---
title: "Once Upon an Earl"
description: "In a world that wants women to whisper, Noelle Culpepper shouts from the top of her lungs in dissent.  The 19th century has arrived and with it the headstrong c"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/02/57302.jpg"
---

# Once Upon an Earl

![Once Upon an Earl](https://t.vndb.org/cv/02/57302.jpg)

**Developer:** Oishii

**Release date:** Jun 30, 2022

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.2/10 (9 votes)

## Description
In a world that wants women to whisper, Noelle Culpepper shouts from the top of her lungs in dissent.

The 19th century has arrived and with it the headstrong countess of the Culpepper name.  Looked down upon by her peers for pursuing an education and wanting the same rights as a male. She tosses aside the identity of a woman for the one that will carry her to fortune and fame: Earl Culpepper.  

Alongside her butler Everly, her history as a woman is lost to the era of the Culpepper name. With both their histories gone and their fortune assigning them as secret underground investigators to the Queen, what villain couldn't they apprehend while keeping a secret?

The Phantom Menace strikes. Those are the bold words plastered across newspapers flung into the restless hands of rich and poor alike.  With the Queen's men unable to apprehend him, it was time for them to take to the pedestal.

That is until Noelle is faced with having to reawaken the feminine side of her lost for a decade to incarcerate him.

Play as Noelle Culpepper, currently known as the Earl, who grudgingly casts aside her fake identity as the Earl to attend the ball where the Phantom is striking next. Will she and her butler be able to apprehend the Phantom Menace? Or will she be led astray?

[From [itch.io](https://oishii.itch.io/once-upon-an-earl)]

## Characters
### Noelle Culpepper
- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Long, Parted in Middle, Braided Crown
- **Engages in:** Cross-dressing, Investigation, Unarmed Fighting, Wedding, Dancing
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Jacket, Necklace, Vest, Evening Gloves, Gloves, Hair Flower, Bow Tie, Bracelet, Brooch, Ball Gown, Formal Shirt
- **Eyes:** Grey
- **Role:** Noble, Detective, Ojousama
- **Subject of:** Flirting
- **Voiced by:** Kathryn Georghiou

### Cassius Marsden
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Ponytail, Waist Length+, Curtained
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Necktie, Vest, Gloves, Brooch, Top Hat, Tailcoat, Eye Mask, Formal Shirt
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Thief, Noble, Onzoushi
- **Subject of:** Confinement
- **Engages in:** Unarmed Fighting, Theft, Dancing
- **Voiced by:** Maxadrian Burton

### Darlington
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Waist Length+, Curtained, Braid, Parted to Side, Orange
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult, Mole
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Vest, Gloves, Tailcoat, Formal Shirt
- **Eyes:** Green
- **Role:** Painter, Noble, Onzoushi
- **Engages in:** Flirting, Wedding, Dancing
- **Subject of:** Completely Avoidable Death
- **Voiced by:** Richard Stranks

### Everly Kingfisher
- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** White, Curtained, Shoulder-length, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Slim, Young-adult, Dark
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Suit, Jacket, Vest, Gloves, Formal Shirt
- **Eyes:** Red, Slit Pupils
- **Role:** Butler
- **Engages in:** Investigation, Unarmed Fighting, Dimensional Travel, Dancing
- **Voiced by:** Siddhartha Villanueva

## Shops
- [Itch](https://oishii.itch.io/once-upon-an-earl)

## Releases
### English
- **2022-06-30**: Once Upon an Earl - [Itch.io](https://oishii.itch.io/once-upon-an-earl)

## Tags
ADV, Female Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Detective Work, Protagonist with a Face, Side Portraits, Protagonist with Partial Voice Acting, Bad Endings with Story, Cross-dressing, Noble Protagonist, Noble Hero, Dark Skinned Hero, Butler Hero, Ending List, White Haired Hero, Ponytail Hero, Hero with Beauty Mark, Thief Hero, Past British Isles, Marriage Ending, Ojousama Protagonist, Protagonist as the Only Female, Painter Hero, Only Adult Heroes, Non-Japanese Voice Acting, Hero with a Braid, Music Recollection, Phantom Thieves, 19th Century, Low Fantasy, Completely Avoidable Hero Death, Hero from a Different World, Otome Game Jam, Otome Game

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