Who died first? Hänsel or Gretel? In Black Lagoon, Hänsel and Gretel are deranged children suffering from Dissociative Identity Disorder.



Each of them have distinct personalities, but from time to time, they switch places with each other - clothing, weapons, voice, personality, and everything.

In episode 15, both of them are killed. Hänsel (the boy) dies in front of Balalaika after being shot by a sniper. Gretel (the girl) dies at the end of the episode when a hitman headshots her from behind.

But do we know if they were themselves when they were killed? Did Hänsel really die first?Or were they switched? Are there any clues anywhere?
While Gretel is on the boat talking to Rock, she says that it's OK that Hansel is dead because they are always together. She takes off her wig and her voice changes into the lower Hansel voice, then puts the wig back on and is back to Gretel's voice. So they are indistinguishable from their appearance and voices.

The only hint we get is right before Rock leaves the cabin Gretel is in:



Gretel takes off her underwear and lifts up her skirt giving Rock a "view" as a "gift". Rock is shocked and leaves the room disgusted.

So is it:


She is really "Hansel" and Rock is shocked because Gretel is actually a boy. Gretel died first
She is really "Gretel" and Rock is shocked because he's being flashed by a little girl. Hansel died first
Rock isn't shocked by whether she's a boy or girl but that she/he thinks flashing him is supposed to be a "gift". Inconclusive


Other inconclusive possibilities could be that her genitalia was mutilated from all the snuff films, or even she is a hermaphrodite. But it's most likely that we never know who was killed first. They are always interchanging/swapping, it's likely neither of them knows whether they are Hansel or Gretel anymore, so that facet of their character would be undermined if we were to know who was who.