Siegfried Schwartz

Siegfried Schwartz (ジーグフリード シュワルツ, Shuwarutsu Jiikufuriito) is a Quincy. And the defacto leader of his new Wandenreich after the staged coup d'etat on its previous leader. He was childhood friends with Ichibei Benkei, and is now his sworn enemy.

Appearance
Currently, Siegfried has the appearance of very large middle-aged man, having lost an eye in his fight with the previous leader of the Wandenreich. He constantly wears his unique Reishi armor, and conceals it beneath his cloak. He is a large man with an impressive physique. His adult physique no doubt being inherited from his Scandinavian background.

However when he was in his youth in Tokyo, he had long hair, and was incredibly lean. He constantly wore the traditional white Quincy garb.

Personality
In his youth Siegfried was a kind and playful young man, constantly at odds with his rival and best friend Ichibei Benkei, he was competitive and always enjoyed arguing over trivial matters. His love of fighting was especially noticeable, the true colors of his personality didn't emerge until the death of his parents during childhood.

During his adolescence, his personality underwent a dramatic change, his parents were killed at the hands of Shinigami in a fierce battle in Soul Society during the Wandenreich's invasion. This began his long hatred against anyone associated with them, including Ichibei Benkei who is himself a Substitute Shinigami. He joined a newly formed Wandenreich in his quest for revenge in a bid to kill Shinigami. When he became an adult, his quest for revenge caused him to defeat and kill the current leader of the Wandenreich, believing him to be weak and pitiful and took up the role of leading the empire himself, and unofficially renamed it the Rächenreich (Revenge Kingdom) and also renamed the Sternritter the Kluftritter (Void Knights) during his ascension to leadership Siegfried became a heartless individual, killing anyone who creates discord, and ruthlessly leads his men out of both fear and respect. He enjoys toying with his victims psychologically and bringing them into utter despair. Any shred of kindness that dwelled in Siegfried's heart is long gone.

History
Siegfried has revealed very little of his history besides his parents death and his ascension to power, but explained in detail the events of his staged Coup d'etat to his current adviser.

The Coup
Shortly after joining the Wandenreich, he began to train rigorously as a Soldat under the instruction of a Sternritter 'P - The Panzer', Bismark Herta, who saw his potential and strength and after months of training became the direct Aide of Bismark. Upon Bismark's defeat at the hands of Jinbei Hitotsuboshi and seeing Bismarks defeat, Bismark with his last breath pleaded that Siegfried deliver an act of mercy and kill him to prevent his humiliating execution if he were to return defeated, in the process Siegfried discovered he himself had an incredibly unique ability. By manifesting his blade and imbuing it with Sklaverei, he was able to 'assimilate' his own mentor into himself upon killing him, essentially gaining his ability 'P - The Panzer, the ability to harden Reishi as an external armor'.

When Siegfried returned to the Wandenreich's HQ he informed the current leader and Emperor, Hans Wilmacht of Bismark's death at the hands of Jinbei, he was praised for his efforts and was instructed to train under Sternritter 'B - The Blood', Edward Vladov, directly in order to gain power and avenge his mentor. Several months passed and Siegfried learned the arts of Ginto, Quincy Spells, Archery, Swordsmanship, Reishi Manipluation, Blut and Hirenyaku. With his new found skills he attempted to assassinate Edward and then told a severely wounded Edward of his own "Epithet" he gave himself, 'A - The Assimilation' and then "devoured" him.

He was welcomed back to the Wandenreich, having defeated the previous Sternritter B he gained his position and used this as a means to get close to and kill Hans in a coup. Upon assimilating Hans he gained his power and with it, the power of the Monarch of Quincy, the letter 'A'. Thus began the reign of Siegfried Schwartz.