Gertrud Festeni

> I Didn't kill him! Those evil men manipulated everyone into thinking I did. I am NOT guilty!
>
> Gertrud Festeni

## Gertrud Festeni

### Nickname

GertGerty

Kiddo (by Sable)

Baby Girl (by Sable)

## Personal Status

### Relatives

Unknown Husband †

Gertrud Festeni is a former minor antagonist in Team OPRA's story. She is a member of the Six Merry Murderesses, having joined them while in jail for supposedly murdering her husband. Her weapon of choice is a white and ivory revolver called Guardian Angel.

She first appears briefly in "The Mystery Cat Part 2" in a meeting with Sable. She is later seen with Celia as she hires a man to spy on Pierre and plant the card on him. Upon realising that they are targeting children, Gertrud sides with Ophelia, Rhea, Albert and Anna Atwood after Pierre Navarro is kidnapped to be murdered by the other Merry Murderesses.

In Sable's hideout she is able to convince Celia to stand down from the job before Sable appears and impales her on the shoulder with an ice spike. After Sable is driven off and flees, she is taken to the hospital and sent back to prison afterwards with the other Merry Murderesses.

## Appearance

### Physical

Gertrud stands at 5'3 and weighs 105lbs. She has a small petite body shape to her. Gertrud has fair-white skin with platinum blonde hair that is long and curly and tied into a half up, half down hairstyle. She has a round headshape with aqua blue eyes. Being a Canidae faunus, she has a pair of blonde fox ears on the top of her head.

### Attire

Gertrud's original attire consists of a black and white sundress-like outfit. Over her dress she wears a white jacket with a patch that has the Merry Murderess emblem on the right sleeve. On her feet she wears a pair of black flats. She is also seen wearing her wedding ring.

## Personality

Gertrud is shown to be a quiet, meek and timid girl initially. She prefers not to see violence break out and will seek out people such as Celia to make decisions for her. It is also shown that she harbours trauma from the murder of her husband at the hands of a rival Atlesian gang, which she still avidly believes she was not at fault for.

Despite her alliegience to the Merry Murderesses, Gertrud has enough morals and sense of honor that she believes that killing people such as children is wrong. Through this it is also shown how Gertrud believes that the Merry Murderesses can be a positive force and that they should not be doomed to repeat the cycle that brought them together in the first place.

## Background

Gertrud claims to be born in Atlas where she was a respected Ballerina with the Atlas Ballet. When she was 18 she was engaged and married to a man who worked as a financial advisor for a banking company.

Shortly after they were married, Gertrud's husband was murdered by an Atlesian crime organisation and framed the murder on her. The judges sentenced her to jail where she met Sable Vedova and joined the Six Merry Murderesses. She was the first to be released on account of good behavior at Vale County Woman's Correctional Center.

At a certain point, she and the other merry murderesses were approached by Sable Vedova to kill Team OPRA for their interference in the assassination of Mei Lin Xun.

## Abilities

Despite not seeing Gertrud in direct combat, it can be assumed she is competent enough to know how to wield a fire arm, evident in her carrying her revolver.

### Weakness

Gertrud does not have her aura unlocked, meaning that any damage she takes doesn't heal faster and she can be injured or killed more easily than others with aura can.

### Weapon

Gertrud's weapon is called *Guardian Angel.* Guardian Angel is a white-metal revolver pistol with an ivory grip that Gertrud uses for long ranged attacks.

## Relationships

### The Merry Murderesses

* Celia Kelly: Gertrud is seen to have the closest relationship with Sable out of the group. She regularly is seen with her, confides in her and is later the one to convince her to step down from their contract with Sable. Gertrud states that she is grateful for Celia to give her another chance and will always be loyal to her wherever she goes.
* Cora Arthurs: Gertrud and Cora are described to have a mutually friendly relationship with one another. Gertrud also states she feels compassion for Cora over her past abusive relationship that resulted in her husband's murder, as evident with how she describes it to Rhea and Albert.
* Florine Wilcoxon: Gertrud is described to have a more wary position around Florine and is shown to not be particularly found for her pension for violence again other people.
* Missy La Costa: Gertrud is described to be enamoured by Missy and has a positive relationship with her. Similarly to the other Merry Murderesses, she believes that she can also be above immoral acts such as murdering children.
* Earta Domonic: Similarly with Missy and Celia, Gertrud looks up to Earta. She particularly confides in Earta during moments of stress because of her kind and calm disposition, shown when Sable threatens them for failing to meet their end of the contract.

### Others

* Sable Vedova: Gertrud has a certain level of fear towards Sable. She is shown breaking down against her threats and cowering behind Celia whenever the group are in trouble. Despite her fear, Gertrud eventually learned to stand up to Sable, despite paying a price for it when Sable impales an ice spike into her shoulder.
* Team OPRA: Despite their rather minuscule age difference, Gertrud shows pity for the team of student hunters. She values and marvels their skills and is shown to think much more highly of them than she does of herself. Because of this it is clear that Gertrud wants Team OPRA to stay safe and was willing to go against Sable's orders to make that a reality.

## Trivia

### Allusion

* Gertrud alludes to the character of Katalin Helinszki/The Hungarian from the 1970 musical *Chicago.*
	+ Both were falsely accused and charged with killing their husbands.

### Colour Naming Rule

* Gertrud is a germanic name originating from the word 'Spear', bringing to mind colours such as silver.
* Festini is a Hungarian surname that means 'To Paint'.