Anders Schäfer/Alternate

Anders Schäfer (アンダース·シェーファー, Andāsu Shēfā) is a and a former. He is also known as the "The Hailfire" (雹火災, Hyōkasai).

Appearance
Anders is an unusually tall and muscular, broad-shouldered middle-aged man. He is completely bald, but he wears a trimmed beard and moustache of dark brown colour, and has thick eyebrows. His eyes are pale blue and piercing.

He wears a variation of the standard Quincy uniform outfitted with epaulettes and a long cloak. He dons a silver bracelet on his right forearm, to which his Quincy cross is attached by a chain.

Personality
Schäfer appears to be a very solemn and portentous person. He is constantly serious and imperturbable. Furthermore, even though he is not easily angered, if sufficiently provoked he becomes gradually more unrelenting.

He has a habit of talking in a lofty, sermon-like manner. Additionally, he tends to speak only whenever he knows he has some attention, and he does not interrupt other people talking, even when they are his enemies.

Nevertheless, his dignified façade serves mostly to conceal his true nature of an insane and self-delusional maniac hellbent on killing Shinigami.

Equipment
Quincy Cross: Anders carries a version of the Quincy cross that consists of five points, which is attached by a chain to his bracelet.

Bracelet: He wears an ornate, silver bracelet on his right hand. It seems to be closely connected with his Spirit Weapon, as he has been seen collecting on it to form his crossbow.

Powers and Abilities
Master Marksman: Schäfer is extremely proficient with his crossbow. His accuracy is impressive, and it is very difficult to dodge his shots.

Anders utilises this technique to supplement his own apmle reserves of Reiryoku.


 *  (飛廉脚), lit. "Flying Screen Step/God Step"): Anders is proficient enough in this art to keep up with Shinigami Captains in terms of speed.

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Reiniger ("Purifier"): By accumulating spiritual energy on his special bracelet, Anders can summon an ornate crossbow which is mounted on his right forearm.

Trivia

 * His creator has long considered the idea of the original Anders Schäfer's alternate-universe incarnation making appearance in Bleach: Dark and Light, before eventually making that incarnation one of Zetsubō Usuguraiboshi's "generals".

The Chiaroscuro Arc

 * Chiaroscuro: Annihilation