Editing Kaspar Blankenheim

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|jp_name        = カスパル＝ブランケンハイム
|romanization   = Kasuparu Burankenhaimu
|other_names    = Second Dealer <small>(codename)</small>
|vocaloid       = Kaito
|born           = August 30, [[EC]] 588
|died           = August 30, EC 609
|classification = [[Human]]
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|gender         = Male
|hair_color     = Blue
|eye_color      = Blue
|affiliation    = [[Kingdom of Elphegort]]<br/>[[Père Noël]]<br/>[[Levin Church]] <small>(Levia sect)</small>
|Husband=How do I remove this? (Dont ip ban me, please.)}}
{{Quote|Lord Kaspar—No, I’ll dispense with the honorifics with him. To speak bluntly, that man was the lowest of the low.|Rita Flohn|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
'''Kaspar Blankenheim''', codenamed '''Second Dealer''', was the Marquis of [[Toragay]] in [[Elphegort]] and the husband of [[Margarita Blankenheim|Margarita]]. After facing financial trouble, he married the [[Felix Family]] daughter for her [[Marx Felix|father]]'s wealth. He later joined the criminal organization [[Père Noël]] as its black market dealer to maintain his affluent lifestyle and array of mistresses.

==History==
===Early Life===
{{Quote|Before I left my family, I entrusted my own son in the care of my younger brother—Karl.|Kaidor Blankenheim|Gift Bonus Story}}
Born in [[Toragay]] on August 30, [[EC]] 588, Kaspar's father [[Kaidor Blankenheim]] entrusted him to his uncle, [[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Karl Blankenheim|Karl]], shortly after killing his own [[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Balnkenheim (wife)|wife]]. With his real father expelled from the family as a fugitive, Kaspar was raised as the son of Marquis Karl and his wife. During his youth, his father arranged for him to meet many girls as potential marriage candidates and he romanced each of them over the years, promising to marry them. 

Among those candidates was [[Margarita Felix]]. After the young Margarita moved into the [[Blankenheim Mansion]], Kaspar played with her often and the two eventually became more intimate, with Kaspar promising to marry her with a wooden ring as he had done for the rest.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}}

===Marriage===
{{Quote|It’s a bit lonely in here, isn’t it?''"<br/>"''I used to have a lot of things in it. They’ve all been sold off now.|Hanne and Margarita painfully admitting the truth|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
[[File:MargaritaCasparMarriage.png|thumb|250px|Kaspar and Margarita are wed]]Following Margarita's return home and later his father's death, Kaspar inherited the [[Blankenheim Family|family]] title of Marquis and wasted his fortune on Finé cigars from [[Maistia]] and other luxuries. He also befriended [[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Cle Mence|Cle Mence]], son of the Marquis of Nianemu. As his fortune began to deplete, Kaspar decided to marry Margarita and acquire her [[Marx Felix|father]]'s fortune for himself.

Around EC 608, he and Dr. Felix agreed to a political engagement between their two families through him and Margarita, marrying her in June of that year in a public ceremony.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} During their subsequent honeymoon, Kaspar bought Margarita a bed for her [[Blankenheim Mansion#Margarita's Room|new room]] in the Blankenheim manor; he shortly after discovered Margarita's sleepless condition and, disgusted, began sleeping in a separate [[Blankenheim Mansion#Kaspar's Room|room]] from her.

Soon after, the Marquis began taking on numerous mistresses and periodically invited them to his home,{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} forbidding Margarita from entering his room whenever he had them over.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} As time progressed and their finances began to dwindle, Kaspar sold off many of Margarita's personal possessions to help recuperate their losses; he also began firing many of their servants to cut costs.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}}

===Père Noël===
{{Quote|That was close to one thousand Ev. Not the sort of thing you’d expect an impoverished marquis to be able to buy several of so freely. …Which means there’s a chance he had a means to earn money no one else knew about.|Ayn Anchor regarding Kaspar|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
[[File:CasparGift.png|left]]Sometime in EC 608, Kaspar was approached by a woman calling herself [[Mayrana Blossom|"Elluka Clockworker"]].{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} Claiming to be the leader of [[Père Noël]], First Santa Claus, Elluka asked the Marquis join the organization as their black market dealer in [[Elphegort]], offering him a chance to make a profit for himself with some of the earnings;{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 6}} in exchange, the woman asked him to give her the [[Grim the End|golden key]] in his family's possession.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Epilogue}}

Kaspar accepted the offer and joined the organization, codenamed Second Dealer.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 6}} Setting up the market in his mansion's [[Blankenheim Mansion#basement|basement]],{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} the Marquis donned a mask and began buying and selling products to his shady patrons.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 1}} As he acquired numerous goods through his illegal channels, he began storing the products in the basement's warehouse.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}}

Raking in major profits, the Marquis secured his luxurious lifestyle while sharing his earnings with the whole of Père Noël;{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 6}} over time, First Santa Claus periodically visited Kaspar and checked in his operations. He later introduced his "business partner" to Margarita and his wife joined the organization sometime after.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}}

===Downfall===
In EC 609, Santa ordered Kaspar to help enact a single operation: monopolize a cure for an airborne [[Gift]] epidemic that they would create and release for the organization's profit. Once Margarita developed an incomplete variant of the cure, Kaspar began selling the stimulant on the black market before it or the actual Gift epidemic were complete.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 7}} He eventually began keeping all his profits from his shady dealings for himself, claiming to be First Santa Claus to customers;{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} later on, he gave one of his customers, [[Gatt Coulomb|Sixth Venom]], the original copy of the [[Bolganio_Literature#Freezis_Fairy_Tales.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B.E2.80.8B|Freezis Fairy Tale]] the [[Bolganio Literature#Flower of the Plateau|"Flower of the Plateau"]].

As Kaspar began to suffer from insomnia, Marx began to regularly visit the mansion and examine the marquis' physical condition.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 1}} On August 24 of that year, Kaspar and Margarita attended King [[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Soil Elphen|Soil]]'s birthday celebration at his castle in [[Aceid]] before returning home late that night. The next day, Elluka visited and quarreled with Second Dealer over his cheating Père Noël's underground market before leaving.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}}

On August 30, EC 609, Kaspar celebrated his birthday with one of his mistresses at the mansion. Late that night, Margarita offered her husband some toast covered in [[Bolganio Wildlife#Trauben Fruit|trauben]] jam as a gift, saying it would help him sleep. Accepting the birthday present, Kaspar shared it with [[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Eleanor|Eleanor]] and they consumed the toast. Unknowingly poisoned, the two succumbed to Margarita's [[Gift#Fourth Gift|Gift]] shortly after, dying in each other's arms.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 2}}

===World's End===
Following his death, Kaspar's [[soul]] was sent to the [[Heavenly Yard]] and remained there. In EC 999, he and the other souls were pulled back to the [[Third Period]] as the ground world merged with the [[Hellish Yard]].{{ref|story|Seven Crimes and Punishments (story)|Prologue}} When all the souls of the Third Period started singing the [[Clockwork Lullaby]] to restrain [[Ma]], Kaspar eventually joined in their singing.{{ref|song|Master of the Heavenly Yard|PV}}

===Legacy===
{{Quote|Anyhow, if I dispose of you two, I'll become the next Second Dealer... I was promised that.|Kaidor to Hanne and Heidemarie Lorre|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
Kaspar and Eleanor's bodies were discovered by Dr. Marx and Margarita the next day.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 2}} After a quick diagnosis, Marx covered for his daughter and claimed it to be a result of Kaspar's smoking habit. After the [[World Police]]'s subsequent investigation and Dr. [[Puerick Rogzé]]'s own autopsy of the corpse, Marx's diagnosis was accepted as the Marquis' official cause of death. When Dr. Marx was found in a coma with the same symptoms less than a month later, the police reports changed his cause of death as being the result of an unknown disease.

Kaspar's funeral was held at Toragay's church nearly a month after his death and was attended by the entire town and royalty from both Elphegort and [[Marlon]]; Margarita served as his chief mourner. In response to the alleged tobacco causes, Elphegort entered a joint agreement with [[Lucifenia]] and Marlon to limit imports of the product despite facing opposition from many aristocrats and businesses.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} The first in a multi-part [[Bolganio Literature#Schuburg Issues|tribute]] to Kaspar and his life was published in the [[Schuburg Newspaper]]'s 61st issue,{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} though subsequent parts were delayed and inevitably cancelled due to the [[Toragay Epidemic|current events]].{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 6}}

Schuburg Newspaper reporter [[Hanne Lorre]] continued investigating Kaspar's mysterious death and alleged connection to Père Noël, uncovering much about his past and shady dealings.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} [[Julia Abelard]] later criticized Kaspar among others' self-serving actions in Elphegort, lamenting how his murder by Margarita had lost her a valuable pawn.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Epilogue}} Kaspar's biological father, Kaidor, later replaced his son as Second Dealer a few months after his death, taking over the black market.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 5}}

==Personality and Traits==
{{Quote|Spending all his time playing around and picking up other women every day while he had a wife like Margarita around—I’ll say it again, that bastard was utter trash.|Rita Flohn|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
Kaspar was a selfish, conniving, and hedonistic man. Since childhood, Kaspar Blankenheim prioritized his own physical needs over emotional relationships, becoming close with multiple women as potential marriage candidates and yet selecting them for their financial prospects over any romantic sentiment.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} Continuing into adulthood, Kaspar lived largely for his pleasure and expensive tastes.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} He thus partook in illegal activities in Père Noël to fund his addictions, even monopolizing the black market for himself and arguing about his activities when confronted.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 6}} He similarly thought nothing of selling even his own wife's possessions for money.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}}

[[File:KasparWomen.png|thumb|250px|Kaspar with his mistresses]]Kaspar put up a polite front when the situation necessitated it, being able to make a select few friendships and being capable of romancing multiple women even from a young age. Though able to form such relationships, Kaspar was only loyal to himself and looked after his needs before others'. Shameless in his philandering and disloyal to Margarita, treating her with disdain and disrespect,{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} Kaspar displayed no concern for others' opinions and had no worries over potential consequences for his actions, trusting Margarita and careless in his monopolizing of Père Noël's black market.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 1}}

==Skills and Abilities==
{{Quote|Margarita, Kaspar, and even Mayrana―I've lost very useful pawns thanks to them.|Julia Abelard|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}
As the feudal lord of Toragay and head of the Blankenheim house, Kaspar had a great deal of influence within the town and an impressive affluence inherited from his father.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} However, due to his spending habits, much of his family's fortune was depleted within a short period, forcing him to rely on Margarita's dowry to maintain his rich lifestyle.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 3}} After becoming Second Dealer, Kaspar became very successful in making illegal transactions within Toragay's black market and obtained products from all over the world for himself and his clients.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep}}

==Featured in...==
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==Character Connections==
[[Margarita Blankenheim]]: Kaspar's wife. Kaspar played with Margarita often as a child, although in the end only saw her as a means to remain rich compared to his other marriage candidates. Disturbed by her Sleepless condition, Kaspar preferred the company of more beautiful women to her and gave no consideration to the girl's feelings. Despite this, he trusted Margarita, letting her with meet his business partner "Elluka" and accepting her birthday gift to him with no suspicion of foul play.

[[Mayrana Blossom]]: Kaspar's partner in Père Noël. Understanding her to be First Santa Claus and Elluka Clockworker, Kaspar eagerly worked with her in the underground market to line his own pockets, often polite and cordial when she visited and introducing her to his wife. Despite this, he had no loyalty to "Elluka" or Père Noël and monopolized the black market against her wishes.

[[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Eleanor|Eleanor]]: One of Kaspar's mistresses. Kaspar often invited Eleanor over to his mansion and enjoyed her company, showering her with many gifts as well as considering her his favorite. As part of this, Kaspar invited Eleanor over on his birthday and even shared his wife's present to him with her. 

[[List of Minor Characters in Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep#Kriemhilde|Kriemhilde]]: One of Kaspar's many mistresses. Kaspar often invited Kriemhilde over to his mansion and enjoyed her company, showering her with many gifts.

==Trivia==
===Conceptualization and Origin===
* Kaspar's name is partially inspired by the name of his representative Vocaloid, [[w:c:vocaloid:KAITO|KAITO]], with both names sharing the first two letters.
* Kaspar's name is derived from the Hebrew, meaning "treasurer"; the name is traditionally identified with [[Wikipedia:Saint Caspar|Saint Caspar]], one of the three [[Wikipedia:Biblical Magi|Biblical Magi]] in the New Testament.
* His surname, Blankenheim, is the name of two German municipalities; Elphegort, Kaspar's native country, is inspired by [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]].

===Curiosities===
* Kaspar, portrayed by KAITO, alludes to his Vocaloid's other characters and their connection to [[Greed]] due to his name's meaning and the economical motivations behind his marriage to Margarita.
* In the first print of [[Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]], Kaspar's birthdate was mistakenly labeled as year "508" rather than "588".

==Gallery==
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GiftProfile1.png|Kaspar Blankenheim's profile from [[Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]]
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Casparavatar.png|Kaspar in [[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]]
Casparwedding.png|Kaspar wearing his wedding suit
MothyPVLustSlothCastCL.png|Kaspar in [[Master of the Heavenly Yard]]
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GiftInsideMargaritaCaspar0.jpg|Kaspar as he appears in [[Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]]
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Casparchibimanga.png|Kaspar as he appears in the [[Deadly Sins of Evil (manga)|Deadly Sins of Evil]] manga
CasparMargaritaDSoE.png|Kaspar recounted by Margarita in the manga
KasparMangaShort.png|Kaspar as seen in the [[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (manga short)|Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]] manga short
QuartetsMargaritaCaspar.png|Kaspar as he appears in [[Quartets of Evil]]
QuartetsMargaritaCaspar2.png|Kaspar dressed in only his formal vest in the manga
QuartetsCaspar.png|Kaspar dressed in his formal attire in the manga
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BrMDnEYCQAApetE.jpg|Concept art of Kaspar uploaded on [[Ichika]]'s twitter
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==Appearances==
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*[[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
*[[Fifth Pierrot]] <small>(mentioned in PV)</small>
*[[Master of the Heavenly Yard]] <small>(appears in PV)</small>
*[[Evils Court]]
*[[Seven Crimes and Punishments (album)]]
*[[Master of the Heavenly Yard (album)]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*[[Waltz of the Departed: Deadly Sins of Evil SEKAI EDITION+]]
*[[Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]] <small>(corpse)</small>
*[[Deadly Sins of Evil: Fifth Pierrot]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*[[Deadly Sins of Evil: Master of the Heavenly Yard]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*[[Seven Crimes and Punishments (story)]] <small>(mentioned only; alternate timeline)</small>
*[[Entr'acte of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Worldguide]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*[[Epic of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Fanbook]] <small>(indirectly mentioned only)</small>
*[[Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook]]
*[[Gift Bonus Story]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
*[[Deadly Sins of Evil (manga)]] <small>(non-canon appearance)</small>
*[[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (manga short)]]
*[[Quartets of Evil]] <small>(non-canon appearance)</small>
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==References==
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