Bismarck

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Bismarck is an RPC created by Egorsmirnov. He was a prominent General of the Bears and founder of the Bear Fleet who eventually rose to become the temporary leader of the tribe during the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War, but later stepped down from his position and disappeared, leading to Wotjek filling both his and Blitz Bridger's roles in the tribe. Bismarck was also the descendant of Bison Ottomotoro, and ended up giving Gorbav the Black Valious, a sword that had been passed down through his family since Baton Bridger had given it to Bison during the Bear Civil War.

## Biography

### Early Life

(Originally posted by Egorsmirnov on the "Chima Archives - Character Profiles" topic.)

Bismarck was born up north of the Bear Cave; in a small bear village he was born into a family of grizzly bears, however most people assume he was just a regular bear. Being a grizzly bear he was very active, and was rarely sleepy or dreamy. According to himself in his autobiography: "He was born under a double rainbow and all the plants blossomed after his birth, and the lake in which he was born had the water turn into chi."  Bismarck was born into a fairly well off family of settlers and colonizers with a very long family history (as seen by his surname). He was well educated and joined the military at 16 years of age. He was found to be a legendary soldier of the Bears and an excellent tactician (since there was basically no competition). He was knighted by the Bear leadership, and was a General by the age of 29 (again, since the Bear military was very sleepy, he himself wasn't that legendary).

### Role in the Catalan Crisis

Bismarck would play an important role in the Catalan Crisis of 30 BR; he was the whistleblower in Factory 17, when he revealed top secret information live on the BBC (Bear Broadcasting Channel). This resulted in Bladvic IV, King of the Bears, being overthrown by Brake Bridger. It also ended Bear involvement in the Gorilla Civil War on the monarchist side, and affected the government of Catalan which would crumble. Bane Bridger killed Rico, but was in turn killed by Bismarck, and Catalan fell to the Republicans. Gorvan took control of Catalan's local militias, and Bismarck gave Gorbav his Black Valious (or, 'Shado Valious') afterward, in late 29 BR.

### Role in the Chima Civil War

At the time of the Roleplay, shortly after the start of the Chima Civil War, Bismarck helped secure the Raven outpost in The Great Forest; a victory which came at a very high cost, despite driving all the Talon Industries Ravens out of the region. Bismarck then went to Lion City, where he talked with Lycor and other leaders on the future of the war, and proposed his Bismarck plan. He later negotiated with the Minor Tribes for a future fleet, however the negotiations fell through. Bismarck would then serve as the Dominion Lord of the West Sea Autonomous Bear Dominion, having helped construct a major fleet for the Bears, which consisted entirely of heavy ships, including a battleship, and two aircraft carriers.

### Role in the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War

Long after the Chima Civil War, the evolution of the Outland species, and the Bat—Raven War, Bismarck would play an even larger role in the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War. Following the Battle of the Bear Cave which resulted in an Imperial takeover (and Blitz Bridger's disappearance after his duel with Scorpix), the Bear Cave itself was accidentally destroyed, despite the Crawlers wanting to claim it with minimal casualties. Bismarck would evacuate the surviving bear soldiers to the rebuilt Raven outpost, now a citadel, with his colonial holdings being the last remains of the Bear Tribe. Short on both chi and guns, he invented other ways to attempt to prevent a possible enemy invasion. Bismarck became the President of the Provisional Bear Republic while Blitz Bridger was still missing.

#### Time at Blitz Base

Soon after declaring the creation of the Provisional Bear Republic, Bismarck went outside Blitz Base to greet the injured Baldemar, from whom he learned that the Bear Cave had collapsed with Bridger inside. After taking the soldier to a medical facility in the new HQ, Bismarck had the Bears dig holes around Blitz Base, creating traps to halt possible invasions. Bismarck then spied on an approaching Forgotten delegation led by Scrin and Spalyx Vance. However, the Bear President greatly distrusted the new faction, refusing them an audience. Afterward, a wolf arrived on behalf of Lord Woldros, confiding in Bismarck that the Wolves planned to "retake" the Bear and Raven HQs (despite both having been destroyed). Bismarck was furious at this proposition, cursing both the Wolves and Gorbav, since the former had initially fled in wake of the Crawler Empire's invasion, and the latter had seemingly betrayed the Chima Alliance in favor of allying with the Empire.

#### Return to Lion City

Bismarck traveled to Lion City much later, to meet with some of the other leaders of the Chima Alliance: Woldros, Lionel, Reagan VI, and Gorvan. Despite the main discussion being about the Crawlers' invasion of Rhino HQ, Bismarck demanded that the reclamation of the Bear lands be prioritized. Lionel reminded Bismarck that the Imperial military already had given the Bears their land back, under the condition that neutral bat and scorpion civilians be allowed to live in the many new villages built there; but Bismarck argued that the Crawler Empire was still technically in control of the region. Bismarck then confronted Premier Gorvan over the Gorillas' actions, but Gorvan argued that the Alliance's chi was extremely depleted as a result of the Crawlers draining the chi falls, and that they'd likely have to surrender since the war wasn't sustainable for the inland tribes. Bismarck was displeased by this answer, and angrily left the moving carriage the leaders were in, resulting in him falling into the dirt.

Lionel then calmed Bismarck down somewhat by revealing that Scorm and Scorpio, the Scorpion King and Prince, had been captured by the Lions. Lionel elaborated that the Crawler leaders he'd been negotiating with for the hostages had seemingly split the Empire into two factions, with Bat King Bliston offering to help the inland tribes rebuild if they assassinated Dr. Scortica Breen, who also offered to help. Bismarck was still in earshot of the carriage when Lionel was saying this, but had left Lion City before Scrin arrived at the meeting. On his way back from Lion City, Bismarck was radioed by Baldemar (now his second-in-command) about the Forgotten's new request for help in taking over Scorpion Cavern Castle. However, Bismarck denied the request, completely fixated on retaking the Bear lands before anything else.

#### Battle and Relocation

Soon after, Bismarck led the now heavily militarized Bear Tribe into battle to retake their homeland from the 'Crawler occupiers', despite bombing both Outland and bear civilians in the process. Bismarck managed to incapacitate Scorpix's tank, and dueled the Scorpion Supreme Leader, before the Elite Praetorian Guard entered the fray. Bismarck attempted to suicide bomb and take Scorpix down with him, but a well-aimed knife throw from one of the guards deactivated the bomb. Bismarck then ordered Baldemar to take charge in the area, heading west. Blitz Bridger revealed himself to be alive during the battle, and returned to his position as Bear King; Bismarck heard about this on his way to the West Sea, and disbanded the Provisional Bear Republic accordingly.

Bismarck returned to his naval base and his role as Dominion Lord, continuing to grow the Bear Fleet. He soon met with other prominent leaders on the West Sea, such as Gorilla Grand Admiral Yamamoto, the Lion Grand Admiral, and Wolf Grand Admiral Warzenegger in the Gorillas' town of Casablanche. A delegation from the Minor Tribes also arrived to the meeting, and Bismarck proposed that the Chima Alliance combine its naval powers to defeat the Crocodiles, who'd allied with the Crawler Empire and were more accustomed to sea combat than the other tribes. This plan for a massive naval campaign ended up fizzling out, however, as the war grew to a stalemate and the Crocodile and Bat fleets made no move to attack the inland tribes' settlements. This was likely due to both sides of the war becoming less offensive and increasingly defensive, with even the Crawler Empire and their allies shifting from imperialistic to nationalistic, as they focused on maintaining control over (and peace within) the lands they'd already claimed.

#### Battle of the West Sea

Despite this, Bismarck eventually mobilized the Bear Fleet to attack the Crocodiles alongside Yamamoto, and the Eagles (also allies of the Crawler Empire) attacked Casablanche in response. The Imperial side ended up winning the battle; Yamamoto, who'd been mayor of Casablanche, surrendered and was captured; and as the Eagles took control of the town, the Crocodile Fleet pushed the Bear Fleet into retreat. The Bear and Gorilla fleets then rendezvoused on Aether Island. Immediately after this, Bismarck stepped down from his position and gave the Gorillas full control over the Bear Fleet, seemingly merging the two naval powers (though the Bear Fleet soon returned to being autonomous when Blitz Bridger put another bear in command of it). Bismarck has not been seen since then, though he may have simply retired due to the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War ending soon after.

## Legacy

Bismarck was one of the inland generals whose strategies Balthazar and Scorpix studied during their research into Chima's culture and history in Corvidholme. At a point early in the Crawler Empire's invasion, Blitz Bridger, while overseeing the construction of the Bear Fleet, named one of its battleships the *Bismarck*. Despite his failure to defeat the Imperial forces on the West Sea, Bismarck's creation of the Bear Fleet was imperative in future victories; such as when the Bear Fleet helped the Bats to finally destroy the remnants of the Icebear Fleet during the Crawler—Ice Hunter War.

## Appearance, Gear, and Traits

(Originally posted by Egorsmirnov on the "Chima Archives - Character Profiles" topic.)

Full name: Bismarck Ottomotoroyulusgrandedeliussusawesomusirolikorus Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch (I like long names) or his full title being: The Right Honorable, Grand Sir, 5 star general, hero of the Bears, Dr. Bismarck Ottomotoroyulusgrandedeliussusawesomusirolikorus Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch the Magananamus of the Bears. Or Bismarck for short.

Appearance: Dark black fur, with some grey patches, has an iron cross tattoo on his shoulder and a hammer and sickle tattoo on his back. He wars an iron breastplate which covers his back and front.

Weapons: Steel bear claws, massive steel hammer.

Personality: Grouchy, angry, yet can be very patient or impatient at times. He is extremely patriotic and nationalistic about being a bear. He believes that Bears are the greatest tribe in all of Chima, and he says they are the wisest of all of the tribes. According to him: "If bears ruled all of Chima, then Chima would be always peaceful and very advanced." Although he advocates peace, he loves war and will never turn down from a fight. He is also to an extent immensely powerful; bears who are sleepy or lazy wake up instantly from the growl of his voice.

## Trivia

* Bismarck turned 57 on the 15th of November.
* Bismarck was named after the famous German Chancellor of the same surname.

## References

1. ↑ Gorbav: A Chima Roleplay Prequel Story