Philip Butler

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Philip Butler フィリップ・バトラ
Character Information
Title	Captain
Classification	Human
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Also Known As	Phil (by Gabriel)
Birthday	July 15
Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Blood Type	A
Hair Color	Auburn
Eye Color	Blue
Occupation	Captain of the American garrison of the Public Ordinance Division for District 23
First Appearance	Season 1
Relationships	Rose Haibara (friend) Gabriel Kaburaya (superior officer)

Philip U. Butler is an American officer working at the garrison in District 23.

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Personality

Philip is shown to have a rather conniving nature, demonstrated when he designs a backup plan to blame Club Primavera if he were to fail to find a missing American soldier at the request of the mafia.

Plot

Season 1

Philip plans to have Caleb assassinated after he pays, however the assassination is botched.

Season 2

Philip briefly appears in Season 2 when it is implied that Rose Haibara had been seducing him in order to gain further control over District 23.

Season 3

Philip's garrison is taken over by Gabriel Kaburaya, who blackmails Philip using his knowledge of Philip's mafia connection.

Last Season

As Gabriel Kaburaya dies, Philip mentions something having happened to his younger sister Ange, blaming Gabriel. However, Gabriel appears genuinely confused by this.

Trivia

• Philip's name, design, and mannerisms are an homage to Battler Ushiromiya, though the two have no canonical relation to each other.
  • Philip has a younger sister named Ange.
  • Philip and Battler share a birthday of July 15.
  • Philip's middle name is abbreviated as "U." in the credits to Last Season.
  • Philip's eyes are repeatedly referred to as "eagle eyes," a possible reference to the One-Winged Eagle.
• Philip is half-Japanese (on his mother's side).

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