Elliot's death was really hard to take in for me and I thought he deserved a funeral so I bribed a friend of mine (known elsewhere as LoneNecromancer) with Lotti pics to get him to write a eulogy. I felt it would be appropriate to repost it here. Be warned, it contains sarcasm:
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the fictional life of and mourn the fictional death of the fictional character Elliot Nightray. Warning, he's a fictitious character, so don't get too emotional. Pianist, swordsman, and tsundere.
- Elliot Nightray wrote:
- Humpty Dumpty, I reject you.
- Elliot Nightray wrote:
- Still wearing a school uniform at the age of 24! HAVE YOU NO SHAME?!"
Elliot Nightray, or Eriotto Naitorei, as Japanese people pronounce his name, was the youngest of six. Before you go thinking that Mr Nightray couldn't keep it in his pants, two were adopted. He had good relations with his stepbrothers, and of course, with his real siblings, right up until he killed them. Er... yeah, best move on.
(You have your chance. Throttle him. Before it's too late.)
Early on his youth, Elliot developed a close friendship with a boy named Leo he took on as a valet, after bonding through music, even composing a short piece entitled Statice for him. And that definitely isn't gay in any way, I'm sure loads of heterosexual males do that for their friends. And you should feel ashamed of yourself for drawing fanart and writing fanfiction about them depicting them in such a way.
Despite his often hotheaded and outspoken ways, Elliot had a heroic streak to him. As a young boy, he tried to rescue four orphans. He failed quite horrifically, only rescuing one, and the whole incident is actually the reason he's dead, and as to why his family's dead, but it's the thought that counts.
He commited many horrific crimes in his time, the worst maybe spoiling the Holy Knight book series for Oz Vessalius, and frankly, I'm surprised he didn't die then and there. But instead, he was eventually rewarded, getting choked by Charlotte "Lottie" of the Baskervilles, I've never really thought of myself as a fan of erotic asphyxiation, but damn, it sounds fun when Lottie's involved.
Elliot never seemed to be a fan of irony, and probably won't appreciate the ironic manner of his death, after first telling someone that self-sacrifice was stupid and then sort of sacrificing himself. Or how ironic it was how he wanted to kill the Head Hunter, only for him to turn out to be the Head Hunter (Mind you, he succeeded). Or how he hated Oz for being a Vessalius but befriended him anyway. Huh. Strange kid, this Elliot.
While reading Pandora Hearts, many people thought Elliot would turn out to be the reincarnation of Glen. That's because many people are sheep. Now you know that not only is Elliot dead, but you're wrong.
Elliot will now rest in...erm, I'm not sure where. He rejected the Chain, so is he going to the Abyss, is he becoming a chain, is he becoming a doll for Alyss...in fact, who of us know what truly happens when you die? (Well, you go back to not existing just like you did before you were born, but people don't like hearing that at funerals).
Let us honour his fictitious life and death. Rest in peace, Elliot Nightray.
(Help yourselves to free alcohol and cucumber sandwiches)