So, as a good portion of the Northeast was involved in yet another snowstorm yesterday, I found myself at home stuck inside with two kids, ages eight and three. Thankfully, my eight year old daughter enjoys some anime like I do (loves Sailor Moon and Kamisama Kiss), so we ended up watching some to pass the time. Well, she also likes some episodes from the first season of Kuroshitsuji, considering I monitor which episodes she's allowed to see for content, and while we watched some, my husband and I got talking about the second season. (BTW, my daughter will not be allowed to watch that season for a few more years, considering a good deal of the content.)
Anyway, so we got talking about Alois Trancy and his past and all, and how his real name is Jim Macken and he was originally an orphan who tricked others into thinking he was the Earl Trancy's long lost son. Hopefully everyone reading this has seen this anime if they're interested, so I'm not spoiling. Well, my husband mentioned that he probably could've been the real Alois because he both looks like the Countess Trancy, and him and his little brother Luka look nothing alike. Here's the scenario that surprisingly could fit, although I do keep in mind that even Grell said in the anime that his real name is Jim Macken. This is just food for thought and probably could make an awesome fanfiction of what if:
As we all know, Alois Trancy was supposed to have been kidnapped soon after his birth, and in dispair, his mother killed herself. Now, what if the kidnapped Alois was in turn given to someone in that little village who wanted a child because the Earl would not pay a ransom? Food for thought there, considering the Earl Trancy was a beastly man who abused boys.
Another odd little thing, although this can be the result of genetics as we probably all know, is the fact that Jim and Luka really look nothing alike, at least to me. Also, Jim has the same eyes and hair as the Countess. Again, this could just be coincidence, as some genetic traits are supposedly repressed then inherited. Yes, I'm getting technical in an anime, but that just has to be said with this odd little subject. But on a lighter note while on this subject of the brothers, I will say that I adore Luka Macken. One of the cutest anime kids ever.
Third thing that played into this debate was the way the earl reacted to Jim when he first saw him. He had a sudden, violent reaction to his eyes, calling them filthy. Speculation, but could that be for the hated memory of his late wife? That could fit too.
Well, long post for something that I really haven't seen debated online, but we found it to be an interesting discussion while stuck inside during a snowstorm. Hopefully no one found this too boring.
Oh, and here's a reference picture for the subject 
