Elias Schäfer

Elias was a participating member of the Danganronpa Killing Games, held in Japan. He was placed in the Video Game Killing Game. He is known as the Ultimate Leader, and the de-facto ruler of Under No Flag. He is a Utilitarianist, egalitarianist, collectivist, personalist, antiauthoritarianist revolutionary in Southern Germany, specifically Bavaria, originating from the city of Munich. His ideas consist much of using the power of the many to overthrow immoral governments, and leading a country under what is moral (which is, by his definition, democratic socialism).
== Appearance ==
Elias is a full 6'2 in height, 19 years of age. His skin color is tanned and is of German, Austrian, and Scandinavian descent. His eyes are Prussian blue, wearing black and dark shaded glasses, and his hair color is black. His hair is usually unkempt, and rarely combed, however is still taken care of often. He wears a black work shirt with a white overcoat going over it, with an emblem of UNF splayed over the breast pocket. It resembles a small dove, and is painted white and red. His pants are a lighter shade of black, commonly confused as brown, made from an unknown material. Finally, he wears two black hiking boots, which have been recently discovered to be incredibly waterproof.
Another outfit- seen after the Killing Game- is usually a full dark-blue trench coat. It reaches down to the ankles, and is made up of various materials, put into 3 layers, each layer with their own secondary layer, resulting in a total of 6 layers. He usually wears this during major events that he expects to have a conflict break out, which is where each individual layer becomes useful. This coat was designed by a team of 13 men and women under a campaign that took 36 days to achieve. Only 4 were ever produced, before the operation was shut down in ■■■■. Elias has the only known copy, as the other 3 have not been found after its production.
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== Personality ==
Elias is a very "Ends justify the means" kind of person. He has a very weak and flexible moral compass, that really relies on whatever he believes is best (in his consequentialist school of thought). He doesn't usually see many people as important, and values others even less. This, however, is contradicted in a life-or-death situation, where his consequentialism comes back into control. Elias is moreover cold, and negative, he has a pessimistic attitude, but rarely shows it. He, at heart, has negative views about the world, and will explain when asked. However, during the times he does hide what he thinks, it is often portrayed as someone who is calm and collected, someone with an outgoing personality and conflict-free demeanor. Elias' psychology is quite a confusing type, showing to change very often. Note that this section must NOT be taken as a definite guide to understanding his psychology. But merely a direction of his twisted sense of morality and logic. His entire way of thinking can change within moments.
Elias views the world in a depressing manner, seeing society simply as a means of giving people a false sense of accomplishment. He believes that all of human interaction and society, politics, religion, everything is based upon communication, and how information is portrayed. He believes that although semantics is the very basis upon which humanity rests its shaky foundations for organized civilization (language, culture, schools of thought, etc.). He thinks that, because of this, if meaning was changed, then it would result in either a complete breakdown of society, or a complete reform in sociopolitical relations (I.E., social ladders, authority, "working class" archetypes). Since Elias finds that sociopolitics is inherently flawed, then, in his consequentialist school of thought, this means that- to Elias- there is no moral difference between letting 1 person die to save 10, and letting 100,000 people die to save 1,000,000 people. 
First off, it is worth noting that Elias tries to remain dynamic in his lifestyle, usually leading to himself looking for interactions between himself and others that he has not met yet. Elias has shown that he would much rather let himself get hurt than let something get past him. His need for control in a situation gives way to his destructive-thinking nature.
Elias' morality fluctuates a lot, it never stays static. This usually conflicts with his logical thinking, and often overrides it. Elias' most confusing and dynamic trait is how he gauges the intensity of an action, whether negative or positive. He has a rather questionable morality, and a more stoic approach to obstacles. The majority of Elias' actions and goals are morally questionable, but (to an extent) he prefers to keep this in the back of his mind, constantly pursuing his ulterior motive. There was one time when this was questioned, and that one time was when his consquentialist ideas controlled the situation. 
=== Occurrence: Counterrevolutionaries ===
During the near start of the War, while UNF rebels were following The Rhine north to start invading North Rhine-Westphalia, Elias heard of 4 counterrevolutionaries which had posed as civilians, and attacking rebels as they had reached closer to the multiple stationed medical bays they had further behind the river. 2 hours after hearing of this, Elias made a decision that all civilians must be avoided, but directed to supply lines that provided invading forces most of their supplies. This would mean that all rebels, if spotting a civilian, were not allowed to get near them, and repel them in the case of an attack. Every civilian caught in any crossfire, or found in the ruins, would need to be directed back to the supply lines without being escorted, or given medical attention. In the following months, more and more counter-revolutionists were appearing in small militias around Hesse. This caused the government to act with panic, dismantling these forces rather quickly in the fear of yet another outbreak in political division.
Stemming away from his eternal qualities, Elias himself is quite deep in his own philosophy. One that claims that everything, from the metaphysics of the universe, to the labels and ideas that humanity created, are all both the same and exact opposite of their counterpart. Take for example: Schopenhauer claims that something called "The Will" exists in the universe, and it is the driving force of everything. It continues forward, forever, for no reason whatsoever. Elias' philosophy claims that "The Will" is not only the driving force, but something that sits still, dependent on another force- the force of consciousness and meta-cognition together- to keep it alive. The very existence of electrical signals being sent back and forth between neurons was the sole reason that anything that Humanity knows exists. Elias' philosophy also claims that everything acts in perfect unity and disorder with juxtaposition. As long as it can interact, it is in unity, and as long as it exists, it will be different. And as mere mortals in this feedback loop of energy that never gets lost, we will always move forward with it, we will always be changing, and because of that, we will never find out where we first came from, and why we first were started. So thus, Elias sees such things like religion, the striving for happiness, and love, as all meaningless when compared to the lifetime that we exist in.
=== Under No Flag ===
Under No Flag (UNF) is a leftist/centrist libertarian organization that was unofficially founded in ■■■■, and became official in ■■■■ as a result of the German presidency being overtaken by Ewach Harrington, an authoritarian, rightist, fascist political figure. It is led by Elias Schäfer, public figurehead of Under No Flag and protester of recent German political parties. UNF plans to overthrow the government, and employ a democratic, libertarian republic officially named the "Germanic People's Democracy," that would seek to unify Germany under one commonwealth to prevent harmful nationalism and eliminate division- before planning to unite Europe through more peaceful methods than the former methods that would achieve unity. Under No Flag's complete motto is "Unity Is Division." UNF would also stop all remaining activity right around the end of the decade, and recede into hiding. Under No Flag advocates for private property, progressivism, libertarianism, Nordic Democracy, the restriction of the Free Market, environmentalism, expansionism, anti-communism, and basic constitutional rights for all regardless of race, sex, gender, or beliefs. Its two current goals are to prevent fascism from rising in Germany again, whilst making sure that Communism doesn't stem from their attempts to unify under one commonwealth for Europe. This includes Syndicalism and Democratic Socialism. There are certain ideologies that UNF does have favoritism for. Such as the Third Way political position, Democratic Liberalism, and Classical Libertarianism.
Under No Flag aims to build a society under Democratic Socialism, where Socialism is implemented as a form of economic growth, but also a Democratic system is built with it. This type of society aims to unify Leftist ideas and Libertarian ideas. Drawing a lot of inspiration from Marxist ideas, but still needing to achieve a Democratic form of government.
Elias believes that implementing a ruler, or overall leader would completely destroy the true Democratic country that he wanted to see. He believed that- if not for a shift in power to the population- that a Democracy would not be a true democracy. Elias liked to pull his inspiration from Plato, who also criticized democracy. If UNF was going to have any success at all, let at least some amount of power shifted to the people- whether it be constitutional democracy or Syndicalism. The ultimate goal was to unite under a socialist market with a democratic government and evenly-shifted power. It is the job of the people to cripple the dictators. This is why his ideology is confused with Syndicalism most of the time.
Songs related to Under No Flag are: Einheitsfrontlied, Der Hiemlich Aufsmarch, Arbeiter Von Wein, Warschawjanka, and The national anthem of East Germany. UNF was loosely connected to these songs, as most soldiers sang them in reference to the resistance. Elias allowed this to continue (despite clearly being represented as communist) as a tactic to gain far left and authoritarians to join, tricking them into fighting for the Social Democracy, rather than Communism. This inherently led to infighting
== Talents And Abilities ==
As the Ultimate Leader, he finds himself often naturally taking a major role in events or projects he's involved in. His innate passion for going against authority and his rebellious attitude had given him an incredible boost in any morale for the resistance he was leading. Elias had also found himself great at public speaking and confidence. Elias is also trained well in weaponized combat, specifically with firearms. This came as a result from Elias' fascination with weapons, and his father's armaments company.
As well as being a Resistance Member, Elias holds a great amount of communication skills and teamwork effort. He works best in espionage and stealth, being able to think quickly and move quietly. This skill came to be most prominent in the early years of the resistance.
Also, being a Political Leader has its own customs. For example, being educated in political science allows him to have an understanding of many political topics. This also helps him in debate and speech. 
== Relationships ==
==== Hina Tatsumuri ====
Hina first met Elias in the killing game, during the first couple of days leading up to his first death, eliminating any connection between the two. They did show signs of a potential friendship, and managed to hold that for the days that they were spotted together.
==== Harris Halifax ====
Harris was bought by Elias as a human slave from Merrick. Harris swore his life to the resistance, after Elias forced his ideas into Harris. Although Harris sees Elias as one of his best friends, Elias does not see Harris the same way, only as a pawn, someone that Elias can control easily. So, Elias proceeded to manipulate Harris into dedicating his life to him. 
=== Merrick Aiello ===
Elias' resistance was funded by Merrick, by a massive proportion. Their relationship grew closely, and both see the other as a very trustworthy friend. 
=== Marie Friedrich ===
Marie was an old friend and lover of Elias. Their relationship was hanging on by a thread, however, as Marie really only sought sexual pleasure from him, which he did little to deny, as it really didn't matter to him. Elias cared very little, as he was trying to figure out what to do next. The dynamic between the two was very dull, and the few times they spoke would either be entering the house, or leaving it. Elias gained nothing from it all. He planned to coerce Marie into a double suicide, leaving her there, and destroying any mention of his name at the Highlight Towers. The "relationship" ended after 3 years, when Elias turned 18, 2 years after Elias dropped from his high school, and murdered his mother, he proposed the double suicide, believing that he would convince Marie to kill herself, leaving him an easy escape from the relationship. When Marie denied this proposal, she promptly stated that she wants to help him mentally. Elias then, abandoning his morality, blackmailed Marie out of the relationship by recording their "Activities", and threatening to send it to the school if she does not stop interacting with him. Elias didn't see Marie around after that, he believes that she moved back to Avola, Italy, where she immigrated from.
== Background ==
=== Pre-KG ===
Elias was born on December 3rd, 2003, in Munich, Germany. During Primary school, Elias started to see drastic changes in his mother’s behavior, going from quiet and barely noticeable to quite angry and often comes home under the influence of some type of alcohol. At the age of 9, he had started to find out that his mother started to abuse Muller, his father. It is still unknown to Elias why her substance abuse had started. Even though Muller himself was quite the man, he gave in too easily to his wife’s unhealthy substance abuse, fearing another physical assault. 
At age 11, Elias had started to see this for himself, for at this age was when his mother was violent towards him too, often abusing him physically and started to sexually violate him. Elias would often seek his comfort through reading books about history and other subjects he wasn’t really able to understand, such as history or books in other languages. After a around a year or so, he decided to go to his brother, Friedhelm. Friedhelm often took care of him, teaching him basic morals and presented himself as someone who was very mature for his age. However, after Elias’ hate for his own mother started to reel into a burning desire for revenge, as she had started to go after both Friedhelm and his sister Ana. He often shouted back in violent outbursts.
Once Elias turned 15, Ewach Harrington had taken office, promising many things to the German people. Elias had started to excel in the political science club around this time, often getting into debates and even starting to join anything that he could hold a position for. Once he turned 16, Harrington had started to change many things for his power, donating many taxpayer bills and other sources of income to the Bundesnachrichtendienst, a German equivalent of the CIA, and the Bundespolizei, the German police force. This had severely affected places such as Düsseldorf, Munich and Stuttgart, seeing as many organizations there relied on the entertainment industries, and they were forced down due to incredibly low income, if not shut down by the government for accused drug manufacturing. Elias had decided that he’d bring together a group of people determined to go against the orders, to attempt to prevent the entertainment industries being shut down. When more than 40% of theaters, museums, and technical buildings were closed, unemployment had increased drastically, sparking outrage across the effected cities. Elias' newfound resistance was relatively small, around 20 people with Elias at the top, and was often viewed as a criminal organization by small journalists and individuals among Munich. It was also right around here where Elias had started to write a book, titled "My Hate, My Hell." It was a collection of the frustrations he felt with everything around him, depicting strong use of language and heavy themes of violence. This book was discovered after being burned at an undisclosed airport. The book was copied, and is being debated for possible production. 
On June 6th, at 12:42 AM, Elias had received word from one of his lower-leveled workers that Harrington had 4 felons who fled to the country from Austria in order to escape their trials executed immediately as they were found, this had gone against specific laws in the EU and the UN, regarding the return of the immigrants upon discovery so that they can be treated to a fair trial. This had sparked an outrage across Europe, causing Elias- along with the formation of UNF- to go out and send messages around the city, causing more people to join in a spike of organized activity. The group had expanded to a force of around 4,000 people overnight, calling themselves Under no Flag, as to not be represented with the nation's choices. After about a year, the group had started getting into major organized crimes, involving extortion of government officials, vandalism, arson, assault, murder, and many others in an attempt to rid the government from the city.
On December 4th, once he turned 16, he had set his own mother aflame, killing her through immolation.
Elias had continued to focus his life on the movement. With his mother out of the picture, he could continue on for his goal. Elias had gained quite the bit of money from the ransoms and extortion caused by the movement. He decided to take it to the public view after he turned 17, and claimed that the German government was corrupted, and needed a drastic change. And on April 17th, Elias held his first protest against the mayor of Munich (at the time)- Oskar Wach- who heavily agreed with Harrington. Elias continued on to hold multiple protests that often turned into riots, that of which also turned into insurrections. Elias gained a great deal of fame from this, however, recruitment had started to slow to a stop after German propaganda had attempted to prevent recruitment, Elias decided to ignore it. Almost. If it weren't for both sides accusing the other of being a part of a terrible extremist ideology. Some of the most notable accusations were that the government was slowly being reverted to Communist parties.
As Elias neared his 18th birthday, almost graduating from his schooling, he had decided to hold a massive riot that would surely give them an edge in the resistance movements. Many of the GSG-9 and Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK) had fought against it, holding the riot at the gates of a Sugar Mill that was being renovated for an oil production facility, which would have put many businesses out of commission and caused damage to the landscape. It got so bad that it had started to last over a good few days, spreading news all throughout Germany as possibly one of the worst extremist acts since the chain of public shootings throughout Germany just 4 years ago. Many people went home but they came back very soon, and usually bringing along 2 to 5 people along with them. It has been researched and discovered that for every SEK unit, there were 7 able-bodied rioters. It is unknown how it happened, but a group of people had caused an irregularity in the engine of an oil tanker, causing the vehicle to reach critical condition and cause an explosion, this had been the final straw for the GSG-9, as they opened fire on the crowd, 17 people were injured and 31 were killed. Elias retreated back, helping divide the attention to him and call for a ceasefire, and survived the encounter. The incident had hurt both side's reputations. 
He had decided to hold a smaller insurrection, not a riot, but an insurrection. This insurrection took place at the Prinzregententheater. However, this resulted in an assassination attempt from a trained sniper hired by a government official, however failing, he had almost bled to death, seeing as he had a newfound scar on his head, he had multiple people take his place and created a complex system that would ensure the integrity of the Resistance. The event that earned him the title of the Ultimate Leader was the control of the Prinzregententheater, despite almost being assassinated, Elias successfully forced the GSG-9 to retreat from the theater, this was so that they could regroup and push another assault, bringing along another force from the North and Southeast, but they were told to just stay away by Harrington himself. Elias’ mental strength to keep the people in (almost) complete control and order earned him the title of the Ultimate Leader presented by the Killing Games. 
After a month of hiding in Germany and recovery, he had decided that Germany wasn’t a safe place to be, entrusting his place to a man named Merrick Aiello, an American immigrant and a massive fundraiser who had shown to be quite loyal to Elias. He had moved to Japan in order to prevent another assassination, and was eventually forced into the Killing Games.
=== Post-KG ===
Elias, after being murdered (and brought back to life due to technical complications with the game itself), left off to Germany following his release. He dropped contact with everyone involved in the Killing Games, and disappeared back into the conflicts in Europe. These had started to severely evolve and effect places out of the country. After 2033, Elias launched multiple campaigns to help end the conflict that was now raging across all of Europe. Communities of people had claimed to be a part of UNF, in places such as: France, Russia, the UK, America, Columbia, Brazil, Czechia, Slovakia, Bosnia, Croatia, Greece, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, the UAE, the Philippines, Japan, Australia, Myanmar, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Argentina, and Austria. Elias went to America after a short time, seeing as having a foothold in one of the world's superpowers could be incredibly advantageous. However, this was false, as the opposition was incredibly strong, and Homeland Security had put a stop to it almost immediately. Elias was then trapped in America, detained, and then flown back out to Germany. Elias was then kept in confinement and imprisonment for 3 years, subsequently before Merrick Aiello, UNF fundraiser and a massive donor to the cause, had appealed his sentence, and was able to let Elias out. He originally would have served a 27 year sentence (at the time). After Elias was bailed, he was denied access to fly or cross Germany's surrounding borders and countries, essentially locking him inside Germany. After Oktoberfest, Elias held a rally to bring the government's prior assassination attempt to light. After Harrington had denied any sort of ties to his assassination, Elias used the rebuttal that there was no investigation or any sort of security team that was dispatched to find the shooter. Harrington further denied any connection.
The conflict continued on, as the constant struggles of Under No Flag have then turned to legal issues, and problems with international law. The days of physical fights have now turned to Under No Flag attempting to legally become their own country. There have been many different ideas and events that came from the creation of Under No Flag. Such was an unnamed Ideology that attempted to develop the Marxist ideas and implement them into the rightist libertarian sociology, whilst maintaining a path for achieving leftist libertarian goals. This complex system would have its many faults, and prove to be a rather unfavorable way of government. 
A recent paper made on ■■■■■ ■■■ had speculated that UNF was still active, and planning on teaming with the Duke of Bavaria to recede from citizenship of Germany and gain independence as their own sovereign country-state. This news reached national headlines almost immediately, as it would be a major breakup of German territories as large as Bavaria itself. Germany has never seen such a recession. 
== Convictions ==
Overall, Elias' complete crime list is: Homicide (1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree) Illegal use of firearms, stalking, Intrusion upon seclusion, Breaking and entering, Vandalism, Crime abroad, Cybercrimes, Arson, Hate crimes of several degrees, (legally) Domestic Terrorism, Assault, Battery, Torture, False imprisonment, Forceful confinement, Obstruction of colonel investigation, Harassment, Impersonation, Fraud, Forgery, Conspiracy, Incitement of revolutionary activities, Familicide, Manslaughter, Burglary, Auto theft, Grand theft, Larceny, Grand larceny, Animal abuse, Lynching, Criminal trespass, Extortion, Treason, Hate crimes(?), Trafficking in firearms, Human Sex Trafficking, Assault with a deadly weapon, Smuggling of migrants, Vigilantism, Illegal gathering, Aggravated assault, Organized crime, Battery, Selling stolen goods, Libel, Human trafficking, Perjury, and (near) Usurpation. Elias would have either been sent to serve 108 life sentences or been sentenced to death. 
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== Trivia ==
* "Auferstanden Aus Ruinen" was the official anthem of the GDR up until the reunification of Germany after the Cold War in 1990. This was also the official anthem of Under No Flag, up until ■■■■, when it was scrapped from UNF and replaced by a shortened version of "O Deutschland Hoch In Ehren.", an anthem proposed and passed as the official anthem of UNF a year later in ■■■■.
* Elias' last name translates to "Shepard."
*Elias has read, to completion, the list of the following books: State, Anarchy, and Utopia by Robert Nozick , On the Heights of Despair by Emil Cioran, The World as Will and Representation by Arthur Schopenhauer, Human, All Too Human by Fredrick Nieztsche, The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn, Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning, Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell, Modern Science and Anarchism by Peter Kropotkin, Drawn And Quartered by Emil Cioran, Das Kapital by Karl Marx, Storm Of Steel by Ernst Jünger, State and Revolution by Vladimir Ilich Lenin, On War by Carl Von Clauswitz 
*In his remnant timeline, in 2040, UNF had started using psychological tactics to cause the army to fear the resistance as well. This was because of their replication of the Airship horn produced in World War 1. This proved ineffective, but was also used as another (among the many) audible cue that would be used to increase communication across the entire battlefield.
* His first name is Greek, despite being heavily west and northern European.
* Elias is incredibly resistant to mature themes, such as gore and nudity, and can handle them well.
* His voice claim was originally Simon Werner between ■■■■ and ■■■■. His current voice claim serves as Josh Duhamel.
* He remembers his mother's birthday very easily, as it is June 22nd.
* Elias, as with most Bavarian Germans, enjoys the traditional aspects of Munich, and would very often take part in the drinking contests of Oktoberfest.
* His resistance has a battlecry, "ßuaa!"
* When he was young, he looked at the Bielski Brothers as heroes, and often saw them as his idols.
* His blood type is O-
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