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First-tier member of the Noah\'s Ark Circus Snake Charmer

Snake (スネーク, Suneeku) is, formerly, the Noah\'s Ark Circus\' snake charmer. He is capable of understanding snakes and is said to be half-snake himself.

His snakes guard the first-tier members\' tents and can speak through him. He has at least nine named snakes: Wordsworth, Emily, Goethe, Oscar, Wilde, Webster, Bronte, Dan, and Keats.

Later, after the tragic disaster of the Noah\'s Ark Circus, Ciel takes him in, and Snake is appointed the footman of the Phantomhive household.

Snake is a young, relatively skinny male. He has golden eyes,

short white hair with a cowlick, and a pale complexion. He appears to have scales in some parts of his body. He seems to be underweight enough to warrant his ribs being slightly visual, as well as a clear outline of some other bones.

Snake dresses in thigh-high boots and a high-collared jacket, with a striped black and white shirt tucked underneath, worn to reveal his chest;

it is cinched at the waist and neck with two skinny belts in each location. When going out, he wears a solid-colored cape over his jacket and shirt.

Once he becomes employed by Ciel Phantomhive, Snake dons a suit similar to Sebastian\'s uniform, except his vest is lower, and he sports a ribbon instead of a tie. He is always seen in the company of at least one of his snakes.

Snake is quiet, reserved, and disinclined to speaking, but when he does, it is usually to relay information from one of his snakes. Joker tells Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis that "Snake an\' his friends\'re still shy" and cautions them to be careful of "their poison."

However, he seems to have a bit of a playful side, as he flirts with Dagger through one of his snakes.

Snake cares significantly about the other first-tier members, and provides them information and warnings, as shown when he has apologized to Doll for allowing his snakes to roam loose.

As well, he attempts to get revenge on Ciel for the first-tier members\' "disappearances." However, he has delayed in telling the others about Ciel\'s and Sebastian\'s invasion of their tents for an unknown reason, and he does not refer to the other first-tier members as brothers or sisters, as they do.

He also does not accompany them on their missions, and does not seem to be fully informed as to what they are doing when they are gone.

Back then, Snake was kept on display, but was subsequently rescued by the other first-tier members of the Noah\'s Ark Circus.

Because of his skill with snake charming, and the fact that they had no one else capable of doing it, Joker allowed him to become a first-tier member.

Snake remarks that despite his appearance, the first-tier members had treated him like family.

Snake, along with the other members of the Noah\'s Ark Circus, parades the streets of London, in order to uplift the spirits of people and garner attention for their circus group.

At a circus show that Ciel Phantomhive and Sebastian Michaelis attend, Snake is presented by Joker as the snake charmer, and he performs befittingly.

After being examined by Doctor, and subsequently scouted by Joker, Sebastian exits the first-aid tent. When he went the wrong way, Snake appears from behind and tells him firmly that he cannot go that way. He then points Sebastian the correct way out, which Sebastian thanks him for.

Snake wishes the first-tier members luck on their mission.

Later, after Ciel has been caught by Doll after exiting the first-tier members\' tents, Doll reprimands Snake for letting his snakes loose, in an attempt to protect Ciel. Her plan is successful, as Snake apologizes and neither he nor Dagger investigates further.

He soon informs Joker, Jumbo and Peter of Sebastian\'s and Ciel\'s presence in their tents, albeit after a delay, which he does not explain. He is then dismissed while they decide what to do.

The next morning, he is left in charge of the next performance by Peter, and he bids Dagger a special farewell from his snake, Emily. He does not go to either the Phantomhive or Kelvin manor, and instead, is left to look after the Noah\'s Ark Circus.

However, when the first-tier members fail to return the following morning, he is asked by the second-tier members to account where they are, which he cannot do. He then walks away from the circus with his snakes, commenting how lonely he is.

Snake is captured by Sebastian Michaelis, and bound by ropes.

Snake deduces that Ciel Phantomhive has caused the first tier members of the Noah\'s Ark Circus to disappear. He uses his snakes to pursue Ciel\'s scent, which leads him to Ciel\'s London townhouse. There, Soma redirects him to the Phantomhive manor, where Ciel currently is.

At the Phantomhive manor, Snake waits until nighttime at the greenhouse

and then unwittingly sends his snakes to murder Patrick Phelps, who, at the time, was sleeping in Ciel\'s bedroom. Following Patrick\'s death, Sebastian Michaelis discovers Snake at the greenhouse. Snake unleashes a torrent of snakes upon him, but the poison of the snakes cannot kill him.

Later, Snake is bound and gagged by Sebastian Michaelis, and brought to Ciel.

Sebastian informs Ciel that Snake is the one responsible for Patrick\'s death. Snake says that, despite his appearance, the first-tier members had treated him like family; he declares that he would not forgive Ciel for taking them away from him. Ciel discloses that he had been sent undercover as a circus member to discover evidence that connected the first tier members to a series of kidnapped children, whom of which had all disappeared when the circus was in town. Snake refuses to believe this at first, but Ciel lies and tells him that before he could find the evidence, he had been discovered and the first-tier members vanished shortly afterward. He adds that he had wanted to save the children that were suffering because of the first-tier members, and that he wanted to save Snake as well.

Subsequently, Ciel removes the ropes on Snake and tells him to come to his mansion; he claims that he is still looking for Joker and the others to clear up the incident, and that staying with him would be the quickest way for Snake to see them again. Ciel assures Snake that he knows the first-tier members are kind and that they should atone for their crimes; he states that he wants all of them, including Snake, to achieve true happiness. Snake, then, accepts Ciel\'s offer.

Snake begins working at the Phantomhive manor as the footman. The other servants at first are shocked by his snakes, but later warm up to him. Baldroy is suspicious of Snake, questioning Sebastian Michaelis about hiring a "shady guy." Sebastian replies that he does not care who he is unless he means harm to Ciel Phantomhive. When Ciel and Sebastian departs to the ship Campania, Snake accompanies them.

At an upper class party on the ship, Snake becomes uncomfortable after a group of ladies depreciate him due to his odd appearance. When Ciel takes notice, Snake tells him of his insecurities and worries that Ciel will be laughed at for associating with him. Ciel brushes it off, replying that everyone looks different so it is nothing to be ashamed of, and that it is no one else\'s business whom he associates with.

Snake throws his snake to help Ciel Phantomhive.

Afterward, Ciel finds him in the freight storage sharing his food with his snakes. When the Bizarre Dolls begin to attack, his snakes are able to restrain them, but their poisons have no effect. He and Ciel discuss about the Bizarre Dolls to come up with a way to escape them, but then Sebastian arrives and eliminates the hostiles. Soon after, they discover Ryan Stoker, and Snake uses one of his snakes as a rope to bind him. Once they reach the boiler room, he removes the snake so it will appear that they are Ryan\'s friends.

However, the ship hits an iceberg, and water surges in. The water tight doors begin to descend, causing Ciel and Elizabeth to get separated from Snake. He says that he cannot leave Ciel behind, but the latter reminds Snake that his snakes cannot get cold or they will die. Snake is surprised, and Ciel explains that he and Elizabeth will escape through the ducts. Snake then throws a snake up to the duct so that it will act as their guide. Subsequently, he notices that Ryan has escaped using the elevator.

Snake reunites with Ciel, Sebastian, and Elizabeth, and informs them about Ryan\'s escape. They decide to go meet up with the Midfords at the lifeboats. When they get there, Ciel asks Edward Midford to allow Snake on in his place, saying that he has some unfinished business to attend to. Edward agrees, and Ciel leaves Snake in his hands. Soon after, Snake boards on a lifeboat, with Edward and Elizabeth.

After the Campania incident, Snake participates on the Easter egg hunt, teaming up with Finnian. They pair immediately looks outside, with Snake holding their egg and are followed by Charles Grey as he thinks stealing eggs is easier than finding them. While Finnian goes off to look for some eggs, Snake scares Earl Grey with his snakes which makes the latter unable to counter. Phipps then shows up with a snake-charming flute, making Snake dizzy. When Finnian returns with the eggs, he finds Snake and his friends passed out on the floor, disqualifying them.

Snake, along with his fellow servants, welcome Ciel and Sebastian back whilst they control Old Sam\'s sheep when his fences broke. Ciel finds this amusing at one point. One of the sheep runs away towards the herb patch; Snake and Finnian run after to stop it.

Some time later, Snake and the rest of the Phantomhive Household sets out to London to purchase a new pair of glasses for Mey-rin and a straw hat for Finnian. Along the way, Bard recognizes the big clock as Big Ben. After Mey-rin and Finnian receive their respective things, Ciel questions Bard and Snake whether they like anything. For a second the two glance at each other. Soon, Snake leaves a shop with a large bag. He states that with this bag, everyone [his snakes] will always be with him whenever he goes out. He also witnesses the large crowd of women as they enter the Funtom Company\'s store, in hopes of buying the newly advertised Lily of the Valley perfume.

Entrance past this point is forbidden. Is what Wilde just said. The exit is that way, says Goethe. ... Good-bye. Says Goethe..."

(To Doll, when she shows him a free-roaming snake) "I\'m sorry for my carelessness that could have sent you to the next world."

(To Peter, when he questions his ability to speak to snakes) "You doubt me? You idiot!! Says Wordsworth."

(To Dagger, when he informs Snake that the other first-tier members will be absent) "I\'ll be lonely, so hurry back okay. I\'ll keep the bed warm while waiting. Says Emily."

"The food was really good so I thought I\'d share it with everyone. Says Dan."

(To Ciel, after several ladies are seen laughing at his odd appearance) "I look different from everyone else, and since I\'m with you, people will laugh at you too."

Several of Snake\'s named snakes share their name with an author or poet who was popular during the Victorian Era. Wordsworth may be from William Wordsworth, Goethe from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Emily and Bronte from Emily Brontë (or one of the other Brontë sisters), Oscar and Wilde from Oscar Wilde, Keats from John Keats. Donne is derived from another English poet, John Donne.

Multiple authors listed above have writings that are about the selling of one\'s soul. In Oscar Wilde\'s The Picture of Dorian Gray, the main character wants to stay young, but it ends up killing him. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is the author of Faust, in which the main character sells his soul for knowledge.

Snake\'s cowlick seems to tremble when he\'s nervous. It has also been shown to stand straight up when he is startled.

Because Snake\'s snakes are not allowed to roam free on the cruising ship, accompanying him is a very tiny snake named Donne, who sits on the top of his ear.

, his snakes were placed in a large box because they were not allowed to roam free. This caused him to become upset, much to the confusion of the two men with the box.

Snake seems to be self-conscious about his skin, shown where he shows insecurity when two ladies from the cruising ship were talking about his snakelike skin.

Since first meeting Ciel in Noah\'s Ark Circus, Snake has continued to refer to Ciel as "Smile" the stage name given to Ciel by Joker when he was first recruited as a performer.

Snake has been drawn without his scales in the normal style once, most likely an artist error.

A snake charming flute has been shown to have some effect on Snake. The flute seems to make him dizzy and pass out.

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