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Trinity Blood. Dietrich's character profile/analysis

Dietrich von Lohengrin



The Marionettenspieler in a nutshell.

Short analysis that helps me to rp him. Most of this have been discussed with herit before, we have similar views on Dietrich.


Name: Dietrich von Lohengrin. Once he used the alias of Dean Butler, Isaak’s “little brother.” Dietrich is a very powerful name, meaning “leader/first among the people” or “power of the tribe.” It’s a name of a leader, of a powerful one. Surely, coming for what seems to be a wealthy family, his father named him right. Lohengrin has a funny reference: a noble/regal surname of a heroic person. The swan knight who rescues and marries a royal heir in need (Elsa = Esther during ROM I?), also Fakir’s (Princess Tutu) reincarnation. XD

Age: Born in 3042 AD, he’s three years older than Esther Blanchett. In polychromatic he's 21 years old.

Birthplace: Somewhere in Germanicus. Edit: As following herit's suggestion, he was born in the city town of Augsburg, famous for the marionette theater.

Physical appearance: Average built (athletic), shorter than most male characters (but taller than the female ones). He has short, brown hair and brown eyes with a face of remarkable beauty. As is described in canon: “face of an angel.” He isn’t feminine in text (unlike Ion), but extremely handsome (super bishounen standing out TB's bishounens), enough for everyone around him turn their heads to stare at him (even Abel Nightroad was slightly er… affected by his good looks). Most cast feels some degree of attraction toward Dietrich due to his appearance.

Species: Terran. Which equals Badass in Sunao world. Methuselah stop being SO LAME.

Rank: 8=3 Magister (Templi) of the Order of the Magi, Rosencreutz Orden. This means he’s third ranked at the most dangerous terrorist group in his world (Helga was also a Magister). Has been a higher up since he was ten years old. Landowner and possible noble with royal ancestors (if we consider his surname). In Poly, like the lame Anime booklet says, will be a Duke (of Swabia region to match his birthplace), but he gives his power to Isaak (as former tutor) to be involved in King Ludwig’s Court in Germanicus. Also, he's ranked very high in Germanicus army. Dietrich's a Oberstleutnant, Lieutenant Colonel, in charge of the Seawolf, the fastest submarine of the country, and its crew.

Code Name: Marionettenspieler aka Puppet Master. Guess what he does! :D

Education: Self-taught, Isaak’s student and perhaps some of Cain’s. Dietrich was never given education by his family or attended to school or College.

Physical Strength: Even if he fakes being “weak” sometimes (when he fights alongside with Esther), Dietrich seems to be fast and strong enough before that to hold his ground in missions (and beat Radu once). Is it possible he (or Isaak) has elaborated a serum to use a very minor form of Methuselah acceleration and fortitude? (the Inquisition did), maybe a permanent genetic change occurred. Unless is Sunao’s plothole! As a high ranked military member and one of the best fighters in Esther's resistence when he was posing as her allies, he must be decent in shooting and hand to hand combat at least. Anyway, he's not Radu or Guderian level either, they act as more brute strength.

Weakness: He is, apparently, 100% Terran, this makes him unable to regenerate to date. Also, Dietrich's unable to drink alcohol, he lacks the enzymes to absorb this substance properly. Even a pair of drops of a light brandy makes him warm and drunk (Helga and Melchior spiked lightly his meal during Public Enemy). Exposure to higher doses would be deadly for him.

Intelligence: One of the most natural intelligent characters (or the most) in Trinity Blood but with an intellectual laziness. He was a prodigy since birth, a mad scientist at seven years old and one of the high ranked terrorists at ten. Dietrich’s crazy smart in a Mozart-like level in this way (but not inclined to music but technology), but he has a general apathy, short attention span to everything that doesn’t amuse him (or won’t need to survive) and isn’t very involved in politics or the highest art of psychological warfare. He sees manipulation (another subject he is very good) as a "childish prank."

Abilities: His abilities are born of his genius. He created, among the most important, some “magical” invisible biowires that attach to his victims’ central nervous system and he’s able to not just make them his puppets but also make them experience nervous impulses of pain and pleasure as he wants to; plus he can control the puppet senses: make them see, hear, speak whatever he wants them to. HE CAN FUCK UP WITH YOUR BRAIN, MELT INTO YOUR INSIDES, GUYZ, THREAD (LOL) CAREFULLY. The only known weapon able to sever them was created by his Puppet Master rival, Melchior von Neumman (aka Pygmalion of the RCO), presumably high level of heat (but Radu's flames couldn't do the trick). There are also another type of threads, more visible that cut and slices through objects similar to Walter's from Hellsing. These can be employed by his puppets too (see Radu). Like Isaak, he is told to be a “magic” user (take it as you will) who seems to appear and disappear at will (his entrances/departures are less dramatic than Isaak. But he tends to “poof” too and make his puppets vanish like Radu did in front of Ion). Dietrich knows how to work, create and manipulate the mysterious Lost Technology that his wires are made of. Another of his creations is the RCO footsoldier: Autojäger unit. Using Methuselah bodies, he removes the frontal brain to have a good killing machine easy to control carefully protected by a body armor. He is able to reconstruct bodies with artificial tissues and give them “life” again to be his puppets. This process doesn’t affect the natural abilities either (case point of an Ifrit – Radu) and they are apparently still alive if controlled (Radu did manage to snap into himself for a second to save Ion). Summed with this, Dietrich is a mad hacker: Star of Sorrow, Inquisition’s ships, the Iblis, Isaak’s brain chip, the Arc itself (which was supposedly only under control of the Nanomachines. Even if 01 had him done that, Dietrich took over it). Also, he has had a telepathic conversation with Isaak, it's unclear is they employ those mind-devices created by Bailey (like the Thinkerbell system) or wtf how did he do that? Likely he’ll do more inventions if he cared or if he’s ordered to.

Brief background (canon & own speculation): Born into a village of Germanicus as the son of the landowner, Dietrich was blessed with uncanny brains and beauty… but shunned by everyone including his family who saw him as a monster. At the age of six, he show an inclination for evil and his father and relatives tried to kill him… in return Dietrich murdered his own family. Alcohol poisoning attempt, maybe? Like spiking his juice (I can't picture Daddy Lohengrin trying to stab Dietrich or shoot him. Like ALL good nobles, he'll use a "harmless" substance knowing Diet has no enzymes to absorb alcohol and will lead to his death).

(During his infant years, I picture Dietrich given a lot of dolls or marionettes. He had lack of human contact, so his conversations and relationships were understood through speaking and moving the puppets).

Shortly after that, Dietrich seized his father’s title and started to subject the townspeople to unspeakable experiments that lead to mutilation and death. A year from then, Cain and Isaak were in honeymoon visiting his town. Dietrich met Cain and was flashed on how someone more powerful than he was existed. Someone above the nominations of good and evil. He followed Cain since then.

Isaak was his tutor and I imagine he learned a lot from Cain as well (he had Isaak settled in the Court of Germanicus because he’s the best co-artist). The three live together in the capital of Germanicus and are very close (a very unloving, crazy family they make). In my mind, he obtained the Magister title after perfecting his wires or maybe creating the Autojägers which means he was very young (ten or twelve). He stayed mostly in the headquarters as an intelligence agent. His mission with Esther in Istvan was his first field mission and took a year before Abel Nightroad appeared to ruin it. He hanged out with Isaak the most (as it seems to be his companion during the Pale Bride incident in Radio Head). He developed a resentment after his mission with Isaak that decided to teach him a lesson when they were going to be allies against the Vienna faction: hacking his chip. Even if Isaak and Dietrich ended up being allies, they became more independent of each others after.

Isaak failed a bunch of missions (which Dietrich witnessed and learned from his mistakes) and started spending time with Adeptus Major Guderian. Dietrich himself was busy with the Iblis and the emissary of Cartage mission (and the ploy with the Duke of Tigris) with his own Adeptus Major, Radu. Another mission that failed due to 03, Seth Nightlord this time.

Isaak and Guderian (with Mein Herr overseeing) took next mission. Dietrich was pushed aside of the main group after his failure and loss of a subordinate. He had a chance to shine again years after by hacking the Ark and destroying the Vatican, indirectly causing the death of Seth/Augusta Vradica of the Empire, giving Mein Herr a chance to assimilate her nanomachines. Dietrich, this way, will cause directly and indirectly the progression of the war between Terrans and Methuselahs. He is either 24-25 years old and starts having doubts about how much his life… the Orden itself is worth for his god Cain. During this period, Caterina Sforza and Tres Iqus join the Orden, Dietrich doesn’t trust either and starts a psychological warfare with Caterina. She is victorious and turns Dietrich, who is distanced from Isaak (who isn’t mentioned in Canon just what the hell he was doing. Stop making him so goddamn mysterious, Sunao!) and paranoid of Cain, against his superior (most specifically Cain).

Dietrich in polychromatic comes after Reborn on Mars III. He IS breaking on his own (living with Esther and Radu is a proof of it) but not completely distanced from his superiors. His devotion to Cain is unshakable so far.

Personality: Wicked sociopath with a black heart who likes to hurt people (sadist ftw!). Dietrich doesn’t know what real is love, friendship, trust or loyalty canonically. He has this huge trauma and stunned emotional growth that led to many psychological complexes: emotional autism, constant paranoia, lack of empathy to name a few. The most evil of Trinity Blood characters as he’s referred canonically.

And yet… he honestly believes his work and the Orden will make a world a better place.

That sounds like an oxymoron. But it isn’t: he wants a better world, IMO, so he could be himself without fear to be hated or treated as a monster. He sees people as puppets because that is the only way (in his twisted mind) he will be safe and comfortable. If “real people” couldn’t do that in an imperfect world, then they will if they are marionettes.

He's a great actor. Hell, Dietrich entire life is about acting. He has many masks and behaves according to some role he believes is proper. He can act like a hot-headed heroic romantic hero who is tearful for his loved one, sweet as pie, he can be a slick and smooth manipulator, he can be a brat who whines about not getting his way, temperamental possessive villain, etc… He can be many things… and he acted that way according with the person and situation.

But deep inside, he’s this paranoid, evil, hateful boy who was too smart and pretty for his own good. He’s none of those things he pretends to be. He’s an apt liar to everyone and himself. He’s an ugly thing inside, a pitiful child who was crushed and was never given a chance to move on. Because of his town, his family then his "care takers." Dietrich was screwed up since he was born and he's not fighting against this fate.

If Cain is the machine learning to be human and Isaak (IMO) is the human learning to be a machine/less human. Dietrich is the Human who was inhuman and wants to, secretly, learn to be that (in despite of Isaak’s lessons against emotional attachments). He is drawn to people who represent the opposite he is, like Esther, because he’s curious and wants to understand this love concept.

At the same time, that (friendship, affection, love) will terrify him. Almost as much as the thought of being discarded again by his “family.”

The Puppetmaster appreciates those with strong beliefs on something, regardless if he disagrees with the point of view. Weak views, lack of grasp on their own ideals make the "puppets" boring and pathetic, easy to toss aside. If there's something Dietrich doesn't appear to tolerate is mediocrity; being driven by nature of how to surpass himself in an Orden where everyone has advantages over the weak, Terran child and how he achieved be a super villain, just after mighty Cain and mysterious Isaak.

There must be noted Dietrich is almost reckless, unafraid of everything; his motivation to do things other than his mission is amusement, if you bored him, you are screwed. This maybe because he lacks real affection to care for most things except two: his life and Cain (in the way he is important into his life).

"Igne Natura Renovatur Integra" if the world is renewed... maybe even he will given a better chance in life. Maybe in a better world, super bishounen geniuses wouldn't have nothing to fear from those stupid less pretty and smart relatives? ;)

Important Relationships:

Cain Knighlord: At the beginning, Dietrich idealizes Cain because he’s above himself. He’s a machine, so he’s more inhuman than an inhuman human. I think Dietrich thinks he can understand Cain and take him as role model more than he can with “people.” But as soon he feels he’s nothing for Cain (like with his parents), he seeks a way to undo him, as a reluctant ally of his enemies. Dietrich needs Cain because he needs an aim, an aspiration to believe he was worthy to be born in the world. He’s scared of him the most because he has real power over him: emotionally and physically.

Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer: Their relationship is very mysterious because Dietrich doesn’t treat Isaak like a puppet. Not as much as the others, anyway. Dietrich learns from Isaak not just inhuman lessons but also those of humanity, unwillingly by Isaak’s pseudo poetic and romantic nature (when I say romantic nature, I don't mean their relationship - which isn't). If there is someone who would be “family” for Dietrich, it’s the good old Magician. I think he admires and respects him more than he lets know, with his playful banter and childish complains he’s mimicking how Cain sometimes acts around him as if asking for attention too.

Melchior von Neumman: Melchior is a fellow puppeteer but of machines, not of human-based “dolls.” They have basic hatred of each others and a childish rivalry. Melchior is a “vampire” (or part) in Dietrich’s eyes from Vienna and he’s lower ranked. Dietrich is a Terran brat upstart from Germanicus for Melchior. Their nationalities, ages, ranks and species clash with their area of expertise. While magician (Isaak) and witch (Helga) contest with each others, so do the Puppet Masters. In a way, Dietrich is reaffirming his position as the best Puppeteer by outranking Melchior.

Radu Barvon: Dietrich wants to learn about those traits he doesn’t have, in a way, Radu is an experiment with this. As superior, Dietrich tries to replace (in a way) Ion in Radu’s life. It is manipulating ties with brotherhood and friendship, even allowing leeways for Radu after he failed and failed and failed… He doesn’t empathize with his feelings but Dietrich’s smart enough to recognize the possible same potential situation (Iffrits considered monsters) that he was (worthy to join the Orden). Also they are hot together. Maybe he wanted to prove how a lousy “Terran” could master the most powerful of Methuselah races.

Esther Blanchett: Like with Radu, Esther was an experiment with feelings of love he couldn’t have, comradeship and friendship. She’s his most special doll, his favorite puppet (Radu coming next), he “loves” her as much he can “love.” He made her addicted to him in a way, she can’t escape from the ties between them. He’ll want to drag her to the web of suffering over and over again to see her pain because that, in his opinion, that made her beautiful. This makes me pause, why he wants to hurt her so badly? What has Esther of special? She’s not really that pretty… But I think because she could be violent, set her city on fire and be part of an extreme terrorist group (like he does) and yet she remains someone good and loving, while he’s the opposite to her. He wants to see her destroyed inside, bleed inside like he did and see if she could be like him… IMO. Also he’s drawn to her because she loves and has friends, even after how empty she should feel, instead she’s able to overcome this by her strong will and go ahead with her life. Also, see, OTP.

Tarot Card Assigned: The Devil. I agree it’s fitting for his role to many characters: Esther, Gyula, Radu… Also Dietrich’s figure is similar to Lucifer’s. Behind the blindly beauty of the Lightbringer, hides the dark heart of Satan. He’s the corruption and the baser instincts to overcome, in a way, Dietrich is manipulated by his own trauma, snared by his own threads. He's Lucifer-like in the idea of "fall from grace" too. Dietrich was born with godly beauty and intelligence with a noble rank and wealth, but instead of becoming something good to the world for this fortune, nurture and socialization made him become the evil icon of his canon.

Additional Symbolism: In official art: Devil wings/horns, his threads (invisible) are portrayed red (as blood or as the threads of fate), eating apples (the forbidden fruit symbolism), with venus flytraps as his signature flower (eating butterflies) and a snake as his animal.

Dietrich = Damien Thorn? ;)