User blog:Scarletta Agni/UTAU Evils Theatre: Servants

"Honor and praise our great master."

- The Servants

The Servants are a duo in service to the Master of the Graveyard. Born as part of the awakening of the Glass of Conchita, they zealously serve his whims, cooking him grotesque meals and speaking on his behalf. They are both reincarnations of Hänsel and Gretel.

Awakening
Sometime before EC 990, the vessel of Gluttony awakened in Evil's Theater; the Servants emerged and assisted the Master of the Graveyard in his role as the guardian of the Theater. Any trespassers who entered Evils Forest were captured, torn apart, and cooked alive by the Servants and served as the Regent of the Dead's next meal. They later encountered Tatari Kyoufu, who managed to bypass the Graveyard and breach the theater. Put on trial by the Master of the Court, the Servants demanded, on behalf of their master, that Tatari be executed, eaten, or at least captured. The awakened vessel of Sloth complied, issuing Tatari's execution. However, the Waiter intervened and denied the Servants and their master their wish.

Sometime later, they viewed the film concerning Hailie Abelard in the cinema. Disturbed by Hailie's death, the Servants caused a scene and reacted violently. In EC 998, the Servants attended the "trial" meeting called by the Master of the Court as they searched for the vessel of Wrath. After Ma claimed the last vessel was in the hands of the Master of the Hellish Yard, the Servants frantically ordered everyone to look "left, right, and deep down below," for her.

Character Connections
Master of the Graveyard: The Servants' master. The Servants were fanatically loyal to the Master of the Graveyard, wanting everyone to respect him as they did and help him catch and kill trespassers.

Tatari Kyoufu: A fellow member of the theater. The Servants' see Tatari as an insolent trespasser in their master's domain, desiring his death due to this. They find him entertaining later in his willingness to trust their master.

Hera: A previous incarnation of the female Servant. The female Servant's fanatic loyalty to the Master of the Graveyard is reminiscent of Hera's relationship to Nutris Conchita.

Caius: A previous incarnation of the male Servant. The male Servant's fanatic loyalty to the Master of the Graveyard is reminiscent of Caius's relationship to Nutris Conchita.

Cadence Futapie: The male Servant's previous incarnation. Cadence Futapie's possession by the Demon of Gluttony was necessary for the Master of the Graveyard to awaken along with his Servants.

Hailie Abelard: The female Servant's previous incarnation. Because of their connection, the Servants were disturbed by any reminders of her death and reacted violently when faced with it.

Hänsel: The male Servant's first incarnation. Hänsel originally held the male Servant's soul and his relationship with Raizel Salmhofer was reminiscent of the male Servant's relationship with the Master of the Graveyard.

Gretel: The female Servant's first incarnation. Gretel originally held the female Servant's soul and her relationship with Raizel Salmhofer was reminiscent of the female Servant's relationship with the Master of the Graveyard.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Their original incarnations tie them to the Brothers Grimm's tale "Hänsel & Gretel".
 * In the original story, the two are depicted as gluttonous children, strengthening the Servants' link with the Demon of Gluttony and the Master of the Graveyard.

Curiosities

 * The Servants' attire is reminiscent of the clothes of their original incarnations, Hänsel and Gretel; their role to their master is similar to that of Hera and Caius to Nutris Conchita.
 * Unlike previous incarnations of Hänsel and Gretel, the Servants' seem equally manic and villainous.
 * In the Capriccio Farce PV, the Servants' cry to search for the Golden Key is complimented with a small commentary, "There is an impatient beast up above," explaining their reasoning for not searching there.
 * The male Servant is blind, explaining his unusual eye color, and has a cane fashioned to look like an ordinary one.
 * The monocle male Servant wears upon his eye is a pocketwatch, tying in to the whole Clockwork symbolism in the Evillious Chronicles.
 * The Servants appear much younger than their representative UTAUs actually are.

Appearances

 * Capriccio Farce
 * Master of the Graveyard (song) (first appearance)
 * Master of the Court (song) (indirect mention only)
 * Evils Forest
 * Evils Court