Karakter & Staf — Schwarzes Marken

Theodor Eberbach

Utama

Male · Umur 18-

Height: 179 cm (5' 11") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika A surface pilot of the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken. Theodor fights purely for his own survival, rejecting everything else that might leave himself vulnerable, from his comrades in the 666th, to the country he grew up in and describes as rotten and most people in it. Though much younger than other members of the 666th, Theodor's skills are up there with the best, specializing in close combat he learned through knife self-defense. Growing up an orphan in an abusive children's home, Theodor was adopted by the Hohenstein family, where he was given peace, rest and emotions for the first time. After being captured by the Stasi in a failed attempt to defect to West Germany with them, he was tortured and his family was killed, giving him a deep hatred for the Stasi and anyone involved with them. When Theodor was released, he decided to join the military to survive.

Kenichi Suzumura

Irisdina Bernhard

Utama

Female · Umur 13-18 (BiS), 23 (Schwarzesmarken)

Height: 172 cm (5' 8") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Captain TSF: MiG-21PF Balalaika Commander of the ‘East Germany’s Strongest’, the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken, and Jürgen Bernhard's beloved younger sister. The Captain made her name known and infamous during Operation Palaiologos, became known as a hero during the Poland retreat, and later gained fame across Europe with her Schwarzesmarken squadron. Her command and development of the 666th make her one of the few capable of carrying out Laserjagd, typically considered "suicide" missions in strategic doctrine Jürgen created and Irisdina perfected, taking it to new heights. Growing up, the kind-hearted Iris was virtually unmatched as the top student, until she met Beatrix Brehme. The two became best friends, national level synchronized divers and later the top 2 graduates at the TSF academy, and remain connected in many ways as East Germany’s best pilots.

Nozomi Yamamoto

Lise Hohenstein

Utama

Female · Umur 18

Height: 160 cm (5' 3") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Theodor Eberbach's step-sister, Lise Hohenstein was thought to have been killed by the Stasi 3 years ago when their family attempted to defect to West Germany and were all captured or killed. Now assigned to the 666th TSF Squadron as reinforcement to make up for an injured pilot after years as a TSF pilot in Eastern Europe, Lise finally found her cherished brother after three years of searching. Lise Hohenstein grew up with parents and playwrights Thomas and Marlene in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. Like those two, Lise wanted to work in theater to bring smiles and dreams to people in a world she considered dark. A talented actress, her career looked like a sure thing until police pressure forced her circle to be disbanded. Like her parents, she staged plays viewed as anti-nationalist and became ostracized for it.

Yoshino Nanjou

Katia Waldheim

Utama

Female · Umur 15

Height: 155 cm (5' 1") Nationality: German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th Schwarzesmarken), German Bundeswehr (101st Battalion) Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: F-4 Phantom, MiG-21 Balalaika A surface pilot in the Bundeswehr, Katia was rescued by the 666th TSF Squadron after the rest of her unit was destroyed. When she applies to defect to the East and asks to join the 666th, Irisdina recommends her as a replacement pilot. Katia believes that as long as East and West Germany continue hating each other, they'll never be able to win. Viewed as overly idealistic by others, Katia will stand up for what she believes even if others are too afraid to stand beside her, to the point others consider her a danger to be around in a country where the Stasi operate. Though she has little experience as a TSF pilot, she possesses natural talent and instinct, which are things that cannot be taught, which is why people view her as a potential ace pilot.

Minami Tanaka

Heinz Axmann

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit Rank: Oberstleutnant (Lt. Colonel) The Stasi’s Chief of Operations, Axmann made a name for himself within the organization hunting asylum seekers at East Germany's border, where he captured, imprisoned or executed thousands. The Brown Beast's effectiveness, cruelty and sadism in his persecution of dissidents and spies were legendary even by Stasi standards, leading to his prominence within the organization. Axmann's endless pursuit of power and security for himself and the Stasi influenced the significance of the Stasi Armed TSF Force, and the widening of networks of intel and blackmail spanning across Europe, making him hundreds of enemies both outside and inside the Stasi.

Ken Narita

Inghild Bronikowski

Pendukung

Female · Umur 18

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika A member of the 666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken. Inghild became a surface pilot to give herself a reason to live in East Germany, fighting not for herself, but for everyone else. Born into an impoverished former Junker family, she was constantly bullied growing up for her background and came to hate herself for the reputation Junker families had. Inghild is also Anett's best friend, with Anett describing the twos friendship as one where they love each other more than anyone else. Her and Anett have been close friends since their years at the TSF Academy for Gifted Children years ago, when Anett stopped other students from bullying her.

Kaori Fukuhara

Beatrix Brehme

Pendukung

Female · Umur 23

Height: 175 cm (5' 9") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Stasi Armed Police Force (101st Battalion Wehrwolf) Rank: Major TSF: MiG-23 Cheburashka, MiG-27 Alligator Commander of the Stasi's infamous Wehrwolf Battalion, and one of the strongest pilots in Europe. With her as commander, Beatrix and her battalion became the symbol of Stasi induced fear in East Germany. Her unparalleled strength captivates many pilots in the Stasi Armed Police Forces to her side, making Major Brehme both the biggest asset and threat to Axmann and Schmidt, as she tries to forge East Germany into her own ideal. The only child of the nomenklatura Brehme family, the prideful Beatrix grew up struggling to fight her father and predetermined future. When she met Irisdina and later Jürgen, they helped her continue fighting.

Yukari Tamura

Suzy Dzap

Pendukung

Female

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Grosser Bär Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) Suzy Dzap is the ruthless leader of partisans and resistance organization Grosser Bär, and formerly an officer in the NVA. Suzy has a tough and by the book demeanor and appearance, with a scar inflicted by Axmann during an interrogation on the eye she covers with her hair fringe. One of the central figures of the rebellion and one of its most zealous members, she despises informants and those in the Stasi as traitors who killed many of her comrades over the years and is willing to execute prisoners and use civilians to mask her forces.

Natsuko Kuwatani

Anett Hosenfeld

Pendukung

Female · Umur 18

Height: 163 cm (5'4") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Anett is a member of the 666th TSF Squadron and one of the few halberd users in the NVA, giving her a reputation as an abnormal pilot wherever she fights. Anett, principled and physically strong and had been enforcing her principles since her days at the TSF Academy protecting Inghild, and continues standing on those principles as best she can as a pilot of the 666th, making it an open secret that's Anett is on the Stasi's radar. Anett has a habit of screaming to shake off the fear of death before battle and suffers from PTSD from losing three of her juniors and best friends to the BETA within a few days of each other. Anett knew Theodor from the TSF Military Academy for Gifted Children before the events of the story and cared for him initially, but came to despise Theodor the more she saw him leave others to die.

Chika Anzai

Gretel Jeckeln

Pendukung

Female · Umur 20

Height: 165 cm (5' 5") Nationality: East German Affiliations: Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken, 2nd Battalion “Fritz Ulbricht”) Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika The political commissar attached to the 666th unit, tasked with reflecting the will of the Socialist Unity Party and assuring allegiance. The prideful Gretel is the most inexperienced TSF pilot in the 666th, but has the highest authority in the unit. Gretel is a sincere socialist, having full pride in it as the ideology which eliminates the gap between rich and poor and considers everyone equally, and pride in East Germany as the nation which embodies the ideals of socialism. Gretel graduated from Karl Marx Integrated School as their representative and served in Pioneer, winning national speech competitions along the way, and aimed to join the Schwarzesmarken as the political commissar to get her closer to achieving her goal of rising to a party leader in the SED.

Kiyono Yasuno

Walther Krüger

Pendukung

Male · Umur 29

Height: 190 cm (6' 3") Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Walther is a former non-commissioned officer and survivor of Operation Palaiologos, where he likely first met Irisdin. Krüger worked his way up the ranks through the years, eventually being recruited to the 666th as Irisdina's staff officer, later becoming the training manager within the squadron. Though not officially the second-in-command, it's widely known that Krüger is Irisdina's right-hand man and is fiercely loyal to her.

Kenta Miyake

Sylwia Krzasińska

Pendukung

Female · Umur 18

Height: 170 cm (5' 7") Nationality: Polish Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken), Polish Army Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Sylwia is a member of the 666th TSF unit and formerly a pilot for the Polish Army. Extremely blunt and pragmatic, Sylwia is in the war purely for survival, only in the 666th because it increases her chances of survival and allows her to fulfill her goal of killing as many BETA as possible. Her cold attitude causes her to clash with many members of the 666th who might drag the efficient pilot who has been fighting in a TSF since fourteen down. Sylwia grew up on the outskirts of Warsaw living a relatively comfortable life, where she'd spend Christmas every year with a feast with her friends and their families. During the retreat from Poland where experienced the horrors of war, she had to flee her home to go West where Irisdina eventually recruited her.

Michiyo Murase

Joseph Lange

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Stasi Joseph is a member of the Stasi from Axmann’s Berlin faction. He was helping Axmann do many military operations, such as contacting and duties as a radio operator. He has shown exceptional loyalty to Axmann.

Takaaki Uchino

Thi-Lan Pham

Pendukung

Female · Umur 22

Height: 168 cm (5' 6") Nationality: Vietnamese-East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (666th TSF Squadron Schwarzesmarken) Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Pham Thi-Lan is the second-in-command of the 666th, being described as the spiritual backbone to the unit. Pham is called "Big Sis" by many of the younger surface pilots in the unit. She was recruited by Irisdina to join the 666th a few months after she made an impression on her during the retreat from Poland, when she singled her out because of a conversation she overheard and complimented her smile. Pham is a second generation Vietnamese immigrant born in Lichtenberg, a suburb of East Berlin. She is the eldest of five siblings, 10 years older than the next. Being of Vietnamese descent, Pham experienced discrimination growing up in Berlin during wartime, and she believes her father trained her strictly in Shorinji Kempo as a child to fight it.

Emiri Katou

Erich Schmidt

Pendukung

Male · Umur 35

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit Rank: Major General Minister of East Germany's Ministry for State Security. Erich Schmidt displays himself as a charismatic person to persuade and ensure the public that the Stasi rule is just. However, his subordinates know Schmidt as a cold and paranoid individual who will not hesitate to persecute anyone he deems as more dangerous and useful if he feels his dictatorship is in question. The Minister came into power after the previous Minister mysteriously died. Since taking power, Schmidt used the deteriorating situation with the BETA and growing discontent among the populace to move the Stasi into a more militant role, putting the fear in the hearts of the DDR's citizens though more brutal and direct means. Schmidt runs the Stasi as his own personal army, and is trying to make the DDR as his own fiefdom.

Ryoutarou Okiayu

Michael Söhne

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Stasi Rank: Oberstleutnant (1st Lt.) Lieutenant Söhne is a Stasi member belonging to the Berlin faction, and Heinz Axmann’s aide. As Axmann's fanatically-devoted right hand man, he follows him everywhere and will put himself on the line to protect him. In turn, Axmann seems to trust him with his plans.

Tsubasa Yonaga

Vivian Schweinsteiger

Pendukung

Female · Umur 15

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (500th Jaeger Corps) Rank: Sergeant Vivi carries the rank of Sergeant despite her being fifteen, entailing other infantry personnel much older under her command. As Kurt’s second-in-command at Neuenhagen, she has her head on her shoulders and is very useful to him, placing full trust in her and leaving Katia in her hands. Kurt describes their relationship as rotten, and says that Vivi would be happy to hear it looked to Katia like the two were a couple.

MoeMi

Otto Strauss

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) The Schwarzesmarken’s Maintenance Chief, leading a group of a dozen or so maintenance workers. Otto can be relied on to fix any TSF machine that breaks down and helps Irisdina with tweaks to the MiG-21PF. Otto is a World War II survivor and one of the more laid-back of the personnel on Bebersee base.

Kazunari Tanaka

Circe Steinhoff

Pendukung

Female · Umur 23

Height: 166 cm (5' 5") Nationality: West German Affiliation: German Bundeswehr (51st Tactical Armored Battalion "Huckebein") Rank: Leutnant (2nd Lt.) TSF: F-5G Tornado Circe Steinhoff is a Bundeswehr pilot from Bonn, West Germany. She has the aura of a cool beauty, but speaks with a sharp tongue and can get caught up in her emotions easily. Circe's bluntness and objectivity to both allies and enemies draws her ire with some and favor with others. In the Huckebein Battalion, Circe is loved and the butt of many jokes made by Commander Balke. She hates East Germany for a variety of reasons and has prejudice towards its people for participating in the DDR's society. Despite her prejudice, she desires to protect her family and friends from the BETA, and believes working together with East Germany is the best way to achieve that.

Manami Numakura

Hölzer Hannibal

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (Hannibal Battalion, 40th TSF Experimental Group) Rank: Captain, Major TSF: MiG-21PF Balalaika Commander of the Hannibal Battalion. The veteran pilot is one of Irisdina's closest allies, having been her instructor at the TSF Academy. Hannibal views Captain Bernhard and the 666th Squadron as East Germany's most valuable assets. Hannibal was originally from the Air Force and an expert in a surface-to-air missile unit. After leaving the Air Force, Hannibal became a TSF pilot and later commander of the 40th TSF Experimental Group, where he first met Jürgen Bernhard.

Masafumi Kimura

Marlene Hohenstein

Pendukung

Female

Nationality: East German Marlene is Lise Hohenstein’s mother and Theodor’s adopted mother, living in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. She was dearly loved by the two of them, and a large part of the reason why Lise wanted to work in the theater industry as an adult. She is a playwright like her husband Thomas, and like him is known for her scripts extolling the virtues of humanity and freedom, which are read as a criticism of the current East Germany’s current regime by many. She was forced out of the industry because of government pressure.

Wakana Yamazaki

Marai Heisenberg

Pendukung

Female

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Nationale Volksarmee (Hannibal Battalion) Rank: Oberleutnant (1st Lt.) TSF: MiG-21 Balalaika Major Hannibal’s second-in-command. Marai lost her lover on the battlefield a year before the events of the story, and found comfort in Hölzer, who had experienced the same, to forget the sadness she felt. Marai is willing to protect Hannibal with her life.

Kana Marutsuka

Thomas Hohenstein

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Theatergruppe Straße Thomas is Lise Hohenstein’s father, from East Berlin. One of Theodor dead father’s distant relatives, he adopted him from an abusive orphanage. Thomas founded Theatergruppe Straße as a director in 1966, and slowly gained popularity for works such as “Erinnerungen eines Mädchens” and was eventually being placed in the newspaper for "Mond-Regenbogen" in 1978, a controversial play viewed as anti-nationalistic. After being forced out of the industry and ostracized by the government who accused him of inciting dissidence, Thomas and Marlene became central figures in an asylum plan involving members of the theater and friends in the West who were antagonistic to East Germany.

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Joachim Balck

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: West German Affiliation: German Bundeswehr (51st Tactical Armored Battalion ‘Huckebein’) Rank: Major TSF: F-5G Tornado Commander of West Germany’s prestigious Huckebein Battalion. Major Balck is a different type of commander from Irisdina, with rough clothes, crude jokes and an easy-going personality, he garners a lot of confidence from his subordinates. He seemingly has the ability to bring anyone of all sides together, be it with alcohol or making fun of his subordinate Circe. As a veteran pilot, Balck is highly skilled and trusted his subordinates for any mission. The Major is also married and used to be a fencer when he was younger.

Hiroshi Tsuchida

Johannes Zweig

Pendukung

Male

Nationality: East German Affiliation: Socialist Unity Party of Germany Rank: Major Johannes Zweig is a member of the SED responsible for ensuring the 666th TSF Squadron completes objectives in line with the desire of the Party during Operation Neptune, regardless of whether or not they are unreasonable in the situation. Zweig is Gretel Jecklen’s direct superior, and threatens she and Irisdina will be removed from the squadron if they don’t comply with his demands.

Hiroshi Yanaka