Johan Konig // Friederich Flintlock

Signed Artwork of Friederich

## Villainy

### Goals

To avenge his girlfriend (succeeded), To become a world renowned Marksman (failed)

### Reasoning

Wants to stay and work for the Erronzeins so his parents are not killed

### Notable Crimes

Murder, Intimidation, Sabotage, Treason, Unlawful possession of Arms

**Johann Konig** or **Friederich Flintlock** is an Antagonist in **Descendants of Calamity** during the events of Contest . He is a skilled Marksman feared by many, whom operates alone but assists other comrades. He's known as *the Silent Serpent* due to his cunning nature and stealthy assassinations. He's one of Novak Betelguese's trusted men, working for him as an underboss or a Lieutenant. He works as an assassin, an investigator and also a leading figure.

* History
* Appearance
* Personality
* Abilities
* Death

## **Origin**

Johan originates from Imperial Germany, living under unbearable conditions such as from poverty and feudalism. His dad would eventually find introduce him to marksmanship, and give him the hobby of hunting, which he would cultivate forever. Johan would enter romance at 15, eventually getting a love interest and almost, a girlfriend. However, in their school, Johan was frowned upon for being exponentially smarter than everyone, which led to resentment from his classmates. Eventually the chemistry between him and his supposed girlfriend would be revealed by a school bully. He seems to not mind it and simply ignores it, he would feel bad if he intervened, he thinks he would look bad if he did. He ignored these circumstances, which would be a grave mistake. Eventually, those bullies will target his interest, which would eventually lead to her depression, and later suicide.

After the death of his loved one, Johan is shortly consumed by vengeance and rage. The feelings of sadness and anger fuel Johan's motivations which leads to his first ever human assassination. Using a trap, as Johan is hidden in the distance, he baits 4 of the bullies whom were responsible for the death of his interest and shoots all of them down within one shot after a good line up. Since it's after-school hours and Johan didn't directly set up their location, he managed to get away with the crime as he disposes the body under a river bed. The fact that Johan got away further fueled his ego, ignoring his morals. His strong belief in his skill made him stop attending school, and later, drop out, unquestioned by his parents. He manages to make immense amounts of money working as a mercenary who works for Benigno Erronzein when he was still a local mayor, delivering information, performing sabotage and assassinations. This satiated and satisfied the egotistical nature of Johan, eventually making him an immoral person. Johan was eventually uncovered by the authorities and placed as a highly wanted person, making Johan change his identity to Friederich Flintlock.

This identity change gave Friederich a time of epiphany, eventually snapping out of his ego and realizing his wrongdoings. However, Friederich is threatened to be turned in and his family to be killed by **Omphious Erronzein .** This had given Friederich a chokehold, his own ego killed him, leaving Friederich to be trapped in his own actions in regret, sadness and loneliness.

## **Appearance**

Friederich wears **a black cape coat** with his **Standard Uniform** alongside a Bush Hat that protects him from heat and to also identify his rank. He appears to be tall and athletic, wrinkly and old, fit and right. He has a class-identifying pocket, indicating that he is a marksman.

### **Debut**

In Contest, Friederich appears on top of one of the bell towers, from there he would slowly pick off Erwin's squadmates. He's shortly revealed when Erwin and Nikolas reach the top of the bell tower, showcasing his appearance, featuring his voice. However before those, we get short glimpses of his face as he picks off or plots against Erwin and Nikolas.

## **Personality**

Friederich in general seems to be a respectable soldier. He took an oath to not use guns while fighting Erwin, he told Erwin and Nikolas that he respects him and he's also admitting the fact that he was a bad person. He lives in regret and depression, however he chooses to pursue this career to protect his family and to die like the villain he is. In terms of morality, it's questionable, he's doing bad things to satiate his ego but then later to protect his family because of the fact that he is in a chokehold. To his men, he treats them like brothers and believes in equality, even giving them more protection than what he gives himself. Overall, he is morally ambiguous however his view on soldiering and warrior's honor make him a good opponent/soldier.

## **Abilities and Skills**

Having no Kinetic Art means he is not classed as any type of fighter and he cannot utilize any of the elements or powers to fight in battles. However his profession in stealth and marksmanship allow him to be a great assassin.

**Proficient Marksmanship -** Friederich has a good grip on marksmanship and shooting. Knowing how to shoot targets from 250 yards without any inaccuracy suggest his proficiency. Nonetheless, his knowledge in guns and his ability to assess a malfunction immediately give him an advantage in quickly assessing mishaps or compromise.

**Amateur Swordsmanship -** Friederich is not a man of swords, however he uses a Machete to use in melee fights. Usually he uses this when enemies have fully compromised by enemies. His agility and also athleticism make him a good fighter when it comes to hand to hand combat, because he is also trained by world class fighters and soldiers working for the SPA.

**Environmental Adaptation -** Friederich can easily adapt to his environment to hide himself from possible enemy snipers or marksmen, but to also prevent dehydration, frostbite or hypothermia given the environment. His extended knowledge on survival also allow him to pick correct environments, temperatures and locations to hide in.

**Charisma -** He has control over his men, but then he also shows humbleness and equality, making his charisma passive. However this has given his men loyalty and further morale, making him a very protected man.

## **Death**

As Erwin and Nikolas reach the top of the bell tower, they are met with the notorious Friederich Flintlock. Both shortly exchange gunfire to no avail, no one is shot nor hurt. As the fight turns into a ceasefire, Erwin stands out and challenges Friederich to a final hand-to-hand clash. To which, Friederich scoffs and firstly enlightens the fact that Erwin is still young and he can die here, also signifying the fact that he's still not at his peak strength. Erwin boasts about himself and tells him that both will get out alive.

Erwin lobs himself toward Friederich, starting a fist fight as Nikolas watches. Erwin is the one who gets beaten up as Friederich fights with ease. Until Erwin gains the upper hand by blinding Friederich with wooden fragments, eventually cheating and using a small amount of pyrokinesis to inflict heavier damage on Friederich. Friederich eventually arms himself with a wooden plank and desperately swings at Erwin, only hitting him 2 times, however, in an effective manner. Erwin eventually gets a good concussion, yet chooses to persist. Friederich eventually says; **"You've had a good one on you kid, however, not good enough."** before he grabs his sniper rifle and aims toward Erwin. Nikolas eventually shoots the hand of Friederich which makes him drop the gun. Erwin rushes toward Friederich and tends his wounds, getting him in a resting position as he disarms him. Eventually, turning into a short ceasefire as Erwin keeps a cracked piece of memento which belongs to Friederich as the room Friederich is left to rest in is empty.

Nikolas and Erwin talk outside discussing the upcoming fate of Friederich. Erwin tells Nikolas that he will be spared and taken as prisoner, nothing else. The naive Erwin walks back into the room Friederich and talks to him one last time about their lives and experiences, and Erwin tells Friederich his upcoming fate as a prisoner of war. Friederich long asks

Erwin then reaches into his pocket, and admires the crystal, long before noticing Friederich getting into an obscurely obvious readying position as Erwin realizes what's happening. Erwin then pretends to scratch his hip as he asks Friederich:

Friederich then quickly stands up as Erwin quickly draws his bayonet, throwing the crystal shard toward Friederich's eye to poke it as **Erwin stabs Friederich's chest, impaling his heart, then stabbing it for the second time, puncturing his ribs and lungs.** Friederich slowly dies and gags in Erwin's arms as Erwin repeatedly stutters **"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."**