User blog:Swirly592/Hänsel (Altered EC)

'' "Hey father, praise me, I've defeated her henchman as well."

- Hänsel

Hänsel was a boy kidnapped and raised by Meta and Pale Noël, and the twin brother of Gretel. Born as part of Project 'Ma', the newborn twins were taken by their mother, Eve Zvezda, to Sickle's Forest and raised by the Noël Family after Meta killed Eve. After being abandoned in the forest during a famine, Hänsel and Gretel murdered their foster parents and split Meta's Original Sin into the Seven Deadly Sins.

Project 'Ma'
Hänsel was born along with his twin sister, Gretel, in the Levianta Royal Institute as part of Project 'Ma'. After birthed by his mother, Eve Zvezda, Hänsel and his sister were placed in vitro conditions. Celebrated by the people of the Magic Kingdom, their births marked the first year of a new calendar, EC 0. Some time later, they were taken by their mother from the laboratory and hid in Elphegort.

Original Sin
After a year of being hidden by Meta, she carried them to Sickle's Forest for a stroll. While there, Eve settled them near a tree and left them. Soon after, he and Gretel were discovered by Meta Noël. Believing them to be fruit, Meta took them and carried them through the forest as she fled from their mother and eventually killed her. After being greeted by her husband, Pale, he saw the twins in her hands and became horrified by Meta's action. With Eve dead and the twins orphaned, the two woodcutters adopted the children and raised them as their own.

In EC 013, Hänsel and his sister were led by their parents deep into the forest on a moonlit night. The curious twin asked his father if God was waiting for them down their path and later wondered aloud why their parents were looking at them with such gloomy expressions.

Eventually, Hänsel and his sister realized that they would be lost if they continued on the path and were soon after abandoned by their parents to die. Seemingly betrayed, Gretel and her brother concluded their parents were actually a wicked witch and her henchman that had tricked them.

Using the glass bottle Gretel had around her neck, she filled it with moonlight and the two used it to light their path as they wandered together. At last, Hänsel and Gretel arrived back home, recognizing it as the "witch's house". With manic expressions, the twins decided to murder the witch, believing they would become happy if she was gone, and their shadows began spawning tendrils. Knocking at the door, Pale and Meta answered and, while they stared in horror, Hänsel and Gretel grabbed their fake parents with their shadows' spectral arms. Hänsel then happily implored his "father" to praise him for defeating the witch's henchman, laughing.

While Gretel threw the "witch" into the oven, Hänsel murdered Pale. Watching the "witch" burn to ashes in the oven, they witnessed her body become the embodiment of her Original Sin. Splitting it into seven fragments, they scattered it across the world so that it could be eventually cleansed. Gretel and her brother enjoyed the confines of the witch's house, sleeping in a chair there for the rest of night, and then decided to go out and search for their "real" mother and father.

Legacy
After her death, Hänsel's soul reincarnated with his same appearance every few centuries. In several cases, his reincarnations maintained some of Hänsel's memories and characteristics, including loyalty to matriarchal figures who resembled his mother, Eve. Due to the disruption of fate caused by Abyss I.R. and Queen Prim, Hänsel's soul reincarnated as Kyle Avadonia instead, though the originally intended reincarnation, Prince Alexiel, continued to share his visage. In EC 505, Hänsel's soul merged with the Glass of Blankenheim and his degraded will manifested as the male servant centuries later, serving the Master of the Graveyard.

The playwright Ma wrote several screenplays involving Hänsel and Gretel and adapted them into films. While watching the films with an intruder to Evil's Theater, Ma questioned if the twins even existed, since they seemed to be hidden so well by their parents that no documents recording them existed. While reflecting on the "motions" of the Master of the Court, Gammon Octo noted how Gretel's reincarnation, Lucie Abelard, was uncharacteristically born without a Gretel counterpart. Gammon also wondered what became of the twins, questioning if they needed to ask the Master of the Hellish Yard to find an answer.

Personality and Traits
As a child, Hänsel acted kind and innocent alongside his sister and appeared obedient to their parents. They weren't naive, however, and realized when the forest path the family took would inevitably get them lost. After being abandoned by his mother and father, Hänsel became embittered by the event and concluded that Pale and Meta weren't their real parents at all, simply a witch and her henchman that had tricked them.

Hänsel could also be extremely devious, murdering Pale with smile on her face, all while mocking his foster parent. Likewise, he and his sister became determined to find their real parents, despite not knowing who they might be. Hänsel seemed to usually lean on his sister for support, letting Gretel lead them along the path ahead of them and often holding her hand. The twin also had a particular affinity for tasty treats.

Skills and Abilities
Despite being only fourteen and having a rather short stature, Hänsel was able to successfully kill people twice his size, albeit through the use of an unknown power. Through this power, the young twin's shadow could come to life and manifest in dark, twisted forms, such as arms, hands, or other appendages. She also showed some other magical capabilities, splitting the Original Sin into seven pieces and scattering them across the world.

Character Connections
Eve Zvezda: Hänsel's real mother. Hänsel didn't remember Eve, growing up in Meta's care, but he later expressed a wish to find his "real" mother after Pale and Meta were dead. He passed on a fanatic loyalty to Eve to most of his reincarnations, showing this loyalty to all his mother figures and people resembling her.

Meta Noël: Hänsel's foster mother. Hänsel grew up thinking of Meta as his mother, however, he became convinced she was a wicked witch after he and Gretel were abandoned by her. Delighting in her accomplishment after killing Meta, Hänsel later considered her to be a pretentious and troublesome woman, discovering her Original Sin among her ashes.

Pale Noël: Hänsel's foster father. Hänsel grew up thinking of Pale as his father, however he became convinced he was the wicked henchman of a witch after he and Gretel were abandoned by him and delighted in bringing about his death. He gave him no more consideration after discovering Meta's Original Sin.

Gretel: Hänsel's twin brother. Hänsel loved his sister and was always beside her if he could help it, taking comfort from holding her hand and helping her defeat the witch and henchman. He also acted as Gretel's voice of reason, telling her the truth of what she heard and saw after their foster parents were dead. He stayed with her after Meta's death and would usually be by her side in their reincarnations.

Pollo: One of Hänsel's reincarnations. Hänsel passed on his appearance and soul to Poolo's, and with it he passed on his loyalty to anyone resembling Eve, such as Blankenheim.

Kyle Avadonia: One of Hänsel's reincarnations. Hänsel passed on his soul to Kyle, and with it he passed on his loyalty to his mother figures, such as Prim.

Male Servant: One of Hänsel's reincarnations. Hänsel passed on his appearance and soul to the male Servant, and with it he passed on his loyalty to anyone resembling Eve, such as the Master of the Graveyard.

Alexiel Lucifen d'Autriche: One of Hänsel's intended reincarnations. Due to the disturbance of fate caused by Abyss L.U. and Prim Marlon, Hänsel instead reincarnated as Kyle Avadonia.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Hänsel is inspired by the character from the Brothers Grimm's tale "Hänsel &amp; Gretel".
 * In the original story, Hänsel is depicted as a gluttonous child, strengthening his link with the Demon of Gluttony.
 * Hänsel's name derives from German, meaning "Little Hans"; the name Hans derives from the Latin name Johannes, meaning "graced by God"

Curiosities

 * Similar attire to Hänsel is worn by a young Alexiel and, to a lesser extent, the male Servant in Evil's Theater.
 * Hänsel's reincarnations tend to be more malicious or bloodthirsty compared to his sister's reincarnations.
 * When plotting to kill his foster father, Hänsel's shadow manifested as a physical, shapeshifting entity around her.

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