Kcalb

Kcalb (クカルブ) a major character in The Gray Garden. He is the devil of the Gray Garden and the older brother of Wodahs. In the past, he fought in a war with his godly counterpart, Etihw, for currently unknown reasons.

Physical Description
Kcalb has short, messy white hair, black scleras with white irises, raceless white skin and two dark gray horns protruding from his head. He wears a large, fur trimmed dark gray coat with black diamonds at the hem, and a suit consisting of: a white dress shirt, a black tie, a black coat, black slacks, and black dress shoes.

In the past, Kcalb had longer hair tied in to a ponytail. He wore a black military uniform with six diamonds on the front, three gray diamonds on each sleeves and a black belt. He wore a large, fur-rimmed dark gray coat while having some tears at the end. He also wore black gloves, pants, and shoes.

In Garden Gray The, Kcalb has long white hair in a hime cut. She wears the same suit in TGG but with a black skirt and the same coat. She also wears black socks with gray stripes and black boots that has white diamonds on each side and on the heel. She is relatively much shorter than her original appearance.

During the events of The Gray Garden, Kcalb was heavily injured after his battle with Ivlis. In the battle, his hands were injured, and towards the end of The Gray Garden, his hands could be seen wrapped in bandages. In some artworks after the events of The Gray Garden, he can still be seen with bandaged hands. Kcalb can also be seen with a cane at times; two instances of this are in an image during the credits of the game, along with a panel in the ''Attack! Devilish Style'' comic.

Personality
Kcalb is known to be rather temperamental and easily flustered, often enraged over trivial matters. He hates spicy things and has a hobby of watching the full moon. He is described by Etihw as "outrageously shy" and is very introverted and quiet in most situations. His shyness can be curbed by a large enough threat; evidenced through an aggressive manner he used to subdue Ivlis so that Froze, Yosafire, Macarona, and Rawberry could defeat him. His shyness can also be curbed by alcohol, and he is not conscious of his actions after getting drunk.

Kcalb was apparently "much scarier" before the creation of the Gray Garden and had deep resentment toward both angels and Etihw. He now spends a lot of time recollecting the past and agonizing over his sins and mistakes. He hardly regards himself with importance, and he expresses deep guilt for his past to the degree that he told Yosafire "he wasn't worth saving" as he was falling from a cliff.

Background
Kcalb is the devil of the Gray Garden. For many centuries, he was sealed underground by Etihw. At one point he managed to break free and wage war on them, becoming the catalyst to the "Great War" between angels and demons.

Near the end of that war, he had a great battle with Etihw, where during it, he ruined the right eye of his younger brother, Wodahs. The words of Wodahs opened both his and Etihw's eyes, prompting them to create a new world in place of the old. Sometime in the past, he destroyed the old world.

A part of Kcalb's background that remains unclear is his precise relation to Wodahs. It's been said that they are brothers, though it is unknown whether they are blood related, seeing how they are different species.

Major

 * The Gray Garden - Kcalb is a major character, controllable by the player for a part of the game.
 * Garden Gray The - Kcalb (in his genderbend form) is the protagonist and one of the controllable characters.
 * Attack! Devil-ish Style Mini-Comics - Major role

Cameo

 * Mogeko Castle - He appears as a cameo on a TV screen, along with some of the other Gray Garden cast.

Etihw
Etihw is Kcalb's wife and the god of their shared world. He patently dislikes being teased by them regarding his age, sweet tooth, and other quirks, but never takes it to heart and enjoys their company nonetheless. He worries over them when they are separated, and seemingly has an intuitive faculty concerning Etihw that makes him aware should they ever be in trouble. He plays games, eats with, and goes on walks with them, but is mostly seen conversing with them in the Gray Room. He is often reduced to a blushing, stuttering mess in the face of Etihw's romantic advances. Throughout the years, he has harbored feelings for them and has developed an overprotective disposition whenever someone such as Satanick attempts to influence them.

Observed through some artworks and The Gray Garden, Kcalb and Etihw are in a romantic relationship. To a question asked by a fan regarding whether or not Kcalb and Etihw were married or dating, Deep-Sea Prisoner responded with "ＹＥＰ(^◡^)." In a Lighthouse Mail, Deep-Sea Prisoner also stated that if Etihw had died in Kcalb's place, that he would "follow them into death."

In the past, he was evidently disdainful of Etihw, and blatantly expressed his desire to settle things with them in his time sealed underground. They were bitter enemies who sacrificed a great number of their own underlings in the warring era.

Wodahs
Wodahs is Kcalb's younger brother. They share an unusual, business-like relationship, yet are on good terms and refer to each other with familial terms; Kcalb fondly calls him "Wod." Kcalb favors Wodahs' work over his own underlings', and entrusts the latter in a great deal of duties and errands despite not directly being under his command.

Kcalb is guilt ridden for ruining Wodahs' right eye during the Great War, and unfailingly offers a remorseful expression each time he sees his younger brother's eyepatch. In the bonus room of The Gray Garden, Wodahs admitted that he enjoys this, revealing a more sadistic tendency.

It has also been stated that Kcalb is "a bit traumatized after being stabbed by his younger brother a long time ago." This likely refers to an event that took place during the Great War.

Despite being brothers, the two are different species. It is unknown how this came to be. So far there have been no implications of the them not being blood-related, though this has also not been disproven. When inquired about this matter in an interview, Deep-Sea Prisoner declined to answer, likely not wanting to spoil anything.

Silhouette
Silhouette is the daughter of Kcalb and Etihw. They are on good terms. Not much else is currently known about their relationship.

Arbus
Arbus is Kcalb's demon underling. He is resigned and irked with her, but still relies on the demon to survey and report to him. Disrespectful of him as she may, Arbus is devoted to Kcalb, and would not tolerate opposition toward her Devil.

Ater
Ater is Kcalb's demon underling. As with Arbus, he is just as resigned and irritated with her, but still depends on her to survey around and report back to him. Ater's loyalties are committed entirely to Kcalb, and she does not react kindly to antagonism toward her devil.

Alela Grora
Grora is an angel and subordinate of Kcalb. She gets on his nerves and bombards him with questions he dislikes answering, but respects him nonetheless. Grora formally addresses him as "Sir Devil."

Yosafire
Compared to other demons, Kcalb is particularly close to Yosafire. While evidently irritated of her mischief most of the time, he tolerates her presence and even welcomes it. It is confirmed in Hobohobo Free Game Magazine #3 that Yosafire is fond of playing pranks on Kcalb.

After being gravely injured and pushed off a cliff by Ivlis, Kcalb is saved by Yosafire. As he was falling, he tries to convince her how he has no right to live considering his past deeds, but she ignores his reasons, stating that she doesn't care about who he was in the past. He grows considerably softer around her in the epilogue of the game, and in their bonus scenes together.

Ivlis
During the events of The Gray Garden, Ivlis tried to steal Kcalb's devil powers. Later, Kcalb ended up thieving a good portion of Ivlis' powers himself, leaving the other devil weak enough for Yosafire and her friends to take him down. Prior to The Gray Garden, they were strangers to each other and had never met before.

Reficul
Reficul is Kcalb's fellow devil and acquaintance. He has apparently known her for a long time, but they both appear to not have regular contact with each other. He does not appear to have any particular thoughts about her, though caters rather submissively to her overwhelming presence.

For her part in preventing the takeover of the Gray World by Ivlis and his cronies, Kcalb promised to attend a Devil's Party.

Satanick
Satanick is a fellow devil whose presence is not necessarily welcomed by Kcalb. Kcalb mostly goes mute around him, but can be rather aggressive and downright violent toward Satanick due to his constant perverted tendencies around Etihw.

Crow
Crow seems to know Kcalb. Nothing else is currently known about their relationship.

Yosaflame
Yosaflame was one of Kcalb's loyal subordinates who died during the Great War. Their relationship may be hinted at Kcalb's closeness to Yosafire, who is Yosaflame's descendant.

Cranber & Lost
They were Kcalb's loyal subordinates who died during the Great War.

Natural Abilities

 * Nigh-Absolute Immortality - Being a devil, Kcalb cannot die from natural causes such as disease or aging.
 * Destruction - In the past during the war, he destroyed Etihw's previous world that eventually ended up as a barren wasteland.
 * Power Absorption - He was able to absorb most of Ivlis' power, even while severely injured.

Trivia

 * "Kcalb" is "Black" spelled backwards.
 * He is bad at Othello, as shown in a game with Etihw. The same also applies to cards.
 * The pattern found on the spell that Kcalb used near the end of The Gray Garden coincides with the pattern found on Kurotsuno's horn, on Kurotsuno's trident, on the cover of Obsolete Dream, and in numerous other artworks featuring Kurotsuno. EticalbHomage.png The Kiss''|thumb]]
 * Deep-Sea Prisoner has made a homage to the painting The Kiss by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt featuring Etihw and Kcalb.
 * One of the 09-14 Sunahama update states that Kcalb's sexuality is "Etihw."
 * From June 28 to August 3, 2017, Deep-Sea Prisoner hosted a character popularity poll that let people vote for three of their favorite characters. When the results came out on September 7, 2017, Kcalb was ranked 2nd. His female counterpart was ranked 19th.
 * In the files for The Gray Garden, Kcalb's overworld walking sprites are used as placeholders for the ship, airship, and skiff that normally come with RPG Maker 2000 and 2003. Since these vehicles are inaccessible during normal gameplay, the player will never see those sprites in that context.

Quotes

 * "Gaaahh! Quit it with that stuff! I'm still kicking it!" (to Etihw, when they tell him how he is going to have a hard time moving around soon due to his age - The Gray Garden)
 * ".....My talent is destruction, not so much repair..." (To Grora - The Gray Garden)
 * "...You're the one who can't do anything." (To Ivlis, when he is about to take the Flame Devil's powers - The Gray Garden)
 * "Everything you've created, everything little thing... I will destroy." (To Etihw, just before the outbreak of the Great War)