Lemy Abelard


 * For other uses, see Fifth Pierrot (disambiguation)

"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
Lemy was born on December 27, EC 595 in the city of Rolled in the Lucifenian Republic. Taken into the Rolled orphanage, Lemy grew up among the other children there. Due to being introverted, the young boy only befriended a few people, namely Rin Chan and Nickelle. During his stay there, Lemy caused mischief at the orphanage and often saw adults come by and take children home with them.

As time passed, Lemy became best friends with Rin, witnessing her talent at both reading picture books and singing during her lessons with the orphanage's piano teacher. Eventually, Lemy became worried that an adult would adopt Rin and leave him at the orphanage, since only the well-behaved children tended to be adopted. Around that time, Lemy also had a recurring nightmare of falling into water and seeing a vaguely-silhouetted woman in purple clothes.

Nativity Festival Visit
On December 26, EC 600, Lemy saw a woman visit the orphanage give the children toys. Feeling that the woman seemed familiar, Lemy noticed she carried a clockwork carriage toy in her bag and heard her ask the children to pick their favorite toy. As the children lined up to get their toys, Lemy took his desired toy, the clockwork carriage. He then saw the woman disappear into the back of the orphanage, followed by a red-haired cat with a scar on its back.

At noon of the following day, Lemy entered the director's room and was asked for his Nativity Festival gift. Seeing the woman from the day before inside the room, Lemy pulled out the toy from his pocket. Lemy was then told by the director that had it been given to him today, it would have been his birthday gift. He was also told by the director that from that day on, he was going to be Julia's son.

When Lemy expressed his surprise, the director stared at him with a confused expression before explaining that she had picked him, that her mansion was nearby, and that she had even brought toys since she was a wealthy woman. Puzzled by what he had heard, Lemy saw Julia bend down and ask him if he didn't want to be her child. Lemy then denied it, saying he didn't want to stop seeing everyone anymore. In response, Julia explained that she could not adopt all the children there, and told Lemy they could come back to the orphanage and play sometime. Telling him that he was getting picked up the next day and that he had to have his luggage ready by then, Julia also reminded Lemy to give a proper farewell to his friends and teacher.

Saying yes and nodding obediently, Lemy thought about how Julia could make him agree, feeling that she had a certain charm. After he exited the room, Lemy eavesdropped on the conversation between Julia and the orphanage director, hearing the man ask Julia if she really wanted to adopt Lemy. He then heard Julia explain that her body could not produce children, although not fully understanding the exchange. After leaving the orphanage, Lemy began living with Julia at her mansion on the 1st block of Rolled, attended to by the servant Phoebe Aymieux. At some point, his adoptive mother warned him not to enter her mansion's treasury. On his six birthday, Julia gifted Lemy with a pocketwatch with a dragon design on it.

Ghost of the Glass
In EC 602, Lemy asked Julia to let him visit the orphanage, to which the woman replied that she was busy, unwilling to let him go. Later that year, Lemy woke up from a nightmare at around 11 PM. Noticing that Julia and Phoebe were already asleep, the boy attempted to sneak into the mansion's treasury, finding it conveniently open that night. Checking the time on his pocketwatch, Lemy confirmed the time and lit a candle. Putting the candlestick he carried in the middle of the room, Lemy examined the treasury's contents, which included a stuffed eight-legged animal, various people in black robes of different sizes and designs, parchments with drawn patterns like a star, and a bundle of red sewing implements.

Disappointed that the room lacked any toys, Lemy's eyes drifted to seven black pedestals with characters engraved into them. Unable to read them, Lemy noted that six of them were empty, with the second one from the left containing a red wine glass. The boy thought about how the glass looked similar to the one Julia used to drink milk from. Seeing his reflection on the glass' surface, Lemy soon realized that the face he was seeing wasn't his, although it resembled him. He then involuntarily grabbed the wine glass, unusually attracted to it; the wine glass began emitting heat. As the heat traveled from his right hand to his head, Lemy got a splitting headache. A voice then told him that the two of them were alike. With the pain becoming unbearable, the young boy passed out just after seeing a red cat approach him.

The next day, Lemy awoke in his bedroom, his headache having subsided. Julia then entered the room and lectured to her adopted son for over an hour, raising her voice. While listening, Lemy thought about how unreasonable Julia was being, since it was her fault the treasury was unlocked; he eventually began to cry. After scolding him, Julia left the room after telling Lemy that the wine glass was the only thing dangerous in the treasury. Hearing the voice from last night tell him to stop crying and that he was irresponsible and undignified, Lemy stopped crying. The boy then asked the voice who it was in reply. The voice introduced itself as "Ney" before stating that Lemy was someone else, and that only he could hear her voice.

Ney then said to Lemy that she was him and he was her, to which the boy replied that he didn't have a good feeling about it. In response, Ney told him not to say that, asking if he was lonely without seeing the other children from the orphanage. When Lemy asked how she knew about it, Ney reiterated that she was him, and that she even knew about him. She continued that he should treat her well. Lemy then asked if she was going to stay close to him, wanting to maintain his privacy. Ney replied that if he felt that way, she wouldn't talk to him for a while. After Lemy remarked that it felt wrong, Ney explained that they could no longer be separated since he was the one who touched the wine glass. Lemy asked if she was haunting him; Ney then reiterated that she was him, asking him not to make her repeat herself.

Soon after, Lemy talked to Phoebe about his experience with Ney. The servant teased him in response, not being one to believe in the paranormal. In December of that year, Lemy received the red wine glass from the treasury as a gift from Julia. As he unwrapped the gift, Julia explained that the glass was quite strange and wouldn't crack when dropped; she also recommended that Lemy not handle it roughly since the ghost of the glass might become angry. When Lemy asked about the ghost, Julia confirmed it and stated that even though it was just a voice to Lemy, it might have been a spirit. After the boy questioned if the glass was important and asked if it was alright for him to have it, Julia agreed, saying it was very important to her and telling him not to lose it. When Julia asked if he wanted a toy instead, Lemy replied that he was content, thanking his mother.

Suddenly hugged by Julia, Lemy asked her why she was thanking him. The brown-haired woman then replied that it was the first time Lemy had called her mother. After hugging for a while, Julia released Lemy and explained that there was a legend that the person inside the glass caused one to stop disliking things to eat, wondering if he would eat his green onions from then on. Shaking his head, Lemy reiterated that he still hated them. Afterwards, Lemy discovered that strangely found any food to be delicious; he also found out that the wine glass emitted a faint light.

Sometime after, Ney asked Lemy if he liked his mother, to which the boy agreed that he did, saying she bought him whatever he wanted, and that she was pretty, friendly and scary at times. When Ney posed the possibility of Julia not being a good person, Lemy asked her why she would say that, irritated by her words. Ney explained that his mother may have adopted him to use him sometime in the future, noting that she knew those kind of people all too well. When Lemy declared that Julia wasn't anything like that, Ney shushed him, telling him not to speak to loud unless he wanted Phoebe to worry. Strongly holding the wine glass in his hand, Lemy began feeling Ney's presence even stronger. At some point, he also learned Julia's true name and identity as the red cat.

Night at the Theater
In EC 605, Lemy and Julia attended a showing of the Cirque du Lune at the Milanais Theater. Sitting in the opera house's first floor box, Lemy saw that no performance had begun despite it being past the circus' scheduled performance time. He then saw the circus' manager appear on the stage, wearing an apologetic expression. Lemy heard the man explain how the circus needed a little more time to prepare, and asked the audience to the diva's singing until the circus was ready. In response, the theater's audience booed.

Soon after, Lemy saw a blonde-haired girl appear on the stage, taking the place of the manager. Recognizing her as Rin, he then heard Julia express her surprise and note that the child looked like him. After having a brief exchange, Julia fell silent and told Lemy to enjoy the girl's singing for the meantime. As Rin began to sing a solo acapella, the audience's protests slowly died down. When Julia remarked that she liked the girl's singing voice, Lemy uttered Rin's name as his eyes widened. After his mother asked who it was, Lemy explained that Rin was his friend from the orphanage, and that her singing was unmistakable despite her changed face. Following another exchange, Lemy heard Julia talk to herself, muttering about a Seventh Magician doing it without permission.

By the end of Rin's performance, the theater's audience was cheering for her and asking for an encore. With the circus cancelled, Julia and Lemy left the theater. The brown-haired woman then asked Lemy if he could go home by himself, to which the boy agreed. Heading home, he eventually heard a cat's meow from the direction of the alley. Asking if it was Irina, Bending the corner, Lemy was then strongly grabbed on his left shoulder by a bearded man and dragged into the alley.

Hearing the man declare he got a big shot, Lemy also heard another man confirm that he was Senator Julia Abelard's son and mused that he would make for a handsome ransom, calling the first man Yarera III. In response, Yarera agreed, saying that Père Noël were now stopping in their area otherwise. He then continued that they were taking up everything and that it was hard for them to get something to eat, stating that the boy would let them get some good alcohol after so long. He then pulled on Lemy's arm, causing him to struggle violently; Yarera then told him to be quiet. After Lemy insulted his name, the thug became angered at the provocation, explaining that he inherited it from his dead grandfather before punching him in the cheek.

Yarera's brother then chastised him, and Lemy heard the two converse about harming him. Hearing Yarera remark that Lemy didn't seem to know nor sympathize, the young boy witnessed him raise his fist before hearing a voice call out from the end of the alley, telling Yarera to get his hands off the child. Looking towards the direction of the voice, Lemy noticed it was a young man dressed as a clown. He then listened to Yarera wonder aloud what a pierrot was doing in a place like this before he heard Yarera's brother, Zusco Jr., intimidate the clown. As Zusco lunged towards the pierrot, Lemy saw the clown grab the thug's arm and slam him into the ground, hearing him comment on the man's speed before fainting.

Hearing Yarera curse at the clown, Lemy witnessed the thug move back as the pierrot took Zusco's knife and started moving towards him. The clown then repeated his words from before, commanding the thug to release Lemy. Soon after, he heard Yarera declare that the man was Fifth Pierrot of Pere Noel before the man repeated his words a second time. Lemy then saw Yarera take his brother's unconscious body before fleeing. Nearly falling, the young boy thanked Fifth Pierrot. In response, the clown remarked that Lemy was injured, to which the boy replied that it was no big deal, saying it was just a cut on his mouth. When Fifth Pierrot told him to have it treated and asked where his house was, Lemy pointed towards the direction of the mansion and stated that Phoebe could treat him. Looking back, he realized that the man was already gone.

Père Noël
On October 6 of EC 609, Lemy infiltrated the home of Ton Corpa in Rolled and stabbed the 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, the boy began searching his mother's treasury and discovered a red wine glass. Afterward, the boy began hearing the voice of a girl calling herself "Ney" speaking to him.

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" and is the surname of a famous French philosopher, Peter Abelard; 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.
 * Lemy's codename, Fifth Pierrot is derived from the Pierrot, a stock character in French pantomime who is usually a naive or foolish character that becomes a victim of the other people's pranks.
 * 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 whom 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.
 * He shares the same birthday (December 27) with his Vocaloid.

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