EATG character concepts
Side and background characters from EATG, some of the silly and annoying people Engelbert has to deal with.
Major (not captain) Walthere: A very unpleasant and greedy person. Walthere will openly share bigoted views about Jews being greedy and the like, while he has an enormous lust for riches and not to mention he’s one heck of cheapskate. To say it bluntly he would let his wounded men die if he was to pay for their healthcare. The only reason he thought fighting in the eastern front was a good idea was because, once the USSR is occupied, he could (secretly) hoard most of the remaining imperial Russian treasures (Faberge anyone?) the like. However the bad weather and partisan attacks are making him regret his decision. Oh and he likes to verbally abuse his men, and laugh at their flaws. However there are ways of getting on his nicer side, get him something valuable and he’ll listen to your needs, and Engelbert knows this well.
tropes associated: corrupt corporate executive, screw the rules, I have money, money dear boy, money fetish, jerkass, hypocrital humor.
Meinhard : A former Napola (elite school for the “racially flawless”) student who got kicked out for not living up to the school competitive standarts, and still carries many scars (physical, emotional, and mental) from that. Because of it, Meinhard is extremely sensitive and competitive when it comes to failure to the point of an unhealthy obsession with being perfect, and flawless to everyone’s eyes. However he tries to hide that as being as bossy, assholish, and cruel as possible. He seems to especially target Engelbert when it comes to being mean with people.
I keep picturing him as a dark-haired Draco Malfoy Tom Felton, with the height of Peter Crouch.
tropes associated: Lean and mean, Tall dark and snarky, jerkass woobie, insufferable genius, the bully.
Ludwig “Lutz”: He is nice, peaceful, loves nature, polite, and very very strong. However, because nature has to be fair he’s also dumb as fuck. Ludz is not the brightest thinker, in fact, one could assume his mother dropped him on his head when he was a baby. He is known for constantly staring into space, drooling, and for making “facepalm worthy” comments. He is also very gullible, and belives everything people say. He also loves flowers.
tropes associated: the ditz, the klutz, too dumb to live, martial pacifist, beware the nice ones
Eberhard: A panzer tank crewmen, he is obsessed with his tank and is known for rarely (or never) leaving it. No one knows what he does in there. He is aggressive with anyone who gets close to his tank when they are not in action, and is known for shouting and throwing stuff at people. No one knows anything about him, other than staying away of his tank is a good way of not getting hurt.
tropes associated: unstoppable rage, hair trigger temper, berserk button, tantrum throwing.
I kinda picture him throwing tantrums like this guy from Scrubs.
