Ivlis

Ivlis (イヴリス) is the devil of the Flame World. He is the son of Siralos, and the father of Adauchi, Poemi, and Licorice. He serves as the main antagonist of The Gray Garden, and a major character of The Sun's Curse.

Physical Description
Ivlis has long dark gray hair with red streaks along the tips held in a low ponytail; the color can be seen as an emotion indicator (it changes to fiery red-orange when he is upset). He has a pair of red horns on his head (which are said to be warm, hard, and sharp, like obsidian), red scaled claws, and a red tail. He dons a long coat over a military uniform, a two-toned red and black scarf which serves as detachable (albeit flightless) "wings," explained in a (now deleted) MEMO post, black pants, and black boots.

During the events of The Sun's Curse, Ivlis wore a brown uniform with a cloak, similar to the one worn by Igls Unth. He had a pair of red wings which were later torn off by Siralos in disproportionate punishment.

When asked on a livestream why Ivlis does not wear his scarf in many of the current drawings, Deep-Sea Prisoner responded that this could be because he "perhaps has had some character development." Another question about Ivlis' "future form" where he is wearing a tannish sweater and smiling, Deep-Sea Prisoner responded, “What sort of thing made him smile like that, whether this will come out in a future story... let's wait and see, hmhmmm." As for if he would ever get new wings, Deep-Sea Prisoner stated that due to a curse, he will never be able to grow new wings or fly home. For reasons yet not known, Ivlis is growing out his hair.

He is often depicted in a small cat form with a very round chubby body covered in grayish fur except for the tip of his tail, which is red, like his ears. He also has a smaller version of his original red horns.

Only his hands are reptile-like. The scales on Ivlis' hands are as hard as a dragon's yet quite warm. (At least, they are much warmer than human skin.) His horns are hard and sharp like obsidian, while also being warm like his hands.

Personality
Quick to anger, Ivlis' rage is often portrayed by his hair shifting from black to red with yellow-orange tips. He is a stern individual, but his dreadfully clumsy and foolish nature marks him as an airhead and easy target, most notably for other devils: Reficul and Satanick. While filled to the brim with arrogant confidence in The Gray Garden, he becomes a flustered wreck when the two aforementioned characters are nearby. He is described as a sore loser with a hunger for power.

In the past, Ivlis was considerably happier. He was stated to be a "sweet kid" and "too pure." He was a naive child, blindly swearing fealty to Siralos despite his lack of better judgment. Becoming more knowledgeable and understanding as he grew, Ivlis nurtured doubt and pity for his World; coming to question his god of their creations’ freedom and free will. As of his banishment, Ivlis grew hateful and vengeful, planning the day he will have retribution against his former god.

Deep-Sea Prisoner has also stated that Ivlis has a hard time showing his emotions since he is not good at that sort of thing.

Ivlis' genderbend form is known as Ivlin. Unlike Ivlis, she seldom gets depressed. She is more expressive than Ivlis, who always stays pretty expressionless. She also has more energy than him.

Background
In a world filled with an unfathomable number of beautiful lights, Ivlis was born from Siralos' flame alongside Igls Unth, who was born of Siralos' Light, as servants. The two listened closely to Siralos' every word and vowed their loyalty to him despite being young and knowing nothing of the World.

He was a devoted follower who enjoyed many happy days together with the god and Igls, praying that such moments could last for eternity. Ivlis had many companions in the Land of Sun and busied himself as the world grew with its denizens, but as he grew, he came to have a better comprehension of Siralos' actions and began to harbor uncertainty about the world his god has made. Igls – still so certain of their creator – rebuked him, stating that "nothing which the great Lord Siralos is doing could be mistaken."

Unable to hold his dubiety, he inquired Siralos, displaying his discontent at the mere fact that the denizens of the Land of Sun were wholly dependent on the suns. Siralos, disappointed by his creation, stripped him of his wings by tearing them straight from his body, and subsequently disowns and banishes Ivlis into the Flame World's Underworld, where the demon then rose to become the devil.

Major

 * The Gray Garden - Ivlis is the main antagonist of The Gray Garden and the one who commanded the denizens of the Flame World to invade the Gray Garden. Along with his closest subordinates, he invades the Gray Garden himself, with one goal in mind - to steal the powers of the fellow devil Kcalb. Failing to do so after being deterred by the denizens of the Gray Garden, he retreats, losing a portion of his power due to the countermeasures of Kcalb.
 * The Sun's Curse - Ivlis is a major character, one of two servants close to Siralos. After expressing small doubts over the actions of his god, Ivlis was banished to the Flame World, losing his wings at the same time. These actions would later lead to Ivlis rising to become the devil of the Flame World, and invading another realm in a greedy attempt to gain power over Siralos.
 * Seaside Dispatches 1 - Main character

Mini-Comics

 * Devil-based 1 & 2 - Main character
 * Attack! Devil-ish Style - Side character
 * Distorted Love – Appears on the last few pages
 * Everlasting Love - Main character
 * Still Broken - Main character
 * Distorted Love 2 - Main character
 * Rainbow Comics - Side character
 * Truth Comics - Main character
 * Nightmare – Main character
 * Like Mother, Like Son – Side character
 * Dangerous Night – Main character
 * Bone Comic - Main character
 * Licorice's Picture Diary - Main character
 * Funamusea's Private Deep-Sea Academy - Main character

Poemi
Poemi is Ivlis' daughter and underling. Poemi is quite fanatical of her father; she both respects and adores him.

Adauchi
Adauchi is Ivlis' son; they are on very bad terms. It is currently unknown as to why that is. Adauchi believes that his father is an airhead - an opinion held by many others. Recently, it has been stated that Adauchi is in his rebellious phase, and that despite having run away from home, he still loves Ivlis.

In Deep-Sea Prisoner's high school alternative universe (Funamusea Private Deep-Sea Academy), Adauchi will actually protect and stand up for Ivlis, even telling Satanick when Ivlis does not like being sexually harassed.

Siralos
Siralos is Ivlis' father and creator. Ivlis genuinely loved Siralos in the past, and was wholly devoted and loyal to him. Thus, his banishment both mentally and emotionally scarred him. The thought of Siralos now drives his every action. It appears that the motive behind his invasion of the Gray Garden to steal Kcalb's powers may stem from Ivlis' desire to enact revenge against Siralos for his banishment.

In the Nightmare comic panels, Ivlis has a traumatic dream back to his banishment. Awaking from the dream and into consciousness, he rose up from the bed to cry elsewhere in the room, so as to not disturb Licorice who was sleeping in his bed.

Igls Unth
Igls is Ivlis' older sister. They were created at the same time and raised together. When Ivlis began to have doubts toward their creator she rebuked him, believing everything Siralos does cannot be mistaken. Igls' reaction to his banishment is unknown, but official artwork portrays Ivlis' caring disposition for her, never having an intention of troubling the angel. Igls is said to have been sad that her precious little brother met a fate like this. Before Ivlis was banished, the two were said to be very close. Igls worries about Ivlis because she is a decent and kind sister.

As for if the two would ever meet again, Deep-Sea Prisoner stated, "Yes; maybe someday."

Licorice


Ivlis is the father of Licorice, though Licorice identifies Ivlis as his mother, and calls him “Mama” (in his child form) or “Mother” (in his adult form). Ivlis became a lot softer after Licorice was born. Licorice genuinely loves and cares for Ivlis, and will do all he can to ensure Ivlis’ safety, most notably from Satanick. He is very protective toward Ivlis, and reacts violently to any who opposes his mother, as seen in his treatment of Satanick, and in a more mild example: his disapproving look to Adauchi. Licorice also seems to like drawing things for Ivlis, as shown in a Mini-Comic and Sunahama update.

In the Nightmare comic panels, Licorice has a bad dream and goes to Ivlis’ room to ask if he could spend the night there (even bringing his own pillow before knowing the answer). After getting his mother’s permission, Licorice proceeds to sleep next to him. Later that night, however, he wakes to the movement of Ivlis returning back to bed and proceeds to watch. Licorice looks on with wide eyes as Ivlis sheds a tear and immediately moves closer to hug his mother, which Ivlis returns by pulling the blanket (which was discarded slightly) over Licorice’s torso and keeps his son close.

In the Like Mother, Like Son comic panels, Licorice seems to have slowly developed feelings for Ivlis, and is evidently uncomfortable with how much effort Satanick is putting in to gain his mother’s affection when he watches his father’s antics together with a rather disturbed Emalf. While he understands that Ivlis and Satanick’s relationship improving (even just slightly) is considered a good thing for Ivlis’ sake, Licorice has stated himself that he is only “half-glad” about the occurrence, and that he does not clearly understand about “the other half’s feelings." Because of it, Licorice appears to be experiencing internal turmoil throughout the night and thus, goes to Emalf afterward to confide in his caretaker. Unfortunately, Emalf’s attempt at assuring him not to worry only places Licorice into further confusion as he is generally still too young to understand the reason why.

In the following Dangerous Night comic panels, Licorice approaches Ivlis in his room with sexual intent in an attempt to understand his feelings for his mother. Despite slowly caressing his mother, he continues to go through the same uncertainty he did the previous night in Like Mother, Like Son. Eventually, he decides to discard his thoughts and give in to temptation. It is only until Ivlis begins stirring in his sleep and calling out for Satanick to stop what he is doing that Licorice snaps back to reality and realizes what he has done, and promptly flees the room after glancing at his hands (now covered in Ivlis’ semen) in horror.

Licorice is then seen cowering under a blanket, shivering while apologizing profusely to Ivlis for acting no better than his father, Satanick. In following Sunahama updates, it is shown that while their relationship is not damaged due to Ivlis’ unknowingness of Licorice’s actions, Licorice also hasn’t presented any signs of owning up to his mistake and seems to be leaving his mother in the dark about the ordeal regardless of the consequences.

Emalf
Emalf is one of Ivlis' underlings. Though occasionally questioning Ivlis' decisions for the worse, Emalf's loyalties are steadfast.

Rieta
Rieta is one of Ivlis' underlings. Rieta has always been with Ivlis since when he was still in the Land of Sun. She is fiercely loyal to him and has shown to harbor possible romantic feelings for the devil. It was also shown in now-deleted Sunahama posts that Rieta is one of three women that Ivlis can be attracted to.

Rieta displays determination towards making sure that everything is in order for Ivlis, and ensures his safety above all else. In The Gray Garden for instance, she steps between Ivlis and Reficul and boldly states that she will not allow anyone to lay a finger on the devil. In a (now deleted) Sunahama update, it was said that Rieta was the reason why there were so few girls around Ivlis, since the two of them were close prior to Rieta's disappearance.

Rieta also deeply cares about Ivlis' well being. In The Gray Garden she advised him that they should retreat during battle, and later encourages him to cheer up when he is feeling upset. In the Truth mini-comic, Rieta is shown comforting Ivlis when he is thinking about Siralos.

Additionally, in log 2017年01月24日 (火), there is an artwork in which Rieta is seen crying behind a smiling Ivlis. The title of the log, "ただ、あなたの笑顔が見たかった" (I just wanted to see your smile) alludes to Rieta's desire is to see Ivlis happy.

Deep-Sea Prisoner commented on their relationship that it is one that "cannot be easily explained with words." When asked where Rieta currently is, Deep-Sea Prisoner responded with, "I think she'll come back at some point. This is a sort of trial for Ivlis, losing the last person - and only person - he could rely on."

Etihw
They met through the events of The Gray Garden; they are on bad terms as of Ivlis' failed invasion of the Gray World. Etihw has deep hatred toward Ivlis for hurting Kcalb and their World's denizens.

Kcalb
During the events of The Gray Garden, Ivlis tried to steal Kcalb's devil powers but ended up a portion of his own power getting thieved. Due to that, he became weak and got defeated by Yosafire's group. Prior to the events of The Gray Garden, they were both strangers to each other.

Yosafire
Yosafire is Ivlis' enemy. Yosafire encountered Ivlis when he attempted to kill Kcalb and take his power. Ivlis sexually assaulted Yosafire after she had attempted fighting him off alone. It was later revealed in the Mini-Comics that his motivation for doing this was due to Yosafire's glasses being the same as the ones his father Siralos wears. However, Ivlis was stopped in time by Kcalb.

Reficul
Alongside Satanick, Reficul is another one of Ivlis' tormentors, occasionally also abusing him sexually. She played a large part in stopping his invasion inThe Gray Garden, later "punishing" Ivlis for his invasion of the Gray World. Reficul has criticized Ivlis to be weak in bed. It has also been said that Reficul is one of three women that Ivlis is attracted to.

Satanick
Satanick and Ivlis have a complicated relationship. Satanick is said to love Ivlis, though also tortures and rapes the other devil - a twisted sense of love seems to have been learnt from his brother Fumus. Satanick and Ivlis have a son together named Licorice.

Satanick and Ivlis met when they were introduced to each other by Reficul. As shown in Devil-based, Satanick joined Reficul in torturing Ivlis. Some time after this in Distorted Love, Satanick began to develop feelings for Ivlis. It has been said that Satanick fell in love with Ivlis during the events of Seaside Dispatches 1. After much denial and contemplation, he ended up confessing to Ivlis, earning confusion from Ivlis. Ivlis internally questioned this, stating that he had "never been loved." Despite his doubts and lingering past, Satanick's robot revealed in Truth that bit by bit, Ivlis' heart is "changing" since he encountered Satanick.

Concerning their daily life, they are said to be "doing the do," which is in line with Satanick having been shown to pursue Ivlis with his advances (e.g. sneaking into Ivlis' room and declaring his wish to "make love with [Ivlis]"). He also seems rather possessive of Ivlis, with it being said that if Ivlis got another lover, Satanick's feelings "probably wouldn't end at just jealousy." Ivlis in turn cannot bring himself to hit Satanick in retaliation for he is fearful of his advances.

It can be seen in various comics after the events of Distorted Love, that the relationship between Satanick and Ivlis is slowly changing. Their son Licorice also notes this in Like Mother, Like Son. As of late, Satanick claims to be Ivlis' "understanding boyfriend" - a status he has bestowed upon himself. Satanick also often buries his face in Ivlis' chest and takes a deep breath. He furthermore likes to use Ivlis' horns as handles; this results in fingerprints on Ivlis' horns and him frequently having to clean them.

When later asked whether if Satanick would ever apologize to Ivlis, Deep-Sea Prisoner speculated that perhaps he might one day genuinely apologize. She added that Ivlis may have complicated feelings regarding Satanick, but at some point, he might accept Satanick's apology. She stated, "In this world, there are a lot of relationships in which two people can be together even if they don't always completely forgive each other." However, if Ivlis were to refuse Satanick's apology, Satanick would likely become severely depressed according to her.

Ivlis is furthermore younger compared to Satanick, who is quite old.

As for their genderbend counterparts, they are friends.

Photon
Not much is currently known about their relationship. The two of them have appeared in one artwork together, in which Photon was shown holding a bouquet of flowers and crying above Ivlis, who was underwater. The title of the image was "To you, who will never shine" with the word “Goodnight" written at the end.

Lil
Though the two have never been seen interacting, Lil's opinion on Ivlis is that she would "like a bite of that." Satanick stops her from pursuing this.

Skillset

 * Bident Wielding - Ivlis has been shown wielding a golden bident.
 * Swimming - He is able to swim.

Natural Abilities

 * Nigh-Absolute Immortality - Being a devil, Ivlis cannot die from natural causes such as disease and aging.
 * Asexual Reproduction/Creation - He created two children from flames.
 * Flame Projectile Summoning - He inherited flame powers from his father Siralos, wielding a flame manifested bident as his weapon.
 * Light Projectile Summoning - In Seaside Dispatches 1 and the Dangerous Night comic, it is shown that he is capable of producing light-based weapons.
 * Lava Swimming - He has the ability to swim in lava.

Battle Statistics
Ivlis is the final boss of The Gray Garden. His boss battle contains three phases.

Trivia

 * Ivlis' name seems to come from Iblis, the Islamic name for the Devil in the Quran.
 * The bonus room states that he has a "weak point" for scarves, likes flame, and hates slimy things.
 * His son Licorice inherited the ability to use Light Projectiles similar to Siralos, Igls Unth, and Ivlis himself. However, Ivlis' eldest son Adauchi as well as his daughter Poemi have yet to show the same capabilities.
 * As stated in the 9-12 Truth Sunahama comic by 4545, Ivlis is attracted to men, save for three women (Yosafire, Reficul, and Rieta).
 * An official shimeji for Ivlis is available for download on Deep-Sea Prisoner's website.
 * From June 28 to August 3, 2017, Deep-Sea Prisoner hosted a character popularity poll that let each person vote three of their favorite characters. When the results came out on September 7, 2017, Ivlis was ranked 1st.
 * On her first livestream, Deep-Sea Prisoner commented that Ivlis has a "taste disorder" due to the psychological shock he has gone through. This can be corroborated with some artwork where Ivlis is seen thinking that sweet things like cake tasted like ash.
 * When asked what Ivlis', Licorice's, and Satanick's favorite foods were, Deep-Sea Prisoner mentioned that they all have a sweet tooth, but with Ivlis' taste disorder, he can not really enjoy such foods anymore.
 * Ivlis will also use alcohol as an emotional crutch; he drinks like crazy, not caring what happens to him afterwards.
 * He is too clumsy to play any musical instrument.
 * If Ivlin, Ivlis' genderbend, started YouTubing, she would get drowned in sexual harassment comments.
 * Deep-Sea Prisoner has stated that Ivlis wears red boxers.
 * Satanick would force Ivlis to wear super sexy underwear and "make him do everything."
 * When asked if Ivlis can sing, Deep-Sea Prisoner stated that he is not used to singing, so he is probably not very good at it.
 * Licorice will call Ivlis' genderbend version (Ivlin) Mama. This is due to Ivlis/Ivlin having given birth to him.
 * Ivlis has been described as "thicker" in terms of his posterior when compared to someone "normal" like Fumus.
 * Ivlis is a little scared of the rabbits in Satanick's castle, as he does not know what they are thinking.
 * Ivlis does not mind Licorice dressed as a bunny; it is the small-eyed rabbits that scare him a bit.

Quotes

 * "Power. I'm killing him for his power. ...That's all." (To Yosafire and co; about Kcalb – The Gray Garden)
 * "Hah... peace? In this world, built on a thousand sacrifices? What a fake peace it is." (To Yosafire, regarding the current Gray World - The Gray Garden)
 * "Hmph... Remember this day." (The Gray Garden - Bonus Room)
 * "What should I do?" (To himself - The Sun's Curse)
 * "Lord Siralos. In this world which you created, life cannot survive without the sun. Yet that makes me feel so sorry for them. Do they have no freedom?" (To Siralos - The Sun's Curse)
 * "Is doubting a sin? Is it praise, is it adoration that defines righteousness? Then do those who have been cursed have no such thing as freedom? And then, are we who live in this world the same?" (To himself - The Sun's Curse)
 * "The thing which I hate the most in the world is - myself, isn't it..." (To himself - Seaside Dispatches)
 * "Love, huh? I've never been loved..." (To himself - Truth comics)