Reinhardt, Hans Ludwig

[Hans L. Reinhardt]

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CASE FILE: Father/Amestrian Militant

I will fight to my last breath to make Amestris whole again.
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        FULL NAME:
        → Hans Ludwig Reinhardt

        AGE:
        → 47

      SEX:
        → Male

        BIRTH PLACE:
        → West City, Amestris

        RACE:
        → Amestrian

      DEPARTMENT:
        → Chancellor

        DATE OF BIRTH:
        → January 15th, 1964

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        HEIGHT:
        → 6'6”

        WEIGHT:
        → 206lbs

        PICTURE:
        →

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      DESCRIPTION:
        → Hans is in a word, large. Everything about him seems oversized. He stands tall, with broad shoulders, a broad chest, long arms and legs. He's always been on the muscular side and looks younger than his 47 years. His eyes are dark brown, his hair and full beard black. Black with streaks of silver in the temples and in his beard. But only if you look closely, of course. His beard and hair is always finely trimmed, always presentable. He wears thicker, metal-framed glasses all the time now, although when he was younger he only needed them for reading. Hans always wears suits when out and about on business, with a sharply tied tie (usually fixed once or twice by his wife). On the lapel over his heart is a small flower pin, a white daisy. This was his daughter's favorite flower and he always wears it in memory of her. When not on official duty he enjoys just wearing blue jeans and big, comfortable sweaters.

Hans always walks with purpose, long strides and his arms gently swinging. His handshake is firm and he is always ready to smile, although he does look unusually stern. He has a low voice and a deep, booming laugh which he loves to use. He always toys with his wedding band when he's struggling with a difficult decision. He can get vocal when he's feeling passion, whether it be anger, happiness or any other emotion. Hans may seem serious and hard-working but if he can, he loves sitting around and relaxing with a good biography and a glass of scotch. He also loves playing with children. He treasures the innocence of youth and hates those who seek to destroy it.

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        PERSONALITY:
        → Hans is a man who plays two different sides. He is a politican and a middle-aged man. Hans the politican is always thinking about pros and cons to every single situation. He's more than willing to point out flaws or inaccuraries in order to bring about positive change. He doesn't stand for corruption or negligence and has no problem removing anyone from a position he feels they are unworthy for. He puts the interest of his country and its people first. Never himself or anyone else. The “greater good” (which is a term he finds a little cheesy) is what he is aiming for. He is often stern in appearnce but is in fact warm-hearted. He enjoys smiling and believes that things can be worked out over a glass of scotch than arguing it over a battlefield. However, he can be very stubborn and very loud. It's quick to “anger” and quick to forgive.

Hans the middle-aged man is much more relaxed than his politican side. He enjoys laughing with his wife and making them both feel young again. He loves children and has no problem running around and playing with little ones, no matter the occasion. He's very tender-hearted and enjoys the quiet life when he's not working. He loves his daughter and wife and misses his little Liese. So now he takes his unspent fatherly love and pours it into children who no longer have any parents. He keeps himself fit in mind and body, enjoying brain teasers and jogging. He loves reading about great men and women of history and he often wonders if he'll ever be considered one. He can be sad and scared, but he hates seeming weak in front of anyone. While he takes pride in what he has done and what he will do, he waits patiently for the day when he and Brigitte can retire and resume a quiet life. That's something he wants more than anything... well, almost anything. The thing he wants most is for his country to be whole again. And that is what fuels everything that he does. His deep and unabiding love for country (and his wife, of course!).

        LOVE:
        → Brigitte, Liese, Amestris, children, scotch on the rocks, dark chocolate, going for long walks, swing dancing with his wife, autobiographies/biographies, ballroom dancing

        HATE:
        → Unnecessary fighting, RIOTE, dirty politicans, a weak Amestris, deadbeat parents, snakes

        DEEPEST SECRET:
        → In the late hours of the night, he has nightmares that his leadership could make Amestris worse rather than better. He tells no one of these nightmares, not even his wife.

      IDOL:
        → His father, Jan Reinhardt

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        HISTORY:
        → Time Magazine November 2011
The Man Who Will Save Amestris?

It is official. Amestris has a government once again. But the days of a Fuhrer are over. Instead we bring in the man who is determined to bring Amestris back out on top, Hans Ludwig Reinhardt. Last week, he was inducted as Chancellor of Amestris. He will head a cabinet of five, his personal advisors. Underneath them rests the parliament, who will play the game of checks and balances with Chancellor Reinhardt. But at this point, I doubt no one in Amestris will mind what the new Chancellor has planned. But who exactly is this man that is now the face of our crumbled government?

Hans Ludwig Reinhardt was born to Commander Jan Reinhardt and his wife Maria (neé Taylor)in West City in June of 1969. His father was an Amestrian soldier and one was never seen as more dedicated to his country at that time. Hans grew up on military bases all over Amestris, wherever his father happened to be stationed. He excelled at all his classes on the military bases, taking the lead in many a student debate. Prominent even as a young child was his love for his country, something his father instilled in him from day one. When he was 18, he went away to college to study politics and it was there he met his wife Brigitte. Whereas Hans came from a line of soldiers and politicans, Brigitte came from a line of buisnessmen. They married after they graduated. Hans and Brigitte settled into life in Central City, where Hans began his work in the government. He was mostly a diplomat, being sent to a variety of countries over the years. He spent a good chunk of time in Xing, Carraig and Creta.

Hans and Brigitte tried for years to have children and finally succeeded when the young diplomat was 31. Their daughter, Liese, was a premature child and there was often a worry that she would not survive. Hans stopped traveling as prominently in order to stay in Central City with his wife and daughter. The politicians at that stage were very unaware of the power of Father and even later the power of Fuhrer Hild. It wasn't until years later, when Hans Reinhardt and his wife were visiting Carraig that it really sunk in just how tattered the Amestrian government had become. Hans held a minor interview a day after the bombs destroyed Amestris, walking amongst the rubble of a high school. He talked about his sadness at the attack on his beautiful home and the regret he had for not noticing the situation sooner. But he was also in mourning. His daughter Liese was killed in the Central City bombings, a mere 16 years old. After losing his daughter, many expected Hans to walk away from the Amestrian government. But instead he said as he stood amidst the wreckage: “I will fight to my last breath to make Amestris whole again.”

And that is what he has done. With the money he inherited from his grandfather, diplomat Frederich Taylor and the money he earned himself, he founded an orphanage in each of the major cities. He then travelled through Amestris, gathering together what few politicans remained and those who wanted to help make Amestris whole again. They came together in Central City and began to form the new Parliament. He worked hard, taking long days and sleepless nights to soldify a strong government. As the weakened Amestris military went to Drachma to honor a treaty with the now deposed Czar Loki, the Parliament held its first session. In that session, they elected Hans Reinhardt as the first offical Chancellor of the new Amestrian government. As he stood up to the rounds of applause, he raised a hand for silence. “I will not truly become Chancellor until the people of Amestris say they want me here.” And so now steps are being made for the people of Amestris to decide; a vote, if you will. I for one, am ready to let Chancellor Reinhardt lead Amestris into a new and bright future. War and terror have ravaged this country and it's time we had someone willing to fight the grueling battles at home to make it right.

An Exercept from the Private Journal of Chancellor Reinhardt

How is it that everyone who is not in politics seems to think that running a country is a breeze and that everything will go exactly as planned? The citizens to the military expect so much out of me, but I still find my hands are tied, more often than not. Yet, I continue to do what is best, even if others may disagree for the time being. It has been a year now into this position, and already my back aches from the weight of Amestris. Yet, I will not falter. This country still needs me, for now.

The past year has not been without its challenges. Our military shrinks and grows, but often more shrinking than growing. Yet, I have faith that despite our dwindled numbers, we are strong. Since the day of my official celebration as Chancellor, things have been over the top. Even the party itself was a mix of solemn reflection and childish antics. Yet the fact remained that it revealed me to the world. And I've been running ever since.

Trying to define myself away from the past Fuhrers, making diplomatic plays with Creta, and promoting worthy beings in my military. It's amazing how so little can seem like so much. Yet, I suppose the most painful moment was another attack on our country. Fort Briggs was taken and two of my greatest soldiers taken from me. I have not felt sorrow like that since I lost my little Liese. And more than that on those dreadful days... I died. And yet, here I am? I don't understand what happened, but I suspect that bastard Aurelius had something to do with it. Damn him and damn RIOTE.

Now we struggle to rebuild again and I struggle with this unique situation of being brought back from the dead. I leave shortly for a journey to Carraig; more unofficial than official. Perhaps in the quiet country, I can grasp what has happened to me and come up with some kind of miracle to stop RIOTE, improve our military numbers and boost morale again.

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      TRIVIA:
      → His wife, Brigitte (whom he calls “Brie”), always calls him “Viky.”
→ His 16-year-old daughter, Liese, was killed in the Central City bombing.
→ He has founded orphanages across Amestris for the children who lost their parents due to the recent war and bombings.
→ Always wears a white daisy on his suit lapel over his heart for his daughter.
→ He goes to get a massage once a month to destress, according to his wife's wishes.
→ He and his wife were on a ballroom dancing team in college and they still dance quite well together.
      → Speaks Amestrian, Cretan, Xingese, Creig.
→ Is learning to speak Aerugese, Drachman, Esparian, Gelemortian, Cerisian, Ishvallan. (Can at least speak a few words in each.)

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        ALIAS:
        → Andrea, but I also go by Csi (or Cissy, to a SELECT few)

        OTHER CHARACTERS:
        → Csilla Angelis, Xiao Yu, Patience Vinrouge, Marcelina Henriquez de León, Vladmir Ivan Asarov

      CREATOR'S COMMENTS:
        → I hope he's good enough for Amestris. >.<

        FACE CLAIM:

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      CUSTOM RANK:
        → Chancellor Supreme

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