Hello, everyone! Well, I'll get right to it, I want this discussion to be about whereabouts have we seen the real "Ciel Phantomhive" so far in the series. I'd suppose most of you have read the manga past chapter 129, or at least I'd hope so (if you haven't, you might want to if you haven't be spoiled already).
Let's try and find quotes and scenes that we're like pretty sure, it's the real Ciel. For some of you, it might even be an experience where you realise just how many times he's actually occurred so far!
Tips for identifying the real Ciel Phantomhive
• Hair parting is opposite of our Ciel's, while our Ciel has his on his left wider, the real Ciel has his wider hair parting on his right. They're quite literally mirror opposites!
• Also, our Ciel Phantomhive is often very sickly and just physically unwell. "Now, now. You should know better... Galavanting around in drenched clothing in this cold weather... You're just asking for another rough bout of coughing, you know?" - "Ciel Phantomhive" Chapter 129
• Our Ciel "is a bit shy around strangers" - Vincent Phantomhive Chapter 33.
• And also "he doesn't venture outside much" - Also Vincent Phantomhive Chapter 33, and we know this is our Ciel because "I don't even know where we are now... I didn't really go out often..." - Our Ciel in Chapter 62.
Anyway, I hope that somewhat makes it easier to find him -3-
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Chapter 32 "It's nice to meet you, Baron Kelvin. I'm Ciel."
I mean this is probably before our Ciel started faking his identity, so from my understanding, this most definitely should have been the real Ciel, introducing himself.
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Chapter 58 "I'm glad that you're the one who's going to be my wife, Lizzy."
Awe, this poor innocent child has no idea how much those words hurt Elizabeth... Anyway, the real Ciel Phantomhive was most likely the fiance of Elizabeth and the one that she remembers from Easter and everything.
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Chapter 90 "Don't take me away!"
The child who shared not only the same cage but also the same appearance who was sacrificed to the demon, was the real Ciel, as that child is (or should be) dead.
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Here's my favourite;
Chapter 99.5 "I don't need fake brothers."
Because even if his younger brother is sickly and just unwell most of the time, the real Ciel Phantomhive loves his brother so much, that no one could replace him. Awww.
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Another flashback that he was in was in Chapter 120, the gorgeous Halloween chapter. Although he doesn't really say anything, so I don't have anything to quote here.
"Ah, wai-" Our Ciel reaches out to his illusion of his parents, Elizabeth and his twin brother, as they happily walk ahead of him. Sadly it was just his memory and he's not actually there :(
The real Ciel Phantomhive also reappears this chapter, when our Ciel looks into the river with all the beautifully lit candles floating downstream, and a child who looks just like him but wearing an adorable sailor's uniform is looking back at him. This was most likely the real Ciel, and the candle flickers into blood just before he disappears again.
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That's all I've got for now. I wonder where else, could we have mistaken the real Ciel for the fake one...