Lemy Abelard

"I will punish the bad children, since that is my job as Pierrot."

- Lemy Abelard

Lemy Abelard is the adopted son of Julia Abelard and a deadly serial killer of the Rolled city streets by night, dubbed Lemy the Ripper. As a member of Père Noël, he was given the codename V. the Pierrot. He is one of Hänsel's reincarnations.

Early Life
Born in the Lucifenian Republic, Lemy was left without parents and taken into a Rolled orphanage. When he was young, he was found and adopted by the millionaire Julia Abelard. Trained as an assassin for Père Noël, he was taught that the world was filled with mistakes and that he needed to "punish the bad children". In Rolled, he performed murders for his mother nightly, one of them involving a brutal stabbing at 2 A.M. in the city streets. At some point, he acquired the Glass of Conchita but was unaware of how use its power.

Père Noël
In winter of EC 610, VII. the Magician approached Lemy with a gloomy demeanor and tried to convince him to escape Père Noël with her. The assassin tattled to his mother, I. the Santa, and VII. the Magician disappeared the next day. Lemy enjoyed Julia's gratitude as she petted his head, feeling a strange familiarity from it. On another one of his jobs, Lemy waited for his prey in the dark alley, when he suddenly heard a gunshot and felt himself bleeding. Seeing he was shot by VIII. the Sniper, he collapsed and began to die. On his last breath, V. the Pierrot had a vision of his true mother and father's smiling faces and heard a menacing laugh from VII. the Magician, mocking how he should have run away with her. Around this time, his soul was absorbed into the Glass of Conchita by the Demon of Gluttony.

Legacy
Lemy's carnages in the streets of Rolled earned him the moniker "Lemy the Ripper" in Evillious' history, although the events after his death were blurred out. In EC 978, Gallerian Marlon mentioned Lemy's murder to Ma and queried its connection to Elluka Clockworker and Gumillia. A film concerning the incident would be created by Ma over a decade later and subsequently reviewed by the Master of the Court. While organizing the "court cases", Gammon Octo noted that Lemy seemed to maintain the memories of his past lives and was different compared to when he was with Gretel all the time. The Gardener also found his death a result of misfortune, crediting it to bad luck.

Personality and Traits
Lemy was a loyal but twisted individual, manipulated by his mother. He was brainwashed by Julia, taught with the express intent of being a tool for murder. Through her indoctrination, he came to believe that the world was filled with "mistakes" and that it was his duty as V. the Pierrot to rectify them, specifically by killing them. As a result, he guiltlessly murdered "bad children" during the night, considering them fat pigs. When acting as Pierrot, he often donned a clown outfit befitting his role during the night, although he also sometimes wore more casual attire.

He held a steadfast loyalty to his foster mother, fulfilling his missions to satisfy her and refusing to betray her when VII. the Magician asked him to escape with her. As a reincarnation of Hänsel, his loyalty was due to her resemblance to Hänsel's mother, Meta Salmhofer. Unlike his past incarnations, Lemy maintained some memories of his past lives, and was seemingly feeling the similarities between Julia and his past mother's affection. Despite his ruthless behavior, Lemy himself became mortified by his mortal injuries and was terrified by the thought of dying.

Skills and Abilities
Trained by his mother, Lemy was a skilled and deadly assassin, taught to murder individuals at a young age and able to succeed without being discovered and captured by Lucifenia's authorities. Utilizing a silver knife, the Pierrot was skilled enough with wielding it to murder individuals for his assassination jobs. He was also a capable athlete, able to scale buildings and leap between them to maneuver around cities. However, he lacked any insight on using the vessels of sin and failed to utilize the power of the Glass of Conchita while owning the glass.

Character Connections
I. the Santa: Lemy's adoptive mother. Lemy was fanatically loyal to I. the Santa and followed her every order, as well as brooking no threat to her from outside sources such as VII. the Magician. He took joy in her small shows of affection, like patting him on the head for a job well done, and found her appearance comforting as well as reminiscent of someone.

VII. the Magician: A fellow member of Père Noël. Lemy found her to be gentle although ominous in appearance, but after she asked him to leave Père Noël he saw her only as a threat to "Ms. Santa". When she stood over him as he lay dying, he was shocked by her presence and perceived her as laughing wickedly at his death.

VIII. the Sniper: A fellow member of Père Noël. Lemy did not suspect that VIII. the Sniper was also working for VII. the Magician, and so did not expect it when she shot him.

Hänsel: Lemy's first incarnation. Having maintained some memories of his former life, Lemy got his loyalty to his mother from Hänsel's relationship with Meta Salmhofer; he saw in I. the Santa remnants of Meta, and so wished to please her.

Pollo: One of Lemy's reincarnations. Lemy's appearance and soul were the same as Pollo's, and with them he acquired the servant's loyalty to anyone resembling Meta.

Male Servant: Lemy's later incarnation. Lemy and the male Servant shared the same soul; as with previous incarnations, Lemy passed his fanatic loyalty on to him as he served the Master of the Graveyard in Evil's Theater.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Lemy's name is derived from Hebrew meaning "devoted to God" or "being with God".
 * His surname, Abelard, is derived from German meaning "resolute" or "steadfast".
 * Lemy has a strong link to French culture: his codename V. the Pierrot derives from the stock character used in French pantomime, "Abelard" is the surname of a French philosopher, and his debut song takes place in the French-inspired Lucifenian Republic.
 * Lemy's name is partially inspired by the name of his representative Vocaloid, Len, using the letters "le" at its beginning.


 * The Pierrot is usually described as a naive or foolish character that becomes a victim of the other people's pranks, reflecting how he was manipulated by Julia to be her personal tool; the Pierrot is also often portrayed as a clown or jester, matching Lemy's attire.


 * His title as "Lemy the Ripper" is based off the infamous 1800's serial killer Jack the Ripper who murdered his victims at night and is often depicted with a knife.

Curiosities

 * Lemy's role in the organization follows the twisted "Christmas" theme that surrounds Père Noël, being in charge of punishing the "bad" children stated by I. the Santa.
 * In Deadly Sins of Evil: Evil Food Eater Conchita, the Demon of Gluttony reflects on her previous owners, humorously considering "The fifth" owner to be the "Pierrot".
 * While he is mentioned to be wearing white facepaint in Five the Pierrot, the song PV never portrays him with any kind of makeup.
 * His murders taking place in Rolled likely references the road-roller, a vehicle often associated with the Kagamine twins, one of which is Lemy's representative Vocaloid.
 * It's unknown if Lemy saw his own parents or those of his previous incarnation, Hänsel.

Gallery
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Appearances

 * Five the Pierrot (first appearance)
 * The Daughter of Evil: Praefacio of Blue (mentioned only)
 * Deadly Sins of Evil: Evil Food Eater Conchita (indirect mention only)
 * Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook
 * Deadly Sins of Evil (manga) (non-canon appearance)
 * Evils Court