Hermaphroditus
Son of Aphrodite and Hermes in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Hermaphroditus (; , ) was a child of Aphrodite and Hermes. According to Ovid, he was born a remarkably beautiful boy whom the naiad Salmacis attempted to rape and prayed to be united with forever. A god, in answer to her prayer, merged their two forms into one and transformed him into a hermaphrodite, he being considered the origin of the name. His name is compounded of his parents' names, Hermes and Aphrodite. He was one of the Erotes.
Because Hermaphroditus was a child of Hermes, and consequently a great-grandchild of Atlas (Hermes's mother Maia was the daughter of Atlas), he is sometimes called Atlantiades ().
Symbolism.
Hermaphroditus, the two-sexed child of Aphrodite and Hermes (Venus and Mercury), had long been a symbol of androgyny or effeminacy, and was portrayed in Greco-Roman art as a female figure with male genitals.
Theophrastus's account also suggests a link between Hermaphroditus and the institution of marriage. The reference to the fourth day of the month is telling: this is the luckiest day to have a wedding. association with marriage seems to have been that, by embodying both masculine and feminine qualities, he symbolized the coming together of men and women in sacred union. Another factor linking Hermaphroditus to weddings was his parents' role in protecting and blessing brides.
Hermaphroditus's name is derived from those of their parents Hermes and Aphrodite. All three of these gods figure largely among erotic and fertility figures, and all possess distinctly sexual overtones. Sometimes, Hermaphroditus is referred to as Aphroditus.
Mythology.
Ovid's account relates that Hermaphroditus was nursed by naiads in the caves of Mount Ida, a sacred mountain in Phrygia (present day Turkey). At the age of fifteen, he grew bored with his surroundings and traveled to the cities of Lycia and Caria. It was in the woods of Caria, near Halicarnassus (modern Bodrum, Turkey) that he encountered the nymph Salmacis, in her pool. She was overcome by lust for the boy, who was very beautiful but still young, and tried to flirt with him, but was rejected. When he thought she had left, Hermaphroditus undressed and entered the waters of the empty pool. Salmacis sprang out from behind a tree and jumped into the pool. She wrapped herself around the youth, forcibly kissing him and touching his breast, attempting to rape him. While he struggled, she called out to the gods that they should never part. Her wish was granted, and their bodies blended into one form, "a creature of both sexes". Hermaphroditus prayed to Hermes and Aphrodite that anyone else who bathed in the pool would be similarly transformed, and his wish was granted.
Hungarian classical philologist Károly Kerényi wrote: "In this form the story was certainly not ancient". He related it to the Greek myths involving male youths ("ephebes"), noting the legends of Narcissus and Hyacinth, who had archaic hero-cults, and also those involving Hymen (Hymenaios).
Diodorus Siculus, in his work "Library of History", mentions that some say that Hermaphroditus is a god and appears at certain times among men, but there are some who declare that such creatures of two sexes are monstrosities, and coming rarely into the world as they do have the quality of presaging the future, sometimes for evil and sometimes for good.
In a description found on the remains of a wall in Halicarnassus, Hermaphroditus' mother, Aphrodite, names Salmacis as the nymph who nursed and took care of an infant Hermaphroditus after being placed in her care, a very different version than the one presented by Ovid.
The satirical author Lucian of Samosata also implies that Hermaphroditus was born like that, rather than becoming later in life against his will, and blames it on the identity of the child's father, Hermes.
Cult and worship.
The oldest traces of the cult in Greek countries are found in Cyprus. Here, according to Macrobius ("Saturnalia", iii. 8), there was a bearded statue of a male Aphrodite, called Aphroditus by Aristophanes. Philochorus in his "Atthis" (ap. Macrobius "loc. cit.") further identified this divinity, at whose sacrifices men and women exchanged garments, with the Moon. A terracotta plaque from the 7th century BC depicting Aphroditos, which was found in Perachora, suggests it was an archaic Greek cult.
The deification and the origins of the cult of Hermaphroditus beings stem from Eastern religions, where the hermaphrodite nature expressed the idea of a primitive being that united both sexes. This double sex also attributed to Dionysus and Priapus – the union in one being of the two principles of generation and conception – denotes extensive fertilizing and productive powers.
This Cyprian Aphrodite is the same as the later Hermaphroditos, which simply means Aphroditos in the form of a herma, and first occurs in the "Characters" (16) of Theophrastus. After its introduction at Athens (probably in the 5th century BC), the importance of this deity seems to have declined. It appears no longer as the object of a special cult, but limited to the homage of certain sects, expressed by superstitious rites of obscure significance.
We find in Alciphron that there was at Athens a temple of Hermaphroditus. The passage proposes that he might be considered as the deity who presided over married people; the strict union between husband and wife being aptly represented by a deity, who was male and female inseparably blended together.
In "Greek Anthology", at the chapter in which describe the statues in the Baths of Zeuxippus, it also mentions and describes a statue of Hermaphroditus.
Literature.
The earliest mention of Hermaphroditus in Greek literature is by the philosopher Theophrastus (3rd century BC), in his book "The Characters", XVI The Superstitious Man, in which he portrays various types of eccentric people.
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />Also on the fourth and seventh days of each month he will order his servants to mull wine, and go out and buy myrtle-wreaths, frankincense, and smilax; and, on coming in, will spend the day in crowning the Hermaphrodites.
The first mention of Hermes and Aphrodite as Hermaphroditus's parents was by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (1st century BC) in his book "Bibliotheca historica", book IV, 4.6.5.
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />Hermaphroditus, as he has been called, who was born of Hermes and Aphrodite and received a name which is a combination of those of both his parents. Some say that this Hermaphroditus is a god and appears at certain times among men, and that he is born with a physical body which is a combination of that of a man and that of a woman, in that he has a body which is beautiful and delicate like that of a woman, but has the masculine quality and vigour of a man. But there are some who declare that such creatures of two sexes are monstrosities, and coming rarely into the world as they do they have the quality of presaging the future, sometimes for evil and sometimes for good.
The only full narration of his myth is that of Ovid's "Metamorphoses", IV.274–388 (8 AD), where the emphasis is on the feminine snares of the lascivious water-nymph Salmacis and her compromising of Hermaphroditus' erstwhile budding manly strength, detailing his bashfulness and the engrafting of their bodies.
A rendering of the story into an "epyllion", published anonymously in 1602, was later (1640) attributed by some to Francis Beaumont.
Ausonius, in his "Epigramata de diversis rebus / Epigrams on various matters" (4th century), also tells of Hermaphroditus' parentage and union with the nymph Salmacis.
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />On Hermaphroditus and his Nature—By Mercury begotten, conceived by Cythera, Hermaphroditus, compound alike in name and frame, combining either sex, complete in neither, neutral in love, unable to enjoy either passion.
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />On the Union of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus—The nymph Salmacis grew one with the mate she desired. Ah, happy maid, if she is conscious of a man's embrace. And twice happy thou, O youth, united with a lovely bride, if one being may still be two.
In the "Palatine Anthology", IX.783 (980 AD), there is a reference to a sculpture of Hermaphroditus which was placed in a bath for both sexes. The passage IX.317 is in dialogue form, based on the dialogue between Hermaphroditus and Silenus. The latter claims that he has had sexual intercourse with Hermaphroditus three times. Hermaphroditus complains and objects to the fact by invoking Hermes in an oath, while Silenus invokes Pan for the reliability of his allegations.
Algernon Charles Swinburne's poem "" in "Poems and Ballads" is subscribed "Au Musée du Louvre, Mars 1863", leaving no doubt that it was the Borghese Hermaphroditus that had inspired his ode.
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Diabolik Lovers
Japanese visual novel franchise
 is a Japanese otome game franchise by . Its first entry was released in October 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. The franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the PlayStation Vita and released as "Limited V Editions". The seventh game was released in March 2019 playable on Nintendo Switch. The franchise has brought forth two 12-episode anime television adaptations by Zexcs, which aired from September to December 2013, and September to December 2015. The first series was followed by an original video animation (OVA), which was included in "Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate" in February 2015. It has been made into various manga, anime, drama CDs, music CDs and fanbooks. Three stage plays also ran in August 2015, August 2016, and January 2018.
In February 2020, Rejet announced and launched a new project happening within the same universe as Diabolik Lovers, titled Carnelian Blood (Japanese: "カーネリアンブラッド", Hepburn: "Kānerian Buraddo") featuring thea 5-man unit called EROSION.
Gameplay.
Players take on the role as Yui Komori (小森 ユイ, "Komori Yui", - default name), who can choose from a variety of male characters as her love interest. In "Diabolik Lovers", every playable character's route is split into three sections: Dark, Maniac and Ecstasy. Each of these three sections is split into a prologue, ten subsections, and an epilogue. There are three possible endings for each character based on her choices.
The games were first brought out on PSP, by the third game they were continued in PS Vita / PS TV format, the first two games were soon also brought out in this format. In 2017 it was announced the first three games would be brought out on PlayStation 4. In 2018, a new game titled "Diabolik Lovers: Chaos Lineage" was announced and released in March 2019 on the Nintendo Switch.
Thus far seven games have been released:
Plot.
The main heroine, Yui Komori, is just a normal teenage girl in high school until her father, a priest, travels overseas for work. As a result, Yui is sent to a new town and arrives alone at a mansion which will be her new home. Nobody greets her, however, the door swings open on its own accord. Yui finds a handsome young man sleeping with no heartbeat on a couch. To her shock, he awakens, and five other young men gradually appear. Yui discovers that all six of them are brothers, but by three different mothers, and that they were all vampires from the very beginning.
After living with the Sakamakis for a month, Yui starts to have strange dreams and apparitions regarding a mysterious "Eve". One night, on their way to school, the brothers and Yui get involved in an unexplainable fiery car crash. The next day, four vampire brothers come to the house and kidnap her. What will happen with the Sakamakis? Will she come back?
 Protagonist:
 The main character of the game and anime (name is changeable in the games)
 Yui Komori (小森 ユイ, "Komori Yui")
 Voiced by:
 Rie Suegara (Japanese),
 Maggie Flecknoe (English)
 17 years old. Second year student at Reitei Academy High School. 158cm tall. Platinum blonde hair, pink eyes. The protagonist of this work. A Christian who aspires to be a nun, she always carries a rosary given to her by her father. Ayato teases her about her small breasts, but he praises her legs and the taste of blood. Since childhood, she has been able to see ghosts and has encountered psychic phenomena such as poltergeists, but she has not paid much attention to them, saying that she is just a little strange. When her father is transferred overseas, she ends up staying with an acquaintance, but is welcomed as a "sacrificial bride" by the Sakamaki family, whose siblings are all vampires. In the second anime and some routes in "MORE, BLOOD", she is abducted by the Mukami brothers, so she lives with the Mukami family. As a baby, Richter transplanted Cordelia's heart into her, giving her the "finest blood" and unconsciously attracting vampires. As the daughter of the Demon King, Cordelia's high magical power means she can be resurrected as long as her heart remains, so in some routes of the game and the TV anime, her soul waits for an opportunity to take over Yui's body. Also, because she has Cordelia's heart, she is qualified to become "Eve," and it is said that the vampire chosen by her can awaken as "Adam." She is cheerful, bright, optimistic, but has a strong personality. In the first series, she was often swayed by the other person or the atmosphere of the situation, but in "MORE, BLOOD," there are more scenes where she expresses her own will. Her father, Seiji Komori, a vampire hunter, is not her biological father but her adoptive father, but Yui herself did not know this fact for a long time.
 The Sakamaki brothers are the sons of Karlheinz, but from three different mothers. The oldest sons, Shū and Reiji, were conceived by Karlheinz's second wife, Beatrix. The triplets, named Ayato, Kanato, and Laito, were born from Karlheinz's first wife, Cordelia. The youngest, Subaru, came from Karlheinz's third wife, Christa. Even though they are brothers, they don't get along with each other, and they seem rather distant due to the way they were brought up.
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)
(Child) Voiced by: Kahoru Sasajima (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte (English)
 Shu is the eldest son of the Sakamaki family, the current master of the mansion, and the first son of Beatrix. Shū grew up being given too much-unwanted attention from his mother. Due to Cordelia's hostilities towards Beatrix to be Karlheinz's best wife, she put all the pressures on the young Shu. He is one of the brothers who seem to have any prior knowledge of Yui's arrival, mentioning "that person" had contacted him asking to have her stay with them as a guest. According to the students of the school, Shū is the owner of the music room and can always be found sleeping there. Shu needs to use a lot of persuasion in order to get him awake and do something for himself. Shū loves music despite being apathetic and lazy. His only friend was a human boy named Edgar, who died in a fire, set on his village by Reiji. Shu was unable to save him, so he thought that his life was limited from humans. Despite Shū being the eldest, he's never responsible for looking after his brothers and the house. Instead, he mostly pushes these duties onto Reiji.
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); David Wald (English)
(Child) Voiced by: Yuka Nishigaki (Japanese); Nancy Novotny (English)
 Reiji is the second son of the Sakamaki family and the second son of Beatrix. He is very formal and is generally the most composed aside from Shū. Although Shū is his only full-blood brother, he despises him for being the supposed favorite of their mother. It was also due to Beatrix neglecting him throughout his childhood because of Cordelia's hostilities. He eventually took his anger out by setting fire to Edgar's village when Shu refused to listen to their mother. When it seemed that Edgar's death wasn't enough to impress his mother and made Shū withdrawn, Reiji took out his anger again by hiring a vampire hunter to assassinate Beatrix. He later regretted this when she died at peace, happy to be freed from Cordelia's harassment and to be able to witness her son's mark of adulthood. He values rules and demands that others follow them, even though many of his decrees are odd and self-made. Reiji chooses to be the role model of the house even though he is the second son. Although Reiji has a very polite attitude and almost always acts like a gentleman, he is a man of very harsh words. Along with his passion for experimenting and making drugged potions, he loves to collect kitchenware.
Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese); Chris Patton (English)
(Child) Voiced by: Hiroko Ushida (Japanese); Shannon Emerick (English)
 Ayato is the third son of the Sakamaki family, the eldest triplet, and the first son of Cordelia. He is the lead male protagonist serving as the storyline's hero. As a child, Ayato was similarly put pressure upon to be the best, just as Shū was. However, unlike Shu, he never received love from his mother. He was abused by her (both physically and verbally) to the point where she attempted to drown him if he was not the best. Therefore, he grew up always having to be the best; causing him to develop a self-centered, arrogant, and overconfident personality. He refers to himself most of the time as "Ore-sama". Due to never receiving any type of love from his mother. He is the first of the Sakamakis to appear at the beginning of the first episode of the anime's first season, as well as the first one to drink Yui's blood. He is also very good at playing basketball, and his favorite food is takoyaki. Prior to the start of the series, Ayato and his triplet brothers killed their mother. He stabbed Cordelia and drank her blood, claiming it to be the best.
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese); Corey Hartzog (English)
(Child) Voiced by: Kaori Mizuhashi (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (English)
 Kanato is the fourth son of the Sakamaki family, the second oldest of the triplets, and the second son of Cordelia. He is usually referred to as the "problem triplet". As a child, he received little attention from his mother. Very often, Cordelia would have sexual encounters with different men right in front of him. Due to being neglected, he often played alone and talked to his dolls, usually to his precious Teddy which he takes with him everywhere. However, there were occasions when his mother would request him to sing for her. She nicknamed him her "little songbird", because of his beautiful voice. Kanato tends to cry often and gets violently angry when he doesn't get his demands. He speaks politely, but is extremely sadistic and tends to display violent outbursts. He is also shown to be abusive. Kanato is also obsessed with the dead to the point where he prefers them to the living. Prior to the start of the series, he and his triplet brothers killed their mother. Kanato burned her body and placed her cremated remains in his Teddy.
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)
(Child) Voiced by: Yuko Sasamoto (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
 Laito is the fifth son of the Sakamaki family, the youngest triplet, and the third son of Cordelia. He was sexually abused by his mother and began seeing her as a lover rather than a parent. When Karlheinz found out about the unusual relationship between them, he locked him in the basement. Later, Cordelia went to see him and told him that she was now having sexual relations with someone else and had only been using Laito for pleasure. The overall shock and the situation ended up with Laito becoming perverted and not having a clear understanding of love. He is always cheerful and loves to joke but is similar to Ayato when teasing Yui. However, his personality suddenly changes when something goes against his wishes, usually when Yui is too defiant around him. However, Laito has a phobia of insects, specifically spiders. Prior to the start of the series, Laito and his triplet brothers killed their mother. He pushed Cordelia off the balcony after pretending to help her fend off Ayato who had stabbed her and drank her blood earlier on. In terms of manipulation and scheming, he is arguably the worst of all the brothers. Intelligent, quick thinking, and skillful in his lies, he is the only brother that actively attempts to drive the MC insane. Highly dangerous, avoid.
Voiced by: Takashi Kondō (Japanese); Jessie James Grelle (English)
 Subaru is the sixth and youngest son of the Sakamaki family and the only son of Christa. He is usually alone and never cares about whats happening around him, due to how he was brought up. His mother became mentally unstable after he was born, which made his relationship with her very complicated. Christa kept denouncing him as her son (both physically and verbally), and was constantly pressuring him to kill her, which was something he could not bring himself to do. This caused Subaru to see himself as filthy and unwanted, thus resorting to violence to vent out his anger and frustrations. He even goes as far as to break everything when he is extremely angered. However, Subaru manages to compress this side when he is around Yui, though he is still prone to outbursts. He is a delinquent type who loves to damage things, but there is a tsundere and gentle side of him that only Yui can see. He happens to care about Yui when he encouraged her to escape the mansion while she still had the chance. When Yui chose to stay in order to find the answers to her questions, he reluctantly complied with her decision by giving her his silver knife to protect herself. It is also hinted that Subaru is in love with her, though he denies such a possibility.
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno
 Kino is said to be an illegitimate child of Karlheinz. He made his first appearance in the sixth franchise of the series, "Diabolik Lovers, Lost Eden". He was abandoned as an infant in a land called "Rothenberg" and was raised by a family of ghouls. However, living among the ghouls was not easy for Kino as he was discriminated against, bullied, and shunned. Everything changed for him one day when his vampire powers were awakened, which made Kino convinced that he was the illegitimate son of Karlheinz. Using his powers, he made the ghouls obey him and he decided to kidnap Yui in order to become Adam with her as Eve.
The Mukami brothers were new characters who debuted in the second version of the franchise, "Diabolik Lovers More, Blood". Unlike the Sakamaki brothers, they are not blood-related to one another. They were originally humans who were later turned into vampires by Karlheinz, who serves as their benefactor. The Mukami brothers made their first anime appearances in the OVA of "Diabolik Lovers" and they appeared as new characters in the second season of the anime.
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)
 Ruki is the eldest son of the Mukami family and is known as the 'Brains' of the group. When he was still a human, Ruki was the son of an aristocrat. As a child, he was spoiled and arrogant until his family went bankrupt. He became an orphan after his father committed suicide, while his mother ran away with her secret lover. This caused Ruki to distrust people since his mother never came back for him, even when she told him in a letter that she still loves him. Ruki ended up in the orphanage where he was bullied by the other orphans and mistreated by the staff since he was a former aristocrat until he met his brothers, Kou, Yuma, and Azusa. He devised a plan to escape the orphanage which failed when he and his brothers got shot by the orphanage staff, resulting in him getting branded as 'livestock' on the back as punishment. Just as he was dying, he met the Sakamakis' father, Karlheinz, who offered him another chance to live but as a vampire. Ruki immediately accepted the offer, seeing this as an opportunity to get revenge on those who abused him and deprived him of his humanity. As the leader of the Mukami's, Ruki is a cruel manipulator with a cool attitude who is able to keep things under his control and a bit of kuudere which Yui notices. He is often seen carrying a book around with him which is said to be a memento of his father. In the second season of the anime, he is the first of the four brothers to drink Yui's blood. He is also rivals with Ayato and seems to enjoy taunting and provoking him when it comes to Yui.
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (Japanese); Bryson Baugus (English)
 Kou is the second son of the Mukami family. When he was still a human, Kou was an orphan who was abandoned in a manhole, thus having no knowledge of his birth parents. His only desire that time was to see the vast blue sky out of his manhole. He ended up in the orphanage where he became a playtoy for the aristocrats due to his beauty. He was abused every day and he forced himself to accept being a playtoy since he was able to have a lot of nice things from the orphanage. This resulted in him losing his right eye, and since his wounds weren't given time to heal, he ended up having scars all over his body. As a result, Kou grew up believing that the world is about 'give-and-take'. He met his brothers, Ruki, Yuma, and Azusa, and attempted to escape the orphanage with them, but was shot by the orphanage staff. He met Karlheinz as he was dying and was offered another chance to live, but as vampires. Kou accepted the offer, seeing this as another chance to see the blue sky. After he was turned into a vampire, Karlheinz gave him a magical prosthetic eye that enables him to see into people's hearts. Due to his childhood trauma, Kou developed a two-faced personality that only surfaces when something doesn't go his way or when Yui is defiant. On top of that, he works as an idol in the present human world which gives him the advantage of using his beautiful and pristine features to deceive his fans and others. He is also rivals with Subaru and seems to enjoy provoking him when it comes to Yui.
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)
 Yuma is the third son of the Mukami family and is the tallest out of his brothers. He is actually Edgar, Shū's only human childhood friend whom Shū thought had perished in a fire. Yuma, then Edgar had actually survived the fire due to unknown circumstances but had lost all his memories of his past and who he was, resulting in him suffering from amnesia. He later joined a street gang and went under the name 'Bear'. In order to survive on the streets, he had to abandon his timidness and innocent traits; becoming, rough, violent, aggressive, rebellious, and dominating over time. The rest of his gang got killed during a coup d'etat and by unfortunate luck, he was the only survivor. He ended up in the orphanage where he met his brothers, Ruki, Kou, and Azusa, and attempted to escape with them, but was shot by the orphanage staff. He met Karlheinz as he was dying and was offered another chance to live, but as vampire. He accepted the offer, seeing this as another chance to fulfill his gang boss's dream; to get rid of the aristocrats and have a world where there are no social classes. Karlheinz renamed him "Yuma" after he was turned into a vampire. Whenever Yuma gets angry, he normally goes on rampages. He is a delinquent type with a passion for vegetable gardening and a bit of a tsundere which Yui notices. Shū recognizes Yuma as Edgar but refuses to believe it at first, thinking it's only his imagination. Reiji however, realizes that Yuma is actually Edgar sometime after Shū.
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)
 Azusa is the fourth and youngest son of the Mukami family. When he was still a human, Azusa was an orphan who had no knowledge of his birth parents. He also doubted his existence and believed that his life had no meaning until he was picked up by three thieving children named; Justin, Melissa, and Christina, who would constantly beat him up for any ridiculous reason. However, the more Azusa was beaten up, he began to enjoy it and started seeing pain as his meaning of existence, believing that being able to feel pain would confirm that you're alive. This continued until Justin, Melissa and Christina were killed when they attempted to rob an aristocrat. Azusa started constantly cutting himself after their deaths and named three prominent cuts on his arm to immortalize them. He soon ended up in the orphanage where he became a punching bag for the other orphans until he met his brothers, Ruki, Kou, and Yuma. When Ruki devised a plan to escape from the orphanage, Azusa was hesitant until Ruki punched him. He agreed to go along with the escape plan and was shot by the orphanage staff. Karlheinz appeared before him as he was dying and offered him another chance to live, but as vampires. Azusa accepted the offer in order to feel pain again and was considered a pitiful human before being turned into a vampire. He is the only one out of the Mukami's who seems to treat Yui decently. Alongside his passion for knife collecting, the way he speaks is quite timid and he is a bit of a yandere. He is also rivals with Kanato and seems to enjoy provoking him.
 The Tsukinami brothers were new characters who were introduced in the fourth game of the franchise, "Diabolik Lovers, Dark Fate". They are the original founders of the vampires. They made their first anime appearances in the OVA of "Diabolik Lovers" and they made brief appearances in the second season of the anime.
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Japanese); Josh Morrison (English)
 Carla is the First Blood King. He is also the elder brother of the founding vampires, possessing both intelligence and reason. However, he hides secret sadistic violence underneath that. Within his long lifespan, he has a lazy and calm character. Alongside his younger brother Shin, Carla is one of the last two remaining members of the founders' bloodline. As a founder, he has the ability to transform into a wolf, snake, bat, and eagle. He, however, never uses those forms, because he possesses the highest level of magic which makes him extremely powerful. And if he was not sick from the Endzeit, he probably would have been more powerful than Karlheinz.
Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo (Japanese); Houston Hayes (English)
 Shin is the younger brother of Carla. He possesses a high pride due to being a founder, he looks down upon vampires of other bloodlines. Beautiful blood is his preference and often utters narcissistic remarks. Ordinarily, his words are polite, but when he loses his temper his speech will become violent and often contain hurtful or insensitive words. Alongside his older brother Carla, Shin is one of the last two remaining members of the founders' bloodline. He has the ability to transform into a wolf, snake, bat, and eagle. However, he prefers using his wolf form. He has high strength, speed, and regenerative abilities. He is able to wield a sword as well.
Voiced by: Masataka Sawada (Japanese); John Swasey (English)
 Karlheinz is the father of the Sakamaki brothers, as well as the benefactor to the Mukami brothers. He is also the husband of Cordelia, Beatrix, and Christa. In the human world, he shapeshifts into Tougo Sakamaki, a famous politician. In "Diabolik Lovers More, Blood", he shapeshifts into school doctor, Reinhart, in order to keep an eye on his sons, Yui, and the Mukami's as well as to observe his plan known as "Adam & Eve".
Voiced by: Jun Konno (Japanese); David Matranga (English)
 Richter is the younger brother of Karlheinz thus making him the uncle of the six Sakamaki brothers. Cordelia began having an affair with him, and it is said that both he and Karlheinz fought over her once, but Karlheinz ended up winning her heart. In the anime, when Cordelia lay dying (after Laito pushed her off the balcony and before Kanato found her), she requested Richter to take out her heart and have it implanted into another vessel. Richter had the heart implanted into Yui when she was still an infant, and he handed her over to Seiji Komori who raised her as his daughter since then. He later returns to the Sakamaki mansion and he starts watching Yui from the shadows in order to observe the 'awakening'. However, it is later revealed that Richter never loved Cordelia from the very beginning, and was only using her as a tool in order to become the next head of the Sakamaki family. As the 'awakening' is happening, he tries to resurrect Cordelia in Yui's body but fails when he is fatally stabbed by Ayato and is finally killed by Laito at the end of the anime's first season.
Voiced by: Akane Tomonaga (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
 Cordelia was the daughter of a Demon Lord and is Karlheinz's first wife. She is also the mother of the triplets: Ayato, Kanato, and Laito. Prior to the start of the series, she was killed by her sons but Richter removed her heart and had it implanted into Yui, so she would be able to resurrect in a different body. Cordelia also despises Karlheinz's second wife, Beatrix, since she was the first to conceive children instead of her. She tried to make her sons look better than Beatrix's by pushing her oldest triplet Ayato to always be the best in an unloving way. When the 'awakening' occurs, she possesses Yui and attempts to annihilate the Sakamaki brothers with Richter's help. This backfires when Richter reveals that he never loved her from the very beginning. In the final episode of the anime's first season, Cordelia is finally destroyed and permanently removed from Yui's body.
Voiced by: Mana Hirata (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)
Beatrix is Karlheinz's second wife and the mother of Shū and Reiji. Not much is said about her marriage to Karlheinz, but even though she was his second wife, she conceived before Cordelia making Shū and Reiji the oldest sons. Cordelia despised her because of that and constantly tormented her. This caused Beatrix to end up focusing all her attention on her first-born, Shū, in order to groom him into Karlheinz's heir, while unintentionally neglecting her second-born, Reiji. In reality, Beatrix truly loved both her sons and cared for them sincerely, but she found it difficult to express those feelings due to her serious and awkward personality. Prior to the start of the series, she was killed by a vampire hunter whom Reiji hired, but Beatrix died at peace; happy to be freed from Cordelia's harassments and her regrets of how she had raised her sons.
Voiced by: Yuki Tashiro (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)
 Christa is Karlheinz's third wife and the mother of Subaru. Before she met Karlheinz, she was known as the "White Rose" by all vampires because of her beauty and kindness. Karlheinz married her leading to Subaru's birth. Christa became mentally unstable when she discovered Karlheinz saw her merely as another experiment. She even became delusional to the point where she would sometimes mistake her own son for her husband. Subaru was convinced that it was his fault for being conceived and he was constantly pressured by his mother to kill her with a silver knife that can annihilate vampires.
 Seiji is Yui's priest father who runs his own church. Not much is said about him, but prior to the start of the series, he suddenly had to go overseas for work and he left his daughter in the care of the Sakamakis. In the anime, Yui finds out that he is not her real father after discovering his diary. He is later revealed to be a vampire hunter whom Reiji once hired to assassinate his mother, Beatrix.
 A group of thieving children whom Azusa was previously with before he met his brothers, and before he became a vampire. They constantly bullied Azusa, and their abusiveness towards him was the cause of his masochistic mindset. Even though Azusa knew that they had treated him horribly, he still considered them his 'family' since they had saved him from dying on the streets. He was deeply saddened by their deaths after they were killed for attempting to rob an aristocrat. This also caused him to develop his self-harming habit, by slicing himself and naming three prominent wounds on his arm to immortalize his bullies.
 He was the leader of a street gang Yuma joined before he met his brothers, and before he became a vampire. Yuma looked up to Lucks who scavenged, stole or worked hard in order to provide for himself and his gang. He also shared with Yuma his dream to get rid of the aristocrats and live in a world where there are no social classes. Yuma was traumatized when Lucks and his gang were all killed during a coup de'tat, leaving him as the sole survivor.
Anime.
An anime adaptation was first announced at a 2013 event called the "Rejet Fes 2013 Viva La Revolution". During the "Otomate Party 2013" event later that year, it was announced that the adaptation would be directed by Atsushi Matsumoto and produced by the Zexcs studio. It later premiered on AT-X between September 16 and December 9, 2013. The adaptation features three pieces of theme music. The opening theme is "Mr.SADISTIC NIGHT" performed by Hikaru Midorikawa and Kōsuke Toriumi. The ending theme is "Nightmare" performed by Yuki Hayashi. The second opening is "Kindan no 666" performed by Ryōhei Kimura and Daisuke Kishio. The DVD contained several mini dramas depicting events that occurred to the Sakamakis off-screen during the anime. An original video animation (OVA) episode was bundled together with the "Diabolik Lovers: Dark Fate" game and released on February 28, 2015. The Blu-ray edition of the series was released in 2015. Myah Eketone was the composer for most of the first two seasons of the anime, with most prominent work being "Floating Pain"
A second anime adaptation titled "Diabolik Lovers More, Blood" was directed by Risako Yoshida and written by Hiroko Kusanagi with a returning voice cast. The series comprised 12 episodes and aired from September 23 to December 3, 2015. The Blu-ray DVD edition of the second series was released on January 4, 2017, and the "Diabolik Lovers II: More, Blood Complete Collection" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on March 28, 2017. The second season was also licensed by Sentai Filmworks and received an English dub in March 2017.
Crunchyroll streamed the series. It was subsequently licensed by Sentai Filmworks and was released with an English dub and subtitles by the company on a 2-disc DVD volume set on December 2, 2014. After the acquisition of Crunchyroll by Sony Pictures Television, the owner of Funimation, "Diabolik Lovers", among several Sentai Filmworks titles, was dropped from the Crunchyroll streaming service on March 31, 2022.
Stage plays.
A "Diabolik Lovers" stage play based on the first series of the anime ran in Rikkokai Theatre in Tokyo's Shinagawa ward from August 26 to August 30, 2015. It featured Japanese actors Taiki Yamazaki (Ayato), Shohei Hashimoto (Kanato), Katsuhiko Ibuka (Laito), Yūya Asato (Shu), Shungo Takasaki (Reiji), Kazumi Doi (Subaru), Ayumi Takamura (Yui), Yu Amemiya (Cordelia) and Takuma Obonro (Richter). The stage play received largely positive reviews and was released on DVD on February 24, 2016. Guiya Ōta, the writer of the Amnesia musical script, wrote the script and Yūsei Naruse, the Hetalia~Singin' in the World~ musical's script writer, was the producer of the play.
A second "Diabolik Lovers" stage play titled "Diabolik Lovers~re:requiem~" ran in the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX event hall in Tokyo from August 24 to August 28, 2016. The cast from the original play returned with the exception of Shōhei Hashimoto (Kanato) who was replaced by Kaiki Ōhara and Takuma Obonro (Ritcher) who was replaced by Wataru Shiokawa. Guiya Ōta returned as the scriptwriter and Yūsei Naruse returned to produce the play at Office Inveider. The stage play received largely positive reviews and was released on DVD on December 21, 2016.
A third "Diabolik Lovers" stage play titled "Diabolik Lovers: More, Blood" will run at clubeX in Shinagawa, Japan from January 24 to January 28, 2018. The cast largely changed from that of the previous play casting Kazuhara Ara (Ayato), Yūsaku Satō (Kanato), Aren Kohatsu (Shu), Shin’ichi Wagō (Reiji), and Gaku Takamoto (Subaru). Only Katsuhiko Ibuka (Laito) and Ayumi Takamune (Yui) returned as their original characters. Guiya Ōta returned as the scriptwriter and Yūsei Naruse returned to produce the play. The stage play received largely positive reviews and was released on DVD on July 14, 2018.
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The Young Romans
2010s American pop/indie duo
The Young Romans were a pop/indie duo from Los Angeles, California active between 2010 and 2015. They consisted of singer/pianist Brad Hooks and Chilean-born singer/guitarist, Sari Mellafe.
In 2010, the group were signed to producer Jim Roach's label Red Parade Music and released their first EP, "Yesterday Night". This was followed by their first album "Tiger Child" in 2012. A subsequent EP, "Bells and Sirens, Pt. 1", was released in 2015.
"Where You Go" was featured as the end credits song in the 2011 film "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen", and "Circles" was also featured in an episode of the third season of "The Fosters" in 2015.

Salma Rachid
Musical artist
Salma Rachid (,   ; born 13 June 1994) is a Moroccan pop singer and actress who gained fame at the age of 18 following her participation in the second season of "Arab Idol", broadcast on MBC. The youngest contestant, she earned fifth place and was praised for the strength of her voice, her ability to master various styles, and her charisma. She was nicknamed "El Sultana" by her fans and considers Umm Kulthum among her main inspiration.
Early life.
Her family originally from the oasis of Tafilalt, a region south east Morocco, Salma was born and raised in the neighbourhood of Hay Mohammedi, in the Ain Sebaa-Hay Mohammedi district of Casablanca, Morocco. Salma was passionate about music, drawing and fashion from a very young age. She told MBC during an interview that she used to steal clothes from her family, tearing them apart and then stitching them to create new clothes. She also said in the same interview that she almost got hit by a car when she was younger, but her best friend saved her, losing her own life. She graduated from high school in June 2012, getting her baccalauréat and enrolled into university where she pursued her studies in economics.
Participation in "Arab Idol".
At the age of 18, Salma decided to take a chance and auditioned for the second season of "Arab Idol". The Moroccan audition took place in Casablanca, and Salma performed "Ya Moniyati", a Yemeni song that is extremely popular throughout the Persian Gulf region, in front of the jury panel composed by Arabic superstars Ragheb Alama, Ahlam, Nancy Ajram and Egyptian producer Hassan El Shafei. Salma was then accepted by all of them and flew to Beirut, Lebanon, to pursue the casting process.
She performed then "El Ward Gamil" from Umm Kulthum with five other contestants, than she performed "Awal Marra" by Abdelhalim Hafez and managed to be picked among the 27 finalists who would compete to get into the finale stage. During the first prime, she performed Talal Maddah's classic "Zaman El Samt", but even if the jury was convinced by her beautiful and powerful voice, her interpretation was judged too aggressive. Ahlam nevertheless said that if she just focused a bit more and doesn't get carried away in her performances, she would "break" the Arab world (as being the new Arabic musical sensation). Unfortunately, Salma didn't manage to get enough votes, and she was one of the eight contestants picked by the jury to perform in order to get one of the 4 wildcards. She was picked by Ragheb Alama and performed Umm Kulthum's "Ya Msaharni" for survival. She was eventually saved alongside Bahraini contestant Hanane Reda, which allowed her to finally be part of the thirteen finalists.
Salma performed various songs during the competition, from classic singers such as Sabah, Umm Kulthum, Mayada El Henawi, to folk singer such as Fouad Ghazi or Arabic pop singers like Samira Said or Sherine. What was remarkable about Salma's path is that even if she didn't get enough votes in the beginning, she managed to be in the safe zone most of the time, thanks to her on-growing fanbase. She was acclaimed by the jury and the audience each Friday and even Egyptian superstar Mohammed Mounir told her : "You have something rare in the Arab world : a great voice with a huge charisma". She was contacted by many people from the Arabic music scene who praised her for her voice, such as Syrian singer Rouwaida Attieh and Lebanese lyricist Salim Assaf (who wrote songs for top singers like Carole Samaha, Najwa Karam, Ramy Ayach and who told her he will write her a song) as well as various people from the Moroccan scene.
On the 7th prime, she performed Ahlam's tube "Nawaylak Ala Niya", then sung with Lebanese pop singer Diana Haddad the folk song "Bayn El Assr wa El Maghreb" during a medley dedicated to the star of Bedouin music Samira Tawfik and rended the cult song "Mistaniyak" from Moroccan diva Aziza Jalal with the two other female contestants. On 8 June 2013, she was voted off with Kurdish contestant Parwas Hussein, being ranked 5th. Even if she lost the competition, she was praised by the jury as being the surprise of this edition, and as being a rare voice. According to jury member Hassan El Shafei's Twitter, Salma signed a ten-year contract with Platinum Records, the music recording label affiliated with MBC and directed by Saudi superstar Rashed Al-Majed. She will tour with Ragheb Alama in all his concerts and was chosen with Mohammed Assaf from Palestine, Ahmad Gamal from Egypt and Farah Youssef from Syria to be a part of the contestants who will tour throughout the Arab world.
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Mágica juventud
Mexican telenovela
Mágica juventud (English title: "Magic youth") is a Mexican telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1992.
Kate del Castillo and Héctor Soberón starred as protagonists, while Sergio Sendel, Amairani and Marisol Santacruz starred as antagonists. Gabriela Platas starred as young antagonist. Raymundo Capetillo and Gilberto Román starred as adult antagonists. Carmen Montejo starred as stellar performance.
Plot.
Miguel is a young man working in a zoo. He has a dark secret: a few years ago, he was part of a criminal gang, which was captured. Miguel went to jail, but far from being reformed after serving his sentence he has become aggressive and resentful against society.
One day assists the restaurant called "La Hamburguesa Mágica" very popular among young people served by Pepita, friendly old woman who is a friend of all. There he meets Fernanda, a cute young cheerful and kind, and both fall in love.
Miguel feels he has finally found the love that lacked and has every intention to change its attitude, but Fernanda begins to investigate his past and this causes Miguel rears its old self again and Fernanda away. However, you will realize how much he loves her and that is the only woman who has really interested him, and look to get back with her, but will have to fight the intrigues of Leonardo Grimaldi, a young man without morals or scruples looking stay with Fernanda.
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The Soul of Youth
1920 film by William Desmond Taylor
The Soul of Youth is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor, produced and distributed by Realart Pictures. Produced under the working title "The Boy", it stars Lewis Sargent and Lila Lee.
The film has been preserved in the Library of Congress collection.
Plot.
As described in a film magazine, Ed Simpson (Sargent), victim of prenatal influence and an unloved childhood, is introduced into the orphanage where his liveliness has made him the butt of taunting orphans and menacing officials. Love first comes into his life when he acquires a dog, and when it is ousted he follows, taking to the streets with his pal Mike (Butterworth). Through cunning the two boys obtain incriminating evidence that keeps a rascally politician from office. This paves the way for the clear supremacy of his rival, who gives Ed a home and adopts him. The getting of papers by the boys helps adjust a troubled love affair between Vera Hamilton (Lee) and Dick Armstrong (Collier), two friends of the youth, and makes possible their marriage. When Ed after leaving the home steals to satisfy his hunger, he helps himself to canned goods on the shelves of the Hamiltons, who eventually become his foster parents.
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Lalo Salamanca
Character from the TV series "Better Call Saul"
Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca ( , ) is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists in the AMC television series "Better Call Saul", a spinoff of "Breaking Bad". He is portrayed by Tony Dalton, with the character being created by Peter Gould and screenwriter Gordon Smith. Lalo is introduced in the show's fourth season but was originally mentioned in dialogue from the "Breaking Bad" episode "Better Call Saul" that introduces Saul Goodman, though Lalo does not appear in the series.
Lalo is one of many nephews of Hector Salamanca, an enforcer of Don Eladio Vuente's drug cartel. After Hector becomes paralyzed due to a stroke, Lalo arrives from Mexico to help run the family drug operation in Albuquerque; he takes a greater interest in the day-to-day details of the operation than Hector did. Because of the rivalry between Hector and Gus Fring, Lalo becomes determined to disrupt both Gus' legitimate business, and his reputation with the cartel.
Showrunners gave Dalton freedom to diverge from cartel stereotypes and portrayals of the other members of the Salamanca family. Series co-creator Vince Gilligan held himself responsible for delaying Lalo's introduction, which occurred because Gould wanted to introduce Lalo as early as season one. Unlike most other Salamancas, Lalo appears charismatic and cheerful; like them, however, he can also be violent and murderous. Dalton's portrayal has been critically acclaimed, with some critics deeming Lalo to be one of the best villains on television.
Conception and development.
In July 2018, Tony Dalton joined "Better Call Saul" in the role of Lalo Salamanca, first appearing in the season four episode "Coushatta". The "Breaking Bad" second-season episode "Better Call Saul" mentions Lalo and also introduces Saul Goodman—Jimmy McGill's business name—and mentions "Ignacio" (Nacho Varga). In an interview before "Better Call Saul" aired, Vince Gilligan said the writers had envisioned Lalo as a major character and as with "Breaking Bad", they must "keep close tabs on what our characters have done in the past and make good use of it here in the present and the future". Gilligan and Peter Gould, however, had difficulty deciding how to properly introduce the character, whom they considered a bogeyman around the second season of "Breaking Bad" but had not worked out his personality or motivations. Gilligan held himself responsible for delaying Lalo's introduction, as Gould had wanted to introduce Lalo as early as season one. Gould realized Lalo needed to be different from the other members of the Salamanca family and a foil equal to Gus Fring. He credited the show's casting directors Sherry Thomas and Sharon Bialy for selecting Dalton for the role, adding Dalton had "the charm, and the joy, and the threat" needed for the character and "all the charm of a '40s movie star". Gould said Lalo was named after the composer Lalo Schifrin.
The episode "Wiedersehen", which was written by Gennifer Hutchison, further develops Lalo. Hutchison said while Lalo is just as "scary" as the other Salamancas, he is "a little more circumspect about things". She said the producers wanted him to be "a little charming", in contrast to the other Salamancas, whom she felt have few qualities beyond fearsomeness. Dalton said the season-five finale "Something Unforgivable" provides a breadth not seen in prior episodes. Lalo first appears as a charismatic person his extended family and cartel leaders welcome but shows a vicious, vengeful side after his family is attacked. Dalton said this personality in season six differentiates him from the laid-back personality he displays in season five. Michael Mando, who portrays Nacho, described Lalo as "a Salamanca in every way, just like Tuco and Hector had their own flavors to the erratic Salamancas". Gilligan and Gould gave Dalton freedom to portray Lalo's personality as he saw fit, just as they had allowed Jonathan Banks to develop Mike Ehrmantraut during "Breaking Bad", though they told Dalton to think of Lalo as somewhat a "Prince of the Narcos". Dalton considers Lalo to be in juxtaposition to Gus due to Lalo's laid-back attitude and "loose body language" that contrasts with Gus being constantly anxious and having a tighter body language.
According to Dalton, Lalo was originally not intended to be charming; he felt the series needed someone "kind of smiling and carefree and a little bit mischievous" like Jimmy but "in the bad guy's part". Dalton took inspiration from Samuel L. Jackson's character Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) to create a "[k]ind of this smart ass, sort of scary but kind of carefree, kind of cool guy". The negative characters portrayed by Jack Nicholson also influenced Dalton's portrayal of Lalo. Dalton sought to distance himself from his role in the television series "Sr. Ávila", in which he played a hitman who he felt had "zero personality". Dalton instead took inspiration from Geoffrey Rush's character in "Elizabeth" (1998) who smiles while killing. Dalton toned down Lalo's Mexican accent because of his belief the character, given his wealth, was educated in a "good school" in the United States. He chose for the character an accent he had developed while growing up around Laredo, Texas. Dalton gave Lalo an upbeat personality to show the character's normally easy-going outlook on life and to distance him from typical portrayals of cartel members as serious about their work. Lalo is killed by Gus in the season-six episode "Point and Shoot". Gordon Smith said the writers considered having Mike kill Lalo but this idea was discarded to let the "biggest big bads" in the series—Gus and Lalo—confront each other.
Character biography.
Arrival in Albuquerque.
Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca is one of many nephews of Hector Salamanca, an enforcer of Don Eladio Vuente's drug cartel. After Hector suffers a stroke that leaves him paralyzed and unable to speak, Lalo moves from Mexico to Albuquerque to help run the Salamanca family's drug operation and takes a greater interest in day-to-day details than Hector did. Nacho Varga, Hector's subordinate, is secretly responsible for Hector's stroke and acts as a mole for Hector's rival Gus Fring, so Lalo's arrival leaves him uneasy. Lalo visits Hector in the nursing home and gives him a front desk call bell he saved when Hector killed a hotelier and burned down the hotel after the hotelier disrespected him. Lalo attaches the bell to Hector's wheelchair so Hector can communicate by ringing it with his right index finger, the only body part he can move. Lalo arrives at Los Pollos Hermanos and introduces himself to Gus. Lalo thanks Gus for giving Hector first aid and paying for his care but surveils Gus' underlings to learn about their regular activities.
While staking out Gus' chicken farm, Lalo observes activity related to Werner Ziegler's escape. He follows Mike Ehrmantraut as Mike tracks Werner, leading him to a Travelwire store. Mike guesses Werner is going to a hot springs resort and persuades Gus to let him retrieve Werner instead of sending hitmen. After Mike and Gus leave, Lalo enters and tries to learn what Mike knows but the clerk, Fred Whalen, refuses to tell him. Lalo kills Fred, reviews the security footage Mike saw, and sets fire to the store. Lalo calls resorts until he finds Werner; he then poses as Gus' employee and tricks Werner into revealing details about the construction of a methamphetamine lab under Gus' industrial laundry. Mike arrives at Werner's location and ends the call but realizes Lalo now has information about the construction. Mike reports to Gus, who realizes Werner will have to be killed to prevent Lalo from learning more; Mike accepts responsibility and kills Werner.
Disrupting Gus' business.
Gus draws Lalo to a meeting by "stepping on" the Salamancas' share of the cartel's cocaine. With Juan Bolsa present, Gus tells Lalo that Werner was working on a legitimate project and fled after stealing cocaine. He claims he then attempted to cover for the loss by replacing the stolen product with local, inferior meth. Because the cover story explains events Lalo knows about, he outwardly accepts Gus' explanation and apology. Bolsa tells Lalo Gus enjoys Eladio's trust so Lalo should consider the matter closed. Because of Lalo's presence in Albuquerque, Gus stops work on the meth lab. Lalo tells Hector he does not believe Gus' cover story; Hector confirms the cartel tolerates Gus only because he earns well.
When Krazy-8 is arrested outside a Salamanca stash house, Nacho gains Lalo's trust by climbing over rooftops to sneak in and recover the drugs before police enter. Lalo is impressed and takes Nacho into his confidence. Nacho takes Jimmy to Lalo, who knows of Jimmy from Tuco. Lalo asks Jimmy to free Krazy-8 by using him to feed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) information on Gus' dead drops. Nacho informs Gus, who accepts the loss of cash from the dead drops to protect Nacho's role as his informant. Jimmy secures Krazy-8's release and makes him a confidential informant for DEA agent Hank Schrader. Lalo congratulates Jimmy but Nacho warns him once he begins working for drug dealers, there is no turning back.
While posing as a private investigator for Fred's family, Mike persuades a witness to Fred's murder to provide police with details about Lalo's car, leading to Lalo's arrest. In jail under an alias, Lalo is initially denied bail and is suspicious of how the police came to pursue him, and he instructs Nacho to burn down one of Gus' restaurants. Gus realizes Lalo will continue to be a problem but decides killing him will create tension with the cartel, so Gus and Nacho again protect Nacho's role as Gus' informant by burning down the restaurant. Gus then orchestrates Lalo's release by having Mike provide Jimmy with details of Mike's investigation, which Jimmy uses to accuse police of witness tampering. The judge grants Lalo bail, which is set at $7 million cash.
Lalo's cousins Leonel and Marco deliver the money to Jimmy at a remote desert location. On his return trip, gunmen stop Jimmy, take the cash, and prepare to kill him. Mike was following Jimmy for Gus and kills all but one gunman. They continue the return trip to Albuquerque with the money; when Jimmy's car breaks down, they push it off the side of the road, take the cash, and walk for two days. On the second day, they kill the remaining gunman then continue their journey to Albuquerque.
Jimmy posts Lalo's bail and hides Mike's involvement by claiming he was alone and walked after his car broke down. Mike reports to Gus, who realizes Bolsa sent the gunmen in the belief he was protecting Gus' business by keeping Lalo imprisoned. Lalo prepares to return to Mexico to avoid trial but his suspicions lead him to search for Jimmy's car. Lalo confronts Jimmy and Kim Wexler at her apartment, and reveals he found it and that it had several bullet holes. Kim tells Lalo a passerby probably shot at Jimmy's car for fun and berates him for not trusting Jimmy. Lalo leaves for Mexico with Nacho.
At Lalo's Chihuahua home, friends and family greet him and Nacho. Lalo introduces Nacho to Eladio, who blesses the plan for Nacho to oversee the Salamanca drug business in Lalo's absence. Gus sends assassins to Lalo's home and Nacho receives a call instructing him to leave Lalo's back gate open at 3 am. Lalo is awake at the appointed hour so Nacho sets a kitchen fire to distract him and opens the gate. Nacho flees as the assassins enter and kill most of Lalo's family and guards. Lalo kills the assassins and forces the last one alive to report that the mission is a success. Lalo then realizes Nacho is missing and angrily strides away from his house.
War against Gus.
Lalo kills a tenant who resembles him and leaves the burned body inside his home, causing police and the cartel to assume Lalo is dead. Lalo calls Hector to inform him that he is alive and intends to kill Gus in revenge for the attack. Hector indicates that Lalo will need proof of Gus' treachery that is strong enough to persuade Eladio, and Lalo realizes the proof is not in the United States, so he abandons plans to sneak back into New Mexico. After Bolsa and Gus visit Hector and promise him vengeance for Lalo's supposed death, Gus realizes from Hector's demeanor that Lalo is still alive. Now anticipating a revenge attack by Lalo, Gus has Mike arrange for around-the-clock guards for his home and businesses. Arriving in Germany under an alias, Lalo befriends Werner's widow Margarethe, which leads him to a lucite sculpture given to Werner by his crew. He uses the sculptor's label to locate Casper, whom he disables and coerces into revealing details of the project Werner was supervising.
Lalo returns to Albuquerque and stakes out the laundry, intending to get video footage of the meth lab for Eladio. Lalo prepares to call Hector, but hangs up after realizing Gus has probably tapped the line. He tricks Gus by calling Hector and pretending he plans to attack Gus at his home. Mike plays a recording of the call for Gus, then diverts men to Gus' home, leaving other potential targets unguarded. Lalo arrives at Jimmy and Kim's apartment, where Howard Hamlin is confronting them about their plan to ruin his reputation. Kim implores Howard to leave but Lalo shoots Howard dead.
Lalo gives Jimmy an address and general description of Gus, and tells him to go there and shoot the person described. Jimmy persuades Lalo to send Kim instead. After Kim leaves, Lalo ties up Jimmy and tells him about Nacho's betrayal and the attack on his compound. Jimmy denies involvement and blames Nacho. Lalo leaves for the laundry after threatening to interrogate Jimmy upon his return. Kim is apprehended at Gus' door and Gus realizes sending Kim to his house was a diversion, so he goes to the laundry. Lalo kills Gus' guards then forces Gus to show him the unfinished lab while he videotapes it. Lalo prepares to kill Gus, but Gus cuts power to the lights and shoots towards Lalo with a gun he had earlier hidden in the lab. Lalo, having been fatally wounded with a gunshot to the throat, bitterly laughs at the irony of his fate before choking on his own blood. Mike buries Lalo and Howard's corpses beneath the floor of the lab, then tells Jimmy and Kim they will not see Lalo again.
Aftermath.
Gus is called to Eladio's home, where Bolsa reads Hector's statement claiming Lalo survived the shootout at his house, that Gus sent the gunmen, and has since killed Lalo for real. With no proof of Lalo's initial survival, Eladio dismisses Hector's accusations. In 2008, when Walter White and Jesse Pinkman kidnap Saul to coerce him into representing Badger, who has been arrested for selling meth, a terrified Saul believes Lalo sent them and says, "It wasn't me! It was Ignacio!". Saul is relieved when Walter and Jesse's confusion confirms they have no connection to Lalo. When Jesse asks who Lalo is, Saul dismisses Jesse without explaining any further. In 2010, Saul is still not entirely convinced Lalo died, calling him "apparently" dead during a phone call with Kim. After being informed by Saul that Mike and Gus are now also dead, Kim confesses the true nature of Howard's death to prosecutors and to Howard's widow, Cheryl. She names Lalo as Howard's killer in her affidavit, but admits to Cheryl that although Cheryl has grounds for a wrongful death lawsuit, Kim will likely not face criminal prosecution as most of the witnesses are dead and the location of Lalo's and Howard's bodies remains unknown.
Reception.
The character Lalo Salamanca and Tony Dalton's performance have received critical acclaim; some critics deemed Lalo one of the best villains on television. Reviewing the episode that introduces Lalo, Alan Sepinwall of "Rolling Stone" said Dalton "makes a solid first impression in the role" and that he hoped for "more than filling in a blank most viewers had long since forgotten existed". Sepinwall called the final scene in "Bad Choice Road", in which Lalo confronts Jimmy and Kim, one of the best in the series. He praises the lead actors' performances, particularly those of Rhea Seehorn as Kim and Dalton as Lalo. Steve Greene of "IndieWire", after comparing Lalo to the character Anton Chigurh in the film "No Country for Old Men", noted Lalo has "the unpredictability of his impulsive, petulant [cousin] combined with the faux geniality of his chicken CEO rival" and praised Dalton's performance, who he says "makes that poisonous, affected smile work, especially when it's coupled with Lalo's blatant disregard for bodily harm". Brian Grubb of "Uproxx" wrote in his review of the season-five finale, "It is almost unreasonable how good a character Lalo is. To pull this off after five seasons of this show and the full run of "Breaking Bad", to just up and introduce someone this charming and evil and perfect, is basically showing off".
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Salmacis
Nymph in Greek mythology
Salmacis () was an atypical Naiad nymph of Greek mythology. She rejected the ways of the virginal Greek goddess Artemis in favour of vanity and idleness.
Mythology.
Ovid's version.
Salmacis' attempted rape of Hermaphroditus is narrated in the fourth book of Ovid's "Metamorphoses" (see also Dercetis).
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One day, Hermaphroditus went swimming in his pool. Upon seeing him, Salmacis was struck with love for him, approached him and confessed her love to him; but he was not interested, and demanded she leave. She did so, but her passion took her back, unable to stay away from him. As Hermaphroditus emerged from the pool, she threw herself at him, and forcibly kissed him as he tried to escape. Salmacis then cried to the gods and begged them to let them stay together forever; and the gods answered by fusing them together for all time, into a deity that had both male and female parts. She thus becomes one with Hermaphroditus and he curses the fountain to have the same effect on every other person who would bathe there.
Other versions.
In a description found on the remains of a wall in Halicarnassus, Hermaphroditus' mother Aphrodite names Salmacis as the nymph who nursed and took care of an infant Hermaphroditus after his parents put him in her care, a very different version than the one presented by Ovid.
Lucian of Samosata also implies that Hermaphroditus was born like that, rather than becoming later in life against his will, and blames it on the identity of the boy's father Hermes.
Salmacis fountain.
Salmacis was the name of a fountain or spring located in modern-day Bodrum, Turkey. According to some classical authors, the water had the reputation of making men effeminate and soft. This legend lies at the heart of Ovid's tale of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus.
Ancient art.
A fresco in Room 10 of the "Casa della Venere in Conchiglia" (House of Venus in the Shell) in Pompeii depicts Eros standing in between Hermaphroditus and Salmacis