?? can we please do that??? ITS REALLY IMPORTANT #brothers of all time ;;;;;;;;#raph is leo's favorite i will die on this hill btw!#rottmnt #rise leo #rise raph #magnet duo #long post

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kiinggizzard · 2 months

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I keep seeing straight (and some bi???) women and men saying how unattractive Kristen Stewart’s Rolling Stone photo shoot is….. it’s not for you!!!!! It’s for the DYKES!!!!!! Reject the idea of lesbian attraction only being hand holding and braiding each others hair, embrace sweaty hairy unapologetic SEX APPEAL!!! Are you BLIND‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

#I don’t even like her that much but are you CRAZY!!!!!!!#I will die on this hill #I’ve been out 10 years but this has renewed something within me #lesbian #dyke #Kristen Stewart #my post

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