

I have recently discovered the Black Butler fandom, and have noticed that
there are exclamation marks between 'Butler' and 'Grell', like this:
Butler!Grell. The same is also true for 'Tutor' and 'Sebastian':
Tutor!Sebastian. Is there any significance or meaning behind this?


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Why is there an exclamation mark between 'Butler' and 'Grell'?


In most fandom the exclamation point is used to indicate a particular style of
a character in a series. It's mostly used when characters have episodes or
even arcs where they wear a particular outfit like a armor, transformations,
or even a disguise.

Most fandom is sustained by avid attention from fans for characters that they
like so it helps to distinguish from things like tutor, easter bunny and
classic sebastian.

Different fandoms use different notations. But they overall serve the same
purpose.


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