Waltrud Krupinski

Waltrud Krupinski, also known as Countess, Countess Graf Punski and Earl, is one of the main characters from the World of Witches series.
== Charactah Account ==
Waltrud is one of Karsland's veteran aces. Self-claimed "Countess", she is a hard-drinking hedonist and womanizer, but generally easygoing. She has a tendency to discard personal safety to line up her attacks, causing her to get into many crashes. Even so, she has a fairly lengthy military history and has the skills to be considered one of the top aces of Karsland.
Tall, slender, and elegant, brave and energetic. Despite her dauntless dog-fighting skill and sure marksmanship, Waltrud tendency to discard personal safety in favor of lining up for the attack rather than waiting means that she damages an unusually large number of Striker Unit, often making emergency landings under enemy fire.
Waltrud's inherent magic is called Magic Boost. Releasing all her magical power at once, she can instantly get super acceleration, but it's rarely used as it places a heavy burden on the unit. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Brave Witches
* Brave Witches: Petersburg Grand Strategy
* World Witches Take Off!
=== Light Novels ===
* Brave Witches Prequel
=== Manga ===
* Brave Witches Prequel: The Vast Land of Orussia
* Brave Witches: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing
* Brave Witches: 502nd Joint Fighter Wing Take Off!
* Strike Witches: Small Sanya
* World Witches: Contrail of Witches
=== Video Games ===
* Strike Witches: Kiseki no Rondo
* World Witches United Front
== Trivia ==
* Waltrud is based on Prussian-born German ace Walter Krupinski who, similar to Waltrud, was nicknamed Graf Pinski (Count Pinski) due to his Prussian origins. Krupinski was also one of the first to fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in combat as a member of Jagdverband 44 led by Adolf Galland, and was credited with 197 victories in 1,100 sorties.
* In addition to being a canonical womanizer, Waltrud is also one of the few openly homosexual characters throughout the entire World Witches franchise, whose sexuality is portrayed much more blatantly rather than being implied or depicted ambiguously. Other notable examples of homosexual witches are Mika Ahonen and Dominica Gentile.
* It is heavily implied throughout the series, and in artwork and tweets by Humikane, that Waltrud is in a subtle relationship with Edytha Rossmann. During the events of the 502nd prequel light novel, Vesna Mikovič (who has romantic feelings for Waltrud) confronted her about who she loved the most, and Waltrud chose Edytha.
* Waltrud is one of the tallest witches along with Adriana Visconti and Leigh Andrea Archer, all three being 1.75 m tall.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Waltrud Krupinski at World Witches Series Wiki
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