Dug

Dug (ダグ, Dagu) is a minor antagonist from Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts. He is a member of the Baskerville Clan and thus a loyal follower of their master Glen. Though he is one of the notable and most prominent Baskervilles, Dug takes on more of a secondary role and demeanor compared to his comrades. While the likes of Lottie, Fang, and Lily are more actionable in behavior, Dug rarely steps into the spotlight and more often acts to provide support to them. As such he is one of the most steadfast enemies Oz Vessalius and his friends face against throughout their journey.

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It is unknown exactly when Dug joined the Baskerville Clan, but he is implied to have been present for significantly longer than his companions. He might have been a Baskerville since before Oswald's succession as Glen, and was definitely a part of the Clan for long enough to know extensively of Noise's situation. He was also present when the Tragedy of Sablier occurred, and at the apex of that disaster, he was dragged into the Abyss along with the city of Sablier. He emerged from the Baskervilles' Door to the Abyss nearly one hundred years later, sometime after Oz is cast in himself. Afterwards Dug dedicated himself to helping recover all the power stolen from the Baskervilles, and finding the lost soul of their master.

Appearance

Dug appears to be the largest member of the Baskerville Clan, acting as a muscular behemoth who towers over regular full-grown men. Dug wears the Baskervilles' signature crimson robe that has a small golden triangle-shaped pendant with detailed etchings pinned to the neck-line of his hood (a personal addition to his attire). Unlike Lottie, Fang, Lily and Noise, Dug has yet to be shown with his hood down, and therefore his hair color, style and length are left unknown for now. Dug has a square jaw line and prominent nose with nearly perfect circular eyes that have snake-like pupils (however the color of his eyes is unknown). As well as having an intimidating profile, Dug also has a tattoo symbolizing The Devil on the right side of his face in crimson that encircles his right eye and covers his cheek, which he had gotten in order to make Lily feel more at home because she has one herself.

Personality

Dug is known for his mild-mannered, taciturn personality, which often adds to Dug's overall intimidation, however when Dug does speak, he reveals a caring personality built on intellectual prowess through short-worded sentences. His intelligent and strategical nature also shines through Dug's apparent interest in chess, however Dug was no match for Vincent when they faced one another.

Dug often displays his care and concerns for others, most notably with Lottie, whom Dug actively works to protect whenever possible and whom Dug tended to when she was shot by Leo during their first encounter with the boy. Dug's overall personality is very neutral to say the least, not often showing too much emotion, an example being when Dug was completely unfazed by B-Rabbit's power at Oz's second Coming of Age Ceremony. Despite this, Dug has shown great bravery, loyalty and determination towards the Baskerville Clan and their goal to free Oswald's soul.

Dug does not seem to have a keen interest in fighting and killing, however he is willing to dive into battle if necessary, as shown during the second Coming of Age Ceremony. Prior to this, Dug was not often shown fighting because Fang would commonly volunteer to take Dug's place in a fight, as he did at Lutwidge Academy against Elliot and when Fang took the lead in the first Sealing Stone's destruction. Thus, because Dug is so withdrawn, he has yet to summon his Chain in battle.

Dug's weapon of choice is a mace with a black head that is adorned with deadly spikes. Dug has attempted to use his mace against Break during the second Coming of Age Ceremony, however he missed and created a small crater in the floor due to his phenomenal power. Dug later used his mace once again to fight Oz, managing to shatter the Sealing Stone with it eventually as Oz left his fight with Dug to protect Alice from Lottie and Lily.

Powers and Abilities

• Supernatural speed, strength and endurance.
• Dug is known to have an Illegal Contract with an Unknown Chain, which he has maintained for more than 100 years. Despite this, Dug's Chain still has yet to appear in the series, and therefor its abilities are unknown.
• As Dug is a member of the Baskerville Clan, Dug has a Chain-like body and is able to heal from almost any wound depending on what kind of power inflicted said wound, as it appears as though Abyssal power is capable of killing Baskervilles where humans are not.

Relationships

Lottie

Dug's relationship with Lottie has been shown to be very close, with their friendship being more than 100 years old. Dug always does whatever he can in order to ensure Lottie's safety, acting as Lottie's bodyguard when Fang fought Elliot in Lutwidge Academy and rushing to help Lottie when Leo managed to shoot her in the arm. Since then, Dug has remained close to Lottie, often showing concern for Lottie's safety when facing dangerous situations. Lottie acted only as Dug's backup alongside Lily during the second Coming of Age Ceremony, initiating a fight with Alice to help Dug fend off the forces of Pandora, showing that this feeling of concern is mutual.

Fang

Although their interactions were not often shown too in-depth, Dug and Fang were on very good terms with one another, treating each other as equals. Dug helped Fang make Lily feel more comfortable with the Baskervilles by agreeing to tattoo Ébauche's symbol of The Devil to the right side of his face, showing a general understanding of one another and Dug's willingness to make his comrades happier, despite not seeming overly happy when he and Dug showed Lily their tattoos. It is unknown how Dug took the news of Fang's death during the second Coming of Age Ceremony.

Lily

Lily has worked with Dug closely for more than 100 years, just like Lottie and Fang, and so they have a rather close relationship despite not interacting with one another very often. Dug voiced his care for Lily when he willingly allowed Fang to talk him into getting Ébauche's symbol of The Devil tattooed to his face, just like Lily, in order to make her feel more at home. During the second Coming of Age Ceremony when Dug pursued the third Sealing Stone, Lily joined Lottie in an attack on Alice to help clear the way to the Seal for Dug and acted as his backup to ensure that another one of her friends wasn't killed. Despite being more close with Fang, Lily now doesn't often leave Dug's side, often clinging to him and being piggy-backed by Dug, although this is likely because of Fang's absence, for the most part. When Dug stopped Vincent from most likely killing Break while he was chained to the wall, Lily (who was terrified by Vincent's sudden rage) could be seen taking cover behind Dug.

Vincent Nightray

Vincent is know to consider Dug to be one of his friends, alongside the other Baskervilles. Though Dug doesn't often speak or interact with Vincent too often, the two did face-off in a chess match following the destruction of the second Sealing Stone, which resulted in Vincent's quick defeat of his colleague (much to Dug's chagrin). Later, after Oswald had returned and taken over the body of Leo, Dug showed concern for his friend when he caught Vincent taking out his rage and confusion on Break. Dug put his hand on Vincent's shoulder to bring him back to reality, taking Vincent from Break by sending both Vincent and Lily to see Oswald.

Quotes

• "(Dug's Thoughts: The other one's... gone?) Lottie, above you!"
• "What a surprise... I never thought that a student would have a gun with him."
• "You're finally here, huh...? Lottie. Fang."
• "Noise is on probation. She acted on his own the other day and almost killed Oz Vessalius."

Gallery

Full-body anime render of Dug

Dug, Fang and Lottie meet with Vincent

Vincent beats Dug at chess

Dug and Fang with Jun-Cat

Dug in Gil in Wonderland as a card soldier

Dug appears in anime opening theme

Appearances