Rean Schwarzer (リィン・シュバルツァー), also known as the Ashen Chevalier (
Background
Rean Schwarzer was born in January or February S.1187[1] as the son of then-Brigadier General of the Imperial Army of Erebonia, Giliath Osborne and his wife Kasia.
Childhood
During his early childhood, Rean was raised in Heimdallr, where he lived peacefully with his parents. This all changed in S. 1192 when a group of nobles targeted Osborne in an attempt to suppress a commoner-led reformist movement in which he was a prominent leader. During a jaeger raid on his home, Katia was killed and Rean was critically wounded by wooden debris to his chest. In order to save his son's life, Osborne transplanted his own heart into Rean.
Several months later, Osborne left Rean outside Ymir[3], where he was later picked up by Baron Teo Schwarzer. Schwarzer took Rean into his household and raised the boy with his wife Lucia and their three year old daughter, Elise. Since Rean had no memory prior to his abandonment, he did not know whether he was born a noble, commoner, or even an Erebonian to begin with.[4] This sparked some controversy among the Baron's fellow nobility and many rumors spread about Rean being his bastard son. Nevertheless, the Schwarzers remained a kind and supportive family throughout Rean's upbringing.
In S.1196, at the age of 9, Rean experienced a traumatic incident. As a monster approached his adoptive sister, he was overcome by an overwhelming anger. Some sort of power, referred to as his ogre power (鬼の力), overtook his consciousness and viciously murdered the beast. Rean began to fear himself. Though he was raised in a loving environment, he felt an immense amount of guilt towards his foster family for being a burden.
Eight Leaves One Blade
Some time later, Yun Ka-Fai took him in as a pupil, teaching him the Eight Leaves One Blade school of swordsmanship in the hopes that Rean could eventually overcome his fear and master his power. Unfortunately, Rean was unable to do so and Yun Ka-Fai had to cut his training short.
After struggling to find a path to follow in life, Rean decided to enroll at Thors Military Academy, in an attempt to distance himself from his foster family and become a soldier in the army. He was placed in Class VII (a class that did not segregate its students based on social standing) and was sent to various locations as a part of his field studies.
Ashen Chevalier
Shortly before the start of the Erebonian Civil War, Rean and his classmates discover Valimar, The Ashen Knight, in the depths of the Old Schoolhouse. Upon completing the final trial, Rean officially becomes the "Ashen Awakener".
After the events of the Erebonian Civil War, Rean is recognized as the Ashen Chevalier, the hero who ended the war. He enters a depressive state due to death of Crow Armbrust and the Empire's growing dominance, but is able to snap out of it with the support of his friends and teachers at Thors. He ultimately makes the decision to serve as a military officer for the Erebonian Army despite having reservations, ultimately doing so for the greater good.
In truth, he is actually the son of Giliath Osborne, who abandoned him for reasons currently unknown. Prior to the appearance of the Infernal Castle, Rean had remembered that before being adopted by the Schwarzers, he was dropped off in the snow by a man whose face he couldn't recognize. After Crow's death and Osborne's reappearance, he remembered that the same man who abandoned him was Chancellor Osborne, who confirmed his parentage.
Ogre problems
After his graduation, he turned down offers to join the military, and instead, in the spirit of his endeavours with Class VII, started working as an instructor at the newly established Thors Military Academy at the age of 19.[2] Following his excellent grades as a student, Rean manages to convey the particulars of his subject, imperial history, with great ease. He closely looks after his students of Class VII.
Although he turned down offers to join the Imperial Army of Erebonia, Rean is still urged to accept orders from the imperial government. During these orders, Rean notices that his ogre power becomes gradually stronger. The power became uncontrollable during his participation in the Northern Campaign, after which he decided no longer to rely on the power. In S.1206, Rean slowly regained control over the latent abilities with the power of a pendant he received from Emma Millstein and special training from her familiar, Celine.
During the events that lead to the invocation of the Great Twilight, Rean's ogre power becomes uncontrollable and he loses his self-control. He is brought back to his senses by Crow Armbrust, Rutger Claussell and Giliath Osborne.
Personality
Kind, sociable, easygoing and a modest to a fault, Rean is about as upright as they come. He is incredibly supportive, often helping people (friends or otherwise) with their various problems, often going through extreme lengths to fulfill requests. He is a natural born leader, often taking the initiative when the group faces a problem, relying on his good instincts and deductive reasoning skills to get through them. However, despite putting on a confident front, Rean has shockingly low self worth. He tends to give out harsh criticism of himself, such as when described himself as a "dropout who's never progressed past beginner level" when prompted about his sword style. He is also unable to reconcile the love that his family has for him, often considering himself a to be a burden, striving to one day "pay back his parents" for caring for them, unable to realize that his parents love him unconditionally.
He also has a tendency to put others over himself, often to his detriment. Jusis Albarea points out that his tendency to do this comes across as more abnormal than virtuous. He holds himself back when fighting due to the fear of losing control and accidentally hurting someone with his power. He is able to slowly overcome his flaws over the course of both games, eventually learning to accept the love that people have for him and accept his unknown power as an extension of himself. He deeply cares for his sister and is visibly annoyed when Patrick expresses interest in her and has gone on record that he won't just let any man be with her.
Rean is surprisingly competitive, often putting his all into winning competitions. He admonishes Group B for their abysmal grade in their previous field study, and spurs them into cooperating by appealing to their sense of pride. He will express dismay when losing to his opponent during minigames.
Rean has a fondness for fishing and enjoys snowboarding; he even helped construct Ymir's snowboarding course as a child. If the Unspeakable R costume set is anything to go by, Rean was quite imaginative as a child.
Character Notes
Rean Schwarzer | |||
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Class VII Special Department (History, Combat) | |||
New instructor in charge of combat and Panzer Soldat training as well as history class. Publicly hailed as the war hero, the Ashen Chevalier. | |||
Class VII, Reborn He decided to nurture the spirit of his Original Class VII by motivating his class not only as students, but also as companions. | |||
Controlling the "Power" Continued use of his ogre power to carry out the imperial government's orders rendered him unconscious for 3 days. Unable to control it ever since. | |||
"Last pupil" Received a letter from Master Ka-fai. Decides to illuminate the darkness within himself and the empire as last Eight Leaves student, the one to inherit the Seventh Form. | |||
Father's past Learnt from Osborne about his abandonment with the Schwarzers 14 years ago and the truth regarding the wound on Rean's chest. |
Crafts
Name | Effect | Class | Cast Cost | Acquire | |
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Autumn Leaf Cutter 紅葉切り |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Impede - Delay+15 Slashes foes while dashing by them. Unbalance+10%. |
C | 20 CP | Initial | |
Motivate 激励 |
Support - Area (XL/Self) - STR+25% - CP+10 An encouraging shout to rouse allies to battle. |
— | 30 CP | Level 5 | |
Arc Slash 弧影斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (S) - Delay+30 Unleashes an arc-shaped shock wave. Can unbalance. |
B | 30 CP | Level 15 | |
Gale 疾風 |
Attack (A) - Area (L) - Seal (50%) Slices up enemies at high speed. Unbalance+20%. |
A | 35 CP | Level 35 | |
Flame Impact 業炎撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Burn (50%) - Faint (50%) A powerful downward slash. Unbalance+30%. |
S+ | 35 CP | Level 55 | |
Flame Slash 焔ノ太刀 |
Attack - Area (M) - Burn (100%) Bathes sword in flames and slashes enemies. |
SS | 100+ CP | Chapter 1 | |
Azure Flame Slash 蒼焔ノ太刀 |
Attack - Area (L) - Burn (100%) Bathes sword in blue flames and slashes enemies. |
SSS | 100+ CP | Finale |
Name | Effect | Class | Cast Cost | Acquire | |
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Autumn Leaf Cutter 紅葉切り |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Impede - Delay+10 Slashes foes while dashing by them. Unbalance+10%. |
C | 20 CP | Initial | |
True Autumn Leaf Cutter 真・紅葉切り |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Impede - Delay+15 Slashes foes while dashing by them. Unbalance+10%. |
C+ | 20 CP | Level 46 | |
Motivate 激励 |
Support - Area (XL/Self) - STR+25% - CP+10 An encouraging shout to rouse allies to battle. |
— | 30 CP | Initial | |
Arc Slash 弧影斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (S) - Delay+20 Unleashes an arc-shaped shock wave. Can unbalance. |
B | 30 CP | Initial | |
True Arc Slash 真・弧影斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (M) - Delay+25 An even more powerful Arc Slash. |
B+ | 30 CP | Level 68 | |
Gale 疾風 |
Attack (Set) - Area (L) - Seal (30%) Slices up enemies at high speed. Unbalance+20%. |
A | 45 CP | Initial | |
Gale EX 疾風・改 |
Attack (Set) - Area (L) - Seal (60%) Slices up enemies at high speed. Unbalance+20%. |
A+ | 45 CP | Level 81 | |
Flame Impact 業炎撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Burn (30%) - Faint (30%) A powerful downward slash. Unbalance+30%. |
S | 45 CP | Initial | |
Flame Dragon 龍炎撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (M) - Burn (50%) - Faint (50%) Strikes with a flame dragon. Unbalance+30%. |
S+ | 45 CP | Initial | |
Spirit Unification 神気合一 |
Support - Self - STR/DEF/SPD+50%/Unleash (3 turns) Unleashes the power sleeping within Rean. |
— | 100 CP | Act 2 | |
Summon Valimar 騎神召喚 |
Awakener's Call Summons Valimar, the Ashen Knight. |
— | 500 EP | Act 2 | |
Azure Flame Slash 蒼焔ノ太刀 |
Attack - Area (XL) - Burn (100%) Bathes sword in blue flames and slashes enemies. |
SS+ | 100+ CP | Initial | |
Termination Slash - Dawn 終ノ太刀・暁 |
Attack - All - Burn (200%) Cleaves ignorance and dyes the sky. |
SSS+ | 100+ CP | Finale |
Spirit Unification
Name | Effect | Class | Cast Cost | Acquire | |
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Fatal Autumn Leaf Cutter 滅・紅葉切り |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Impede - Delay+25 A deadlier Autumn Leaf Cutter. Unbalance+20%. |
A | 20 CP | — | |
Fatal Arc Slash 滅・弧影斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (M) - K.O. (50%) - Delay+25 An Arc Slash that brings death. Unbalance+10%. |
S | 30 CP | — | |
Arcane Gale 裏疾風 |
Attack (Set) - Line (L) - Seal (100%) Gale's perfected essence. Unbalance+30%. |
S+x2 | 50 CP | — | |
Fatal Flame Impact 滅・業炎撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (M) - Burn (60%) - Faint (60%) A powerful downward slash. Unbalance+50%. |
SS | 60 CP | — | |
Fatal Flame Dragon 滅・龍炎撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (M) - Burn (100%) - Faint (100%) Strikes with a flame dragon. Unbalance+50%. |
SS+ | 60 CP | Level 95 | |
Azure Flame Slash 蒼焔ノ太刀 |
Attack - Area (XL) - Burn (200%) Bathes sword in blue flames and slashes enemies. |
SSS+ | — | Initial | |
Termination Slash - Dawn 終ノ太刀・暁 |
Attack - All - Burn (300%) Cleaves ignorance and dyes the sky. |
4S+ | 100+ CP | Finale |
Name | Effect | Class | Break | Cost | Acquire | |
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Crimson Void 緋空斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (M) - Impede - Burn 30% Unleashes an arc-shaped blaze in a straight line. |
D | C | 20 | Initial | |
Crescent Flash 弧月一閃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (M) Sword drawn with all one's might to hit surrounding enemies. Unbalance+25%. |
B | A | 40 | Initial | |
Gale 疾風 |
Attack (Set) - Area (L) - Delay +10 Unbalance+5%. |
A | B | 80 | 4/16 | |
Helix 螺旋撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Critical+20% Eight Leaves One Blade technique where flames unleashed from a spinning blade form a helix to wrap enemies in. Unbalance+10%. |
S+ | S | 60 | LV40 | |
Spirit Unification 神気合一 |
Support - Self - STR/DEF/SPD raised (L)/Unleash (3 turns) Unleashes the power sleeping within Rean. |
— | — | 100 | 6/11, noon | |
Seventh Slash - Fallen Leaves 七ノ太刀 落葉 |
Attack (Set) - Area (XL) - SPD lowered (L) (5 turns) Shreds enemies to pieces with a blade sharpened in a split-second. |
SSS | D | 100+ | Initial | |
Seventh Slash - Shredded Leaves 七ノ太刀・刻葉 |
Attack (Set) - All - SPD lowered (L) (5 turns) | SSS+ | D | 100+ | 7/9 |
Spirit Unification
Name | Effect | Class | Break | Cost | Acquire | |
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Fatal Crimson Void 滅・緋空斬 |
Attack (Set) - Line (M) - Impede - Burn 60% Unleashes an arc-shaped blaze in a straight line. |
C+ | C+ | 20 | — | |
Fatal Crescent Flash 滅・弧月一閃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (M) Sword drawn with all one's might to hit surrounding enemies. Unbalance+40%. |
A | A | 40 | — | |
Arcane Gale 裏疾風 |
Attack (Set) - Area (L) - Delay +10 - Seal+50% Unbalance+5%. |
S | B+ | 90 | — | |
Fatal Helix 滅・螺旋撃 |
Attack (Set) - Area (S) - Critical+50% - Faint+50% Unbalance+10%. |
SS | S+ | 60 | — | |
Ashen Slash - Fatal Leaves 灰ノ太刀 滅葉 |
Attack (Set) - Area (XL) - SPD lowered (L) (5 turns) Shreds enemies to pieces with a blade sharpened in a split-second. |
SSS+ | D | 100+ | — | |
Ashen Slash - Crimson Leaves 灰ノ太刀・絶葉 |
Attack (Set) - All - SPD lowered (L) (5 turns) | 4S | D | 100+ | After 7/9 |
Valimar
Name | Description | Class | CP | |
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Lustrous Slash
閃光斬 |
[Attack - Impede - Can't guard/counter]
Two rapid strikes. 30% chance to unbalance. |
B | 30 | |
Flame Impact
業炎撃 |
[Attack - Burn (50%) - Can't guard/counter]
Powerful downward slash. 60% chance to unbalance. |
A | 50 | |
Flame Dragon
龍炎撃 |
[Attack - Burn (100%) - Can't guard/counter]
Powerful downward slash. 60% chance to unbalance. |
A | 50 | |
Morning Moon
残月 |
[Support - Self - 100% chance to evade and counter]
Evades without fail, then counters. 30% chance to unbalance. |
- | 90 | |
Heavenly Slash
天衝剣 |
[Attack - Seal (100%) - Can't guard/counter]
Three deadly slashes. 100% chance to unbalance. |
S | 110 | |
Enlightened Domination | ||||
Destructive Impact | ||||
Union Slash - Deadly Domination |
Name | Description | Class | Break | CP | |
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Lustrous Slash
閃光斬 |
Attack - Impede - Can't guard/counter
Two rapid strikes. 10% chance to unbalance. |
C | A | 30 | |
Crescent Flash
弧月一閃 |
Attack - All - DEF/ADF lowered (S) (2 turns) - Can't guard/counter
90% chance to unbalance. |
A | C | 60 | |
Morning Moon
残月 |
Support - Self - 100% chance to evade and counter
Evades without fail, then counters. 30% chance to unbalance. |
- | - | 90 | |
Helix
螺旋撃 |
Attack - Seal (100%) - Can't guard/counter
Three deadly slashes. 30% chance to unbalance. |
S | A | 90 |
Name | Description | Class | Break | CP | |
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Fatal Lustrous Slash
滅・閃光斬 |
Attack - Impede - Can't guard/counter
Two rapid strikes. 10% chance to unbalance. |
D | A | 30 | |
Fatal Crescent Flash
滅・弧月一閃 |
Attack - All - DEF/ADF lowered (S) (2 turns) - Can't guard/counter
90% chance to unbalance. |
A | C | 60 | |
Fatal Helix
滅・螺旋撃 |
Attack - Seal (100%) - Can't guard/counter
Three deadly slashes. 30% chance to unbalance. |
S | A | 90 | |
Fierce Deity's Domination
鬼神覇斬 |
Gallery
Sen no Kiseki |
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Full-length art
Menu portrait
Menu icon
Menu icon with Jusis
Early design
Clothing variations
Official artwork
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Sen no Kiseki II |
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Sen no Kiseki III |
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S-Craft
Portrait
Full-length
Promotional
Young Rean Concept Art
Glasses Concept Art
Tachi
Promotional artwork
Promotional artwork
Screenshot
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Trivia
- Schwarz(er) is German and means "black".
- In Cold Steel, with the exception of 2 dishes, he is only capable of creating dishes that are "average."
- As of Cold Steel II, his cooking ability is much more in line with the other party members.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 On March 31, S.1204 (start of Cold Steel), Rean was 17 years old. On October 29, S.1204 (start of Cold Steel II), Rean was still 17 years old. In the Imperial Chronicle, Volume 7, that appeared no later than March 12, S.1205, Rean is 18 years old. This puts his birthday between November 30th and March 12th.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 In Dengeki PlayStation 634, Toshihiro Kondo says that Rean becomes 20 years old over the course of Sen III:「今作では20歳(作中で20歳を迎えます)になります。」
- ↑ Rean Schwarzer. Trails of Cold Steel II.
- ↑ Phantom Thief B. Trails of Cold Steel Drama CD - Returning Home. <http://www.trailsofcoldsteel.com/cs2/memoirs1.html>