Lemy Abelard

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

- Lemy Abelard

Lemy Abelard, also known as Lemy the Ripper and codenamed Fifth Pierrot, was an assassin for Père Noël and the adopted son of Julia Abelard. Brainwashed by his adoptive mother, Lemy roamed the Rolled city streets by night on assassination missions for the organization. He was one of Hänsel's reincarnations.

Early Life
Born in the Lucifenian Republic in EC 595, 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" for his mother, First Santa Claus. In EC 609, Lemy was recruited into the organization as the new "Fifth Pierrot" and was sent on numerous nighttime assassination missions for the organization, succeeding in killing each of his targets.

Père Noël
On October 6 of EC 609, Lemy infiltrated the home of Ton Corpa in Rolled and stabbed the idol's manager in the back. Immediately afterward, he abducted the famed diva Rin Chan and fled with the girl to Elphegort. During the journey to Calgaround, they rested at an inn in Toragay before taking a carriage north to the town. After arriving at Fourth Shadow's mansion, Lemy handed over Rin to his mother's apprentice so she could be imprisoned there and then returned home.

Over the course of November, Lemy was tasked with the murder of five prostitutes and succeeded in killing them. He later sent a signed letter to the Saint Fauro Newspaper admitting to the murders; one of his killings involved 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 to use its power.

In winter of EC 610, Seventh Magician approached Lemy with a gloomy demeanor and tried to convince him to escape Père Noël with her. The assassin tattled Magician's betrayal to his mother, and she disappeared by the next day. Lemy then enjoyed Julia's gratitude as she petted his head, feeling a strange familiarity from it.

On another one of his mission, Lemy waited for his prey in the dark alley, when he suddenly heard a gunshot and felt himself bleeding. Seeing he was shot by Eighth Sniper, he collapsed and began to die. On his last breath, Fifth Pierrot had a vision of his true mother and father's smiling faces and heard a menacing laugh from Seventh 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
Sometime after, Lemy and Julia's connection to Père Noël was established and the names of his killers was documented in Evillious history, although the exact events after his death were lost. Due to the brutal killings he committed, the boy earned the moniker "Lemy the Ripper" after death. While discussing the Freesis Fairy Tale, Daughter of Evil, Judge Gallerian Marlon questioned if the "Elluka" and "Gumillia" recorded to have killed Lemy were the same as the mage's in Yukina Freesis' fairy tale.

Over a decade later, Gammon Octo and Ma created a screenplay and it was subsequently reviewed by the Master of the Court; deeming Lemy's relation to Julia as proof he was a member of Père Noël, the investigation into the "case" was quickly concluded. While organizing the "motion", Gammon noted that Lemy seemed to lack any memory of his past lives and wasn't born with a reincarnation of Gretel like in previous occurrences. The Gardener also found his death as simply a result of 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 Fifth 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 Seventh 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 no memories of his past lives, although was seemingly feeling the similarities between Julia and his past mother's affection. Despite his ruthless behavior, Lemy himself became horrified 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 it.

Character Connections
Julia Abelard: Lemy's adoptive mother. Lemy was fanatically loyal to First Santa Claus and followed her every order, as well as brooking no threat to her from outside sources such as Seventh 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.

Seventh 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.

Eighth Sniper: A fellow member of Père Noël. Lemy did not suspect that Eighth Sniper was also working for Seventh 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 First Santa Claus remnants of Meta, and so wished to please her.

Pollo: One of Lemy's previous incarnations. 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's absorption by the Demon of Gluttony led directly to the Male Servant's existence; 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 shares his surname with a French philosopher; Lucifenia, Lemy's native country, is inspired by France.
 * 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 likely based off the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, who also murdered his victims at night and is often depicted as wielding 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 Fifth 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.
 * In the Fifth Pierrot PV, Lemy is labeled specifically as the male "yellow one", implying there is a female member of the organization with a yellow motif.

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