Robin Hendrix

Robin Hendrix was an out of work actor, living unhappily in the shadow of his first and most successful role. After his wife leaves him, he buys the exotic lizard Medusa from Count D's pet shop. He appears in Volume 1, Chapter 2 of the manga.

Appearance
A young, highly attractive young man. He had glass like eyes and chin length blonde wavy hair which, at least in his role as an alien price, took on the appearance of silver. He wore mostly fashionable clothes except for when he was auditioning, where he wore work out clothes.

Personality
Robin was in possession of a rather melancholic personality, likely influenced by the decade spent living in the shadow of a character. His ex-wife claimed he was living off his past fame without further ambition; D described it as Robin being little more than a ghost of himself. Viewing himself in a negative light, he calls himself both useless and talent-less. He has a sincere love for reptiles, being the proud owner of several of them and adapting his apartment to suit them better.

Plot
Robin Hendrix's introduction is the sight of his corpse, local police investigating his death at his apartment. Initially, his death is viewed as a heart attack, as there is no blunt force trauma and his apartment shows no signs of an altercation. Autopsy and toxicology reports on Robin all report nothing out of the ordinary, supporting the theory that his death was from natural causes. Detective Leon Orcot, after seeing a dead lizard near Robin's corpse, searches for further answers as to how Robin Hendrix died. This leads him to Count D's pet shop in Chinatown, a location already known to him due to a string of other mysterious deaths.

Two months before his death, after his wife leaves him, Robin visits the pet shop. D greets him with familiarity, as Robin often buys food for his reptiles at the shop. When he says he is searching for a new pet, D is surprised, as his wife had forbidden Robin from acquiring any more. Robin reveals his newly single status, joking that he can now keep pets in the living room and the bedroom.

D takes Robin into the back room of his shop, introducing him to one of the shop's new arrivals. Robin thinks it's a joke made in bad taste, at first, given the humanoid appearance of Medusa. Upon discovering that she is actually a lizard, Robin appears enraptured; he delights in her cold skin. The revelation of Medusa's deadly gaze does not dissuade him from signing a contract for her. Its terms are:


 * 1) Feed her fresh fruit or live animals each day.
 * 2) Do not show her to anyone.
 * 3) Do not look into her eyes under any circumstances

Robin follows the contract, even going so far as hand feeding her. He views her as superior to other women for a number of reasons. First, she does not act in the same hysterical manner as other woman. Second, she cannot see his face and therefore cannot like him solely for his good looks or the alien prince he once portrayed. Thirdly, and what Robin views as most importantly, she is entirely reliant on him, unable to live without him or his protection.

Albert, Robin's manager, visits his apartment to present him with a movie script and the opportunity to audition for it. Robin turns it down instantly, disgusted by the small size of the roll and that the other actors working on the project are people he considers to be no-name amateurs. Albert attempts to cajole Robin into it, reminding him that he can't sit around waiting forever and that this might be his last chance entirely. When Robin continues to refuse, Albert resorts to threats. If Robin's agency contract gets terminated, he'll no longer have an income, which threatens his apartment and his ability to take care of his pets. Robin thinks that his own death wouldn't matter but that he must continue to protect and provide for Medusa (and, presumably, the rest of his pets).

Medusa
Robin's newest pet, a lizard with a deadly gaze. She is in love with him and Robin is possessive of her. She is devastated at being the instrument of Robin's suicide and kills herself shortly after.

Ex-wife
Appearing on only one page, she leaves Robin after finding deceased rodents in their fridge again. The storage of reptile food appears to have been a source of long running contention between the two. She lists further complaints as she leaves, including that Robin does nothing but sit around doing nothing all day, riding the coattails of his own fame.

Albert
Robin's manager. He attempts to cajole Robin into auditioning again and, when that fails, threatens to end his agency's contract with Robin. Despite his threat, he seems genuinely supportive of Robin and attempts to encourage Robin in the way of his failed audition.