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| “ | ...Or else convince yourself somehow "that's just the way it is." | ” |
—Retrace LXVIII: Glen | ||
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Introduction
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Levi (レヴィ, Revi), also known as one of the previous incarnations of Glen Baskerville (グレン＝バスカヴィル, Guren Basukaviru), was a character from Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts. He was Oswald's predecessor, having died a year or two before the events of the Tragedy of Sablier. As a former leader of the Baskervilles, he held control over the entire Baskerville Clan and all its estate up until Oswald succeeded him and took the Glen name.
Few specifics are known of Levi's early childhood. Like all Baskervilles, he was born human. At some point, he and his Ill Omened counterpart encountered the Droplets of Golden Light and traveled to Sablier. He was determined to be an incarnation of Glen Baskerville by the Glen presiding at the time, and eventually made to execute his Ill Omened counterpart and take the role of Glen himself. Eventually, he would meet Oswald and his Ill Omened younger sister Lacie as small children. As Oswald was found to be the next incarnation of Glen Baskerville, Levi raised Oswald and his sister personally. Though it was not standard practice, Levi told Lacie of the reason for her impending demise when she was very young. He then asked Lacie's permission to impregnate her as part of an "experiment" created by previous incarnations of Glen Baskerville.
Their union would eventually create Alice and the Intention of the Abyss, Levi and Lacie's twin daughters. While the former girl he and Oswald met at the Door to the Abyss, the latter girl stayed within the depths of the Abyss, the two communing through the link in their souls. After Oswald's succession, Levi's body began to break down and slowly, painfully morph into a Chain. Before he succumbed to this fate, he privately met with Jack Vessalius, who was friends with Oswald and obsessed with Lacie, and told him in detail everything to do with the Abyss and the circumstances of Lacie's death. He advised Jack to do whatever he wished with the information given, and left. His body would soon fade away and he bore witness to the Tragedy that followed from within the consciousness of Glen.
Appearance[]
Levi was a pale skinned man of average build and above average height. His face was long, thin, and gently angled, with a large, pointed chin, downturned violet eyes, arched eyebrows, a small nose, and thin lips. He had long white hair, which he had pulled back and twisted around a ponytail coming out from the back of his head. A small section of Levi's bangs was allowed to drape over his face, reaching down to his shoulders, while another section of hair was brought forward from the back of his head and tied in a long braid which draped over his left shoulder. When taken out of its braid, Levi's hair was shown to have been long and flowing, reaching the entirety of his torso in length. In most appearances, Levi had no distinguishable sclera. Instead, his eyes were completely violet. His sclera were more distinct in appearances where he had just met Oswald and Lacie, and his irises take up a normal amount of his eyes in his appearances as a spirit.
Most commonly, Levi wore a white dress shirt and a white ascot under a purple vest, which he wore under an overcoat that had black trim and was adorned with gold buttons. Over top of this, Levi usually wore a blue shawl lined with fringe that he wrapped around his torso, wearing dark colored pants and black boots to complete his outfit. When attending official ceremonies, such as Oswald's Succession Ceremonies, Levi would wear a black coat with an elongated collar on the right side, which faded from black to bright crimson further and further down the coat, this being the exact same coat that Oswald would inherit from Levi when he became Glen.
Personality[]
Levi's overall personality was quite cheerful, tending to be rather sarcastic, finding entertainment in most situations no matter how inappropriate his humor may be at the time. Levi always seems to have a reason to smile despite facing his own potential death and losing people who he cares for. Although he does show that he can be serious if needed, it appears that he has a strange way of showing his humor as shown when he laughed at Oswald's observation and when Lacie grabbing Jack away from them.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Each Glen Baskerville is capable of approaching and making contact with The Core of the Abyss, although this had destructive consequences and could only be done in the most dire of circumstances
- Pandora Hearts 18.5: Evidence revealed that Levi was skilled at archery.
Chains[]
Levi had contracts with each of the five Black Winged Chains. As Levi was a Baskerville, he was able to form "Illegal Contracts" without fear of a time limit for his time remaining on Earth. Using the Black Winged Chains, Levi was able to open paths to the Abyss. As well, the Black Winged Chains could pass judgement on those who have committed sins against the harmony of the Abyss (i.e. being born with the Red-Eyes of Ill Omen) and then summon forth the Chains of Condemnation to wrap around the sinner and drag them into the depths of the Abyss to be destroyed by the darkness of the Abyss if they're found guilty. All five Chains can also mend the Chains which encircle Earth should they ever be severed, thus allowing Levi to prevent the world from falling into the Abyss in its entirety. Apart from their main abilities, Levi could also access secondary abilities of the Five Black Feathered Chains during combat. All five contracts were nullified with Levi when he passed them into Oswald.
Raven[]
- Raven can breathe blue flames, capable of severing limbs and causing even death to the likes of even the Baskervilles. Raven can send out flurries of feathers doused in fire as well to attack victims from a further range.
- Raven can also bind the powers of other Chains (which it had done on Dodo and B-Rabbit 100 years after Levi's time).
Owl[]
- Owl can spin threads which it can connect to individuals. These threads are invisible to everyone apart from the holder of the threads, and they are able to lead the holder directly to the individual its connected to by the shortest path possible.
Dodo[]
- Dodo's primary ability is to create illusions, which are able to make physical contact with victims, as well as assault the victims mind.
- Dodo also displayed an attack which it used on Sharon Rainsworth long after Levi's time, the ability to attack individuals with dark energy. However, this seems to have been a relatively weak attack.
Gryphon[]
- None of Gryphon's secondary abilities have been displayed as of yet.
Jabberwock[]
- Jabberwock is capable of generating energy beams which can potentially vaporize anything in its path. Unfortunately, generating the energy beam takes time.
Quotes[]
- "I see. This is… This is my servant Oswald, the older brother of your beloved Lacie."
- "You're an interesting fellow..."
- You look like a living corpse, Jack."
- "I impregnated Lacie, and Alice was born in the Abyss..."
- "What I wanted... was change. However, I'm afraid it is time for an accursed being such as myself to exit the stage. I leave the rest to you. You're free to use her to fulfill your wish, I'll be watching together with all the other past Glens."
- Levi: "The Abyss is at once the beginning and end of all things. The world is protected by Chains that prevent it from being engulfed by the power of the Abyss."
- Jack: I've never heard that before..."
- Levi: "Of course you haven't. It's pretty abstract even to me. And yet, it's thanks to this force that our world can remain as it is. You may not be able to see or touch them, but those chains are all around you just like the air. The Baskervilles are supposed to guard the power of the Abyss, and that includes those Chains."
- Jack: "What if... what if... those Chains were to break?"
- Levi: "Why would you... ask me something like that?"
- "Still, it's pretty unusual for you to show interest in someone."
- "Uh…what? I didn't know you swung that way."
- "Do you even hear yourself talk? Try to explain why you felt that way about this man."
- "It's ok; just tell me what you felt."
- Levi: "Do you want to save his life?"
- Leo: "Can you... do that?
- Levi: We cannot heal those wounds... but we may be able to seal them. Have him drink its blood and pronounce its name."
- Leo: Its name?
- Levi: That's right. I'm sorry but we can't recall its name anymore. You will simply have to guess by looking at it."
- Leo: "... Humpty Dumpty...?"
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- Retrace LVIII: Puddle of blood*
- Retrace LXVII: Lacie* (First Appearance)
- Retrace LXVIII: Glen*
- Retrace LXIX: Alice*
- Retrace LXX: Oz (Mentioned only)
- Retrace LXXI: Black Rabbit*
- Retrace LXXII: Bloody Rabbit*
- Retrace LXXVII: Vacant*
- Retrace LXXVIII: Decision
- Retrace XCI: Juror
- Retrace XCII: A Story
- Retrace XCIV: Blaze
- Retrace XCV: Vincent
- Retrace XCVII: I am
- Retrace XCIX: Shade
- Retrace C: Ossia
- Retrace CI: Oswald
- Retrace CII: The Nursery
- Retrace CIII: Call Your Name
- Pandora Academy (Non-Canon)
(*) - Denotes that the character did not appear physically, but as a part of another character's memories.
Trivia[]
- "Levi" is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning "to join" or "to connect."
- It is also an anagram of "Evil," lampshaded in his penname.
- His likes are, in order, reading, hunting, and appreciating the fine arts. He dislikes people who do nothing but suck up to others.
- He is skilled at swordsmanship. He is weak when it comes to boredom.
- Mochizuki's comment on him is that he is the type of person who seemed to be enjoying himself to the very end. She wanted him to be remorseful at least once, but it was impossible as he ended up enjoying most of the things he encountered.
- Jun Mochizuki revealed that she removed the sclera of Levi's eyes so that readers would find him creepy, in order to contrast Oswald's appearance.
- In the Drama CD Another Story of A Promise Lost, Levi is implied to be bisexual. Levi reveals that he was attracted to the previous Glen, before he even knew she was a woman — according to him, she used to dress as a man, and he only found out her gender a long time later.