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|other_names = Second Dealer <small>(codename)</small>
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|occupation = Marquis of Toragay
 
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{{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}}
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'''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 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.
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|affiliation = [[Elphegort]]
 
|family = [[Margarita Blankenheim]] <small>(wife)</small><br/>
 
[[List of Minor Characters in the Seven Deadly Sins Series|Felix]] <small>(father-in-law)</small>}}
 
   
'''Caspar Blankenheim''' is a marquis of [[Elphegort]] and the husband of [[Margarita Blankenheim]]. He was the first person poisoned by his wife in the Toragay Serial Killings due to his multiple affairs.
 
 
==History==
 
==History==
 
===Early Life===
 
===Early Life===
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{{Quote|Before I left my family, I entrusted my own son in the care of my younger brother—Karl.|Kaidor Blankenheim|Gift Bonus Story}}
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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 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.
   
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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}}
When Caspar was young, he had been close friends with [[Margarita Blankenheim|Margarita Felix]]. At the time, they made a promise with each other although Caspar forgot about it some time after.<ref>Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep - 幼い頃の 約束も忘れて</ref> Years later, Caspar became the Marquis and, interested in acquiring Doctor [[List of Minor Characters in the Seven Deadly Sins Series#Felix (doctor)|Felix's]] wealth, influenced a political marriage between himself and Margarita, allying their two families and linking together their finances.<ref>Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep - "政略の果て 決められた婚姻 [...] 医者の娘の 財産だけ目当て</ref>
 
   
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===Marriage===
Shortly afterward, Caspar openly cheated on Margarita, bringing multiple women to their home in Toragay and blatantly philandering with them in front of her.<ref>Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep - 欲に溺れる 無能な遊び人</ref> Eventually, he made it apparent to his wife that he neither remembered nor cared about their childhood promise and held no romantic interest in her, only using her for financial convenience.
 
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{{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}}
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[[File:MargaritaCasparMarriage.png|thumb|250px|Kaspar and Margarita are wed]]Following Margarita's return home and later his father's death, Kaspar inherited the 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.
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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 new room in the Blankenheim manor; he shortly after discovered Margarita's sleepless condition and, disgusted, began sleeping in a separate room from her.
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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 [[Blankenheim Mansion#Kaspar's room|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}}
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===Père Noël===
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{{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}}
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[[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 [[Golden Key|golden key]] in his family's possession.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Epilogue}}
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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}}
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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.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} 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}}
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===Downfall===
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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 Freezis Fairy Tale the "[[Bolganio Literature#Flower of the Plateau|Flower of the Plateau]]".
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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 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}}
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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 Eleanor and they consumed the toast. Unknowingly poisoned, the two succumbed to Margarita's Gift shortly after, dying in each other's arms.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 2}}
   
===Toragay Serial Killings===
 
In EC 609, Margarita approached her husband, concerned about his lack of sleep due to stressful circumstances. Caspar was offered a "gift" from his wife in the form of a sleeping medication to help with his insomnia and allowed his wife to administer it to him.<ref>Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep - 不安な情緒 悩む貴方に とてもいい薬があるのよ 良い夢が見れるから 疲れた身癒せるわ </ref> Slipping into a deep sleep, Caspar lapsed into a coma before dying of the poison.
 
 
===Legacy===
 
===Legacy===
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{{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}}
After his death, Caspar's name would be mentioned in news reports as having passed away and would be the first of many victims who were killed by his wife, Margarita. By the time [[Elphegort]] hired the Freesis Foundation to investigate the incident, the city was already a ghost town.<ref>Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep PV</ref>
 
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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|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.
   
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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|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}}
==Featured in...==
 
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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}}
GftPwBS.jpg|'''Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep'''|link=Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep
 
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==Personality and Traits==
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{{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}}
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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}}
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[[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.{{ref|book|Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep|Chapter 4}} 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}}
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==Skills and Abilities==
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{{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}}
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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}}
   
 
==Character Connections==
 
==Character Connections==
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[[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.
   
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[[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.
[[Margarita Blankenheim]]: Caspar's childhood friend and wife. They used to be close, making a childhood promise to her, but as he grew up, he became more selfish and only saw her as a means to get rich. He preferred the company of younger or more beautiful women to her. Nonetheless, he appeared to trust her judgement or loyalty to him, shown by accepting her "gift" to help him sleep at night. 
 
   
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[[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.
==Trivia==
 
   
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[[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.
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==Trivia==
 
===Conceptualization and Origin===
 
===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.
*Caspar's name is derived from the Hebrew word for "treasurer"; traditionally, the name is assigned to one of the biblical Three Magi and translates as "Master of the Treasure".
 
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*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 municiplaties; Elphegort, Caspar's native country, is inspired by Germany.
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*His surname, Blankenheim, is the name of two German municipalities; Elphegort, Kaspar's native country, is inspired by [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]].
*In numerology, the name Blankenheim is associated with being emotional, sentimental, inquisitive, independent, and ruled by love, needing encouragement or affection when unloved and feeling unhappy when there is a lack of harmony.
 
*Caspar's name is partially inspired by the name of his representative Vocaloid, KAITO, with Caspar's romanization beginning with the letters "ka".
 
   
 
===Curiosities===
 
===Curiosities===
*Caspar, portrayed by KAITO, references 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.
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*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.
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*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".
*Despite this, he ironically exhibits traits of [[Sateriajis Venomania]], the sinner of [[Lust]] murdered by [[Kachess Crim]].
 
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==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]]
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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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|-|Manga=
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Casparchibimanga.png|Kaspar as he appears in the [[Deadly Sins of Evil (manga)|Deadly Sins of Evil]] manga
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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
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QuartetsMargaritaCaspar.png|Kaspar as he appears in [[Quartets of Evil]]
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QuartetsMargaritaCaspar2.png|Kaspar dressed in only his formal vest in the manga
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==Appearances==
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*[[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]] <small>(first appearance)</small>
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*[[Fifth Pierrot]] <small>(mentioned in PV)</small>
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*[[Deadly Sins of Evil: Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep]]
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*[[Deadly Sins of Evil: Fifth Pierrot]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
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*[[Entr'acte of Evil: The Daughter of Evil Worldguide]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
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*[[Waltz of Evil: The Deadly Sins of Evil Guidebook]]
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*[[Gift Bonus Story]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
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*[[Seven Crimes and Punishments (story)]] <small>(mentioned only; alternate timeline)</small>
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*[[Deadly Sins of Evil (manga)]] <small>(non-canon appearance)</small>
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*[[Gift from the Princess who Brought Sleep (manga short)]]
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*[[Quartets of Evil]] <small>(non-canon appearance)</small>
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*[[Evils Court]]
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*[[Seven Crimes and Punishments (album)]]
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*[[Master of the Heavenly Yard (album)]] <small>(mentioned only)</small>
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"Lord Kaspar—No, I’ll dispense with the honorifics with him. To speak bluntly, that man was the lowest of the low."
―Rita Flohn[src]

Kaspar Blankenheim, codenamed Second Dealer, was the Marquis of Toragay in Elphegort and the husband of Margarita. After facing financial trouble, he married the Felix Family daughter for her 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

"Before I left my family, I entrusted my own son in the care of my younger brother—Karl."
―Kaidor Blankenheim[src]

Born in Toragay on August 30, EC 588, Kaspar's father Kaidor Blankenheim entrusted him to his uncle, Karl, shortly after killing his own 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.[1]

Marriage

"It’s a bit lonely in here, isn’t it?"
"I used to have a lot of things in it. They’ve all been sold off now."
―Hanne and Margarita painfully admitting the truth[src]
MargaritaCasparMarriage

Kaspar and Margarita are wed

Following Margarita's return home and later his father's death, Kaspar inherited the family title of Marquis and wasted his fortune on Finé cigars from Maistia and other luxuries. He also befriended Cle Mence, son of the Marquis of Nianemu. As his fortune began to deplete, Kaspar decided to marry Margarita and acquire her 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.[2] During their subsequent honeymoon, Kaspar bought Margarita a bed for her new room in the Blankenheim manor; he shortly after discovered Margarita's sleepless condition and, disgusted, began sleeping in a separate room from her.

Soon after, the Marquis began taking on numerous mistresses and periodically invited them to his home,[1] forbidding Margarita from entering his room whenever he had them over.[2] 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.[1]

Père Noël

"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[src]
CasparGift

Sometime in EC 608, Kaspar was approached by a woman calling herself "Elluka Clockworker".[2] 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;[3] in exchange, the woman asked him to give her the golden key in his family's possession.[4]

Kaspar accepted the offer and joined the organization, codenamed Second Dealer.[3] Setting up the market in his mansion's basement,[2] the Marquis donned a mask and began buying and selling products to his shady patrons.[5] As he acquired numerous goods through his illegal channels, he began storing the products in the basement's warehouse.[2]

Raking in major profits, the Marquis secured his luxurious lifestyle while sharing his earnings with the whole of Père Noël;[3] over time, First Santa Claus periodically visited Kaspar and checked in his operations.[1] He later introduced his "business partner" to Margarita and his wife joined the organization sometime after.[1]

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.[6] He eventually began keeping all his profits from his shady dealings for himself, claiming to be First Santa Claus to customers;[1] later on, he gave one of his customers, Sixth Venom, the original copy of the Freezis Fairy Tale the "Flower of the Plateau".

As Kaspar began to suffer from insomnia, Marx began to regularly visit the mansion and examine the marquis' physical condition.[5] On August 24 of that year, Kaspar and Margarita attended King 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.[1]

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 trauben jam as a gift, saying it would help him sleep. Accepting the birthday present, Kaspar shared it with Eleanor and they consumed the toast. Unknowingly poisoned, the two succumbed to Margarita's Gift shortly after, dying in each other's arms.[7]

Legacy

"Anyhow, if I dispose of you two, I'll become the next Second Dealer... I was promised that."
―Kaidor to Hanne and Heidemarie Lorre[src]

Kaspar and Eleanor's bodies were discovered by Dr. Marx and Margarita the next day.[7] 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.[2] The first in a multi-part tribute to Kaspar and his life was published in the Schuburg Newspaper's 61st issue,[1] though subsequent parts were delayed and inevitably cancelled due to the current events.[3]

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.[2] Julia Abelard later criticized Kaspar among others' self-serving actions in Elphegort, lamenting how his murder by Margarita had lost her a valuable pawn.[4] Kaspar's biological father, Kaidor, later replaced his son as Second Dealer a few months after his death, taking over the black market.[8]

Personality and Traits

"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[src]

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.[1] Continuing into adulthood, Kaspar lived largely for his pleasure and expensive tastes.[2] 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.[3] He similarly thought nothing of selling even his own wife's possessions for money.[1]

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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.[1] 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,[1] 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.[5]

Skills and Abilities

"Margarita, Kaspar, and even Mayrana―I've lost very useful pawns thanks to them."
―Julia Abelard[src]

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[9]

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.

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.

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, 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 Saint Caspar, one of the three Biblical Magi in the New Testament.
  • His surname, Blankenheim, is the name of two German municipalities; Elphegort, Kaspar's native country, is inspired by 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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