Reinhard
The head of Longinus Dreizehn Orden, a secret society born from the ashes of World War II dedicated to transmuting gold and reshaping reality according to their will. Reinhard's driven by a deeply personal motivation: his entire life has been shadowed by foreknowledge of the future, robbing him of genuine excitement or surprise. He's desperate to escape that prison.
Back during WWII, Reinhard and his ally Mercurius yanked the castle Gladsheim completely outside normal reality, where they've been waiting ever since for the Swastika's completion in Shambalah.
What makes Reinhard genuinely terrifying isn't just raw power—it's his presence. He's charismatic enough that enemies can lose the will to fight just being near him. Even his shadow can unsettle the strongest warriors. Wielding the Holy Lance of Longinus, he's legitimately one of the series' most formidable characters, though fans often note he's also surprisingly compelling as a character, balancing cruelty with an oddly likable quality that keeps him from being a straightforward villain.
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