Bank

**Bank** was the late king of the Riem Kingdom

## Personality

King Bank was an opportunist, wants to make gains at every situation to make his country to gain better standing in the New World. However, much like the majority of Japanese enemies, he was extremely prone to rashness, narrow-minded and lack of understanding as he was willing to betray Japan to side with the Gra Valkas Empire while completely ignorant about Japan's true military capability as well as the consequences of siding with the common enemy of the New World.

His recklessness caused his kingdom to become puppet of Gra Valkas and suffer massive retaliation from countries he stabbed in the back like Japan and Mu.

## Chronology

### Japanese-Parpaldian War Arc

During the war, the Riem Kingdom discovered the true power of Japan and, with Japan devastating most of the Parpaldia Empire's military power during the Esthirant Air Strike, Riem joined the Seventy-Three Country Allied Forces to destroy the Parpaldia Empire once and for all. However, with Japan having signed a peace treaty with Parpaldia, the Riem Kingdom and other nations withdrew their troops at Japan's request. During his talks with his prime minister, he was warned about Japan's weapons and never become hostile to Japan. Later, The Riem Kingdom, like other countries in the Third Civilization, established friendly diplomatic relations with Japan and the situation of the kingdom was improved due to trade with Japan.

### New World War Arc

After Gra Cabal was captured by the World Union Army and transferred to Japan, a diplomatic mission of the Gra Valkas Empire came to Riem Kingdom to request the construction of a FOB base and use the deep-water port here for the Great Fleet (which, ironically, was built by Japan); in return, they will provide advanced technologies as well as help Riem Kingdom modernize their army.

Fearful of the immense power of the Gra Valkas, as well as to an ignorant underestimation of the power between Japan and Gra Valkas by his military adviser Rival, Bank hastily decided to recline on the Gra Valkas, declaring to freeze the assets of Japan and the Mu in this country. The event caused Japan to lose billions of yen worth of investment. With the military weapons "given" by Gra Valkas, Bank was already thinking about conquering Japan and the whole Philades Continent.

Unfortunately, with the loss of the 1st and 2nd Advanced Fleets during the Great Naval Battle of Japan, the Gra Valkas military orders the Riem wyvern forces (at gunpoint) to attack Duro in the Parpaldia Empire, due to the fact that there are Japanese companies stationed there and they would be given no Gra Valkas support. However, this causes Bank and the other government officials to respond in horror as they knew they were being sent to their deaths against the Japanese forces stationed there. They officially tried to decline, but the Gra Valkas gave them no choice. To add to their woes, the Holy Mirishial Empire officially declares war on their country.

Bank would later go insane as he realized that Riem had been reduced to being a puppet state under the Gra Valkas Empire.

During the re-supplying of the Guti Maun Air Fleet, Bank once again let his delusion and ignorance get the best of him as he saw the majestic of the fleet and believed wholeheartedly that Gra Valkas will never lose to Japan. However, at the same time, he put a lot of hope in the bombing since if Gra Valkas loses the war, Japan will come after him for payback and his kingdom will suffer massive sanctions.

When JSDF destroyed Gra Valkas air base in Hilkiga, Bank panic and fearful of the prospect that Japan is coming for him, only ended up getting himself killed when JSDF bombed his palace as the GVE antenna made his palace a strategic target. He and the rest of his officials were buried by the debris of the castle.

## Abilities

Bank has very little to no experience in terms of diplomacy, military tactics or even how to efficiently rule his own nation.