Labrador

Labrador is one of the main characters of the 07-ghost manga and anime series. He serves as a Bishop of the Barsburg Church located in District 7, and his job there is to protect the citizens by removing Kor. Labrador is the oldest out of the three Bishops, Castor and Frau, and is seen spending most of his time in the gardens of the Church where he takes care of and converses with the plants there. Labrador is also able to manipulate them by using his healing Zaiphon. A chapter in the manga reveals that he was originally born in the God House of Krat as Ilyusha, and after he died began serving as one of the Seven Ghosts. Labrador is the Ghost known as Profe, the one that is able to see one's future.

History

 A chapter in the manga reveals that Labrador was born into the pure lineage of the noble family of the Krat House of God. The Krat House is a House of God in the 4th District (the House of Profe) and Labrador's name when he was human was Ilyusha Krat. His history is told by his former best friend Lem. Labrador was the grandson of the Head of the Krat Family and spent most of his time in his greenhouse. For generations, his bloodline was shown to have the power to be able to see into the future, being able to see medicines to heal illnesses, however their precognitive visions were misleading and disguised an unhappy outcome. For example, a woman came to the Krat house asking for help on her husband's affairs. She was given some incense and was told everything would be fine if she approached her husband when he slept. She later returned to the Krat House, thanked them, and said that she no longer worried about her husband's affairs. It is later revealed that she did approach her husband as he slept - only with a knife and stabbed him to death.

Lem, his old friend, and his younger sister, Lirin, were orphans that the Krat Family adopted. The three of them were close friends, and Lirin said that she would marry Labrador when she was older. But Lirin was a sickly child, often falling sick, and Labrador's prophesies of herbs were the only things that had kept her alive for so long. One day she fell very ill and Labrador knew she was going to die as her illness could not be cured. Lem goes to the Head of the Krat House who mentions the Flower of Eden - a mystical flower that is said to be not only able to heal any illness, but also any sadness.

Lem rushes to Labrador and asks him about the Flower of Eden. Labrador only smiles and nods. A few days later, a sealed letter filled with petals reaches Lem. The letter is written; "If you burn these petals as incense, Lirin would definitely be happy." Lem does as the letter says and Lirin expresses that she feels much better. Grateful, Lem rushes to Labrador's greenhouse, only to discover that the place has been sealed off from the public with tape by the Imperial Guard, because Labrador has been devoured by the forbidden flower that should not blossom - The Flower of Eden. Labrador is sealed off for being a danger, since he has devoured the maid that found him in this state, and Lem is stopped by the guards when he rushes towards Labrador.

As Labrador tries to reach out to Lem, Lem denies knowing Labrador so the petals he had would not be confiscated by the guards and so he could continue to make the medicine to save Lirin's life. Unable to destroy the plant, the Imperial Guard moves it to the North pole where it was frozen. It is revealed that Lirin died anyway, but her death helped scientists research the disease she had been suffering from to help others with the same condition. Blinded by grief, Lem made a pact with a Kor and sealed Labrador's body and Profe's seal together, calling it 'his most precious treasure in the world', and making Labrador the Ghost Profe.  

 

Appearance

Labrador is the smallest of the main Bishops, standing at 5 foot 5 and his build is very slight and slender. Despite his youthful appearance of a boy in his late teens an omake reveals that Labrador is older than both Castor and Frau, placing him in his mid thirties. Labrador has very pale skin, the palest skin tone of the Bishops. His face is boyish and youthful, rather androgynous in appearance, and is very round with a small nose and mouth with full lips with large purple eyes, with no discernable pupils, with dark eyelashes. Labrador's hair is wavy, cropped neck-length and a pale purple in colour with a fringe that just stops above his eyes with longer bangs at each side of his face. Labrador has been described as beautiful. In his casual clothes Labrador wears something akin to a black, leather catsuit with large shoulder pads, a corset that is part of the catsuit, and black fur on the neck-guard and sleeve cuffs.
In his church clothes Labrador appears to wear a dark blue cassock with white trimming on the collar, under a long white outer cassock that hides his arms. The cassock is held together with a loose belt and a large, silver, rectangular brooch emblazoned with the carving of a cross. Labrador wears a plain, white mitre with a cross in the center and a veil that extends from the mitre to fall over his face.

Personality

Labrador is shown to be very kind and gentle, always speaking softly and kindly to those around him- even the enemy. Labrador is very patient, and almost impossible to anger (usually becoming upset instead of angry). He has a love for gardening and holds extensive knowledge about plants, seeds and flowers - an obsession which sometimes leads him to sleep in the flower patches or under trees. He also seems to be incharge of taking care of the plantaions in Basburg church. Possibly due to his precognitive visions, Labrador often appears dreary or not fully aware of the events happening around him, often behaving in a sleepy or dazed manner. Despite this, he is quite a capable fighter - being able to defend himself when attacked. He is very sympathetic (as shown when he expressed sympathy for Verloren's desire to find his love) and can be seen as a pacifist, as he is very rarely seen in combat - objecting to killing even if his opponent poses a serious threat to his life. However this quality makes him susceptible to being taken advantage of. Labrador also has a mischievous side, often insulting Frau's intelligence.