Baldemar

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Baldemar was a character created by Shamrock7203. He was a bear RPC who became a General of the Bear Army during the Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War. Baldemar was known for impressively holding his own against many enemies at a time, such as the Scorpions' Elite Praetorian Guard. Even after his defeat and capture by Scorpix, he indirectly played an important role in the war near its end; his survival and release being part of the Scorpion Supreme Leader's ultimatum to secure peace in the Bear Cave region, and turn it into a neutral province for both inland and Outland-native civilians. He later oversaw the region's re-militarization in response to the Icebears occupying the neighboring region, Southernfell.

## Biography

### Chima Alliance—Crawler Empire War

Little is known of Baldemar's early life, other than that he was a young bear who'd gone unnoticed in his tribe for some time. At the time of the Roleplay, during a battle around the Bear Cave between Chima Alliance and Crawler Empire forces, a stray chi laser blast incinerated the bushes that Baldemar had been sleeping in, awakening him from his slumber. Enraged to see his tribe's territory under attack, Baldemar ran into the Bear Cave, jumping into one of the available Rumble Bear mechs within.

#### Battle of Bear Territory

After running out of the HQ with the mech, Baldemar used it to pick up and throw one of the Scorpions' Stinger Tanks, smashing it to pieces against a nearby boulder. After destroying two more Stinger Tanks, Baldemar's mech was staggered by three of the Bats' Wing Strikers firing at it from the air. Baldemar managed to destroy the three Wing Strikers, and other Imperial vehicles around the battlefield, before setting his sights on the Bat Javelin, but his damaged mech was quickly destroyed by blasts from the command ship as he jumped at it. Surviving the midair explosion, Baldemar regained consciousness soon after, and became even more enraged upon seeing the Bears retreating and losing the battle. He charged into the enemy ranks on foot, fighting the invading Bats and Scorpions.

Soon after, he saw the beginning of a duel between Bear King Blitz Bridger and Scorpion High General Scorpix, and Baldemar continued fighting all of the Crawlers within reach. Ten Bats then flew down at Baldemar from above, firing nonstop blasts at him. Though Baldemar downed two of the Bats, the other eight flew high enough that he couldn't reach them, continuing to fire down at him. Baldemar shielded himself behind a boulder as the Bats above were reinforced by twelve Wing Strikers. One of the Bats addressed Baldemar through a loudspeaker, informing him that his fellow Bears had already been slain or retreated, and the bat gave Baldemar the chance to choose the latter option for himself. Baldemar then saw the collapse of the Bear Cave with Blitz inside, losing his will to fight upon witnessing this. He was allowed to go free by the Crawlers.

#### Time at Blitz Base

Like the rest of the Bears, Baldemar walked to the tribe's new headquarters in The Great Forest, Blitz Base; the former Talon Industries Ravens' outpost that had been conquered by the Bears, and expanded into a large citadel during and after the Chima Civil War. Upon arriving, Baldemar was met by the base's commander, Bismarck, telling him of the Bear Cave's destruction and King Blitz' presumed death. Bismarck, now the acting leader of the Bear Tribe, brought the injured Baldemar to the base's medical facility to heal.

Later, a fully-healed Baldemar left the infirmary. Forgotten Scorpions then came before Blitz Base, demanding to speak with Baldemar. He looked out a window in the base's high walls to speak to the Forgotten, who requested his and other Bears' aid in a campaign against another scorpion faction. However, when Baldemar related this to Bismarck, the leader refused to aid in any other war effort until the Bears reclaimed their homeland. Baldemar accepted this and went to sleep, only to be woken by Bismarck soon after, and promoted to the rank of General, in order to co-lead an attack that'd already begun on the former Bear lands. Baldemar agreed to do so, and the Forgotten also offered to aid the Bears.

#### Second Battle of Bear/Crawler Territory

Driving a Rumble Bear mech in its tank form, Baldemar charged south into the Bear Cave region, helping to destroy the Imperial villages that'd been built throughout. Scorpix then arrived with Bat and Scorpion reinforcements, criticizing the Bear Army for this, since the villages had been inhabited by both bear and Crawler civilians wanting to live in peace. Baldemar continued to charge at and trample the Scorpions' Stinger Tanks, before Wing Strikers converged above him and focused their firepower on his mech, to keep him occupied as the other Stinger Tanks and Bat Super-Tanks formed a perimeter around the remaining villages, to protect the civilians. As Baldemar held his ground against the Wing Strikers, they flew high and aimed at his mech's arm joints, before one Wing Striker suddenly dived down, smashing into the Rumble Bear's chest just after the bat pilot jumped off. Though the Rumble Bear lost its left arm and was thrown backward as a result of these actions, Baldemar transformed it back into tank mode mid-flip, firing at the Wing Strikers with the remaining arm-cannon.

##### Explosive Standoff

The remaining arm of Baldemar's Rumble Bear was then grabbed and crushed by the claw of Scorpix's Stinger Tank, as the Bats and Scorpions received reinforcements from their allies, the Crocodiles. Two members of Scorpix's new Elite Praetorian Guard also arrived, jumping onto the Rumble Bear. Bismarck then ran toward the combatants and threw a chi grenade at Scorpix's tank, partially exploding both it and Baldemar's tank, and blasting them in different directions. Soon after, late into the ensuing duel between Bismarck and Scorpix, the former combatant announced that he'd be leaving to lead the Alliance forces elsewhere, and he put Baldemar, who'd recovered from the explosion, in charge of the forces in the region.

##### Battle's End

Baldemar complied and charged at Scorpix, only to be stopped by the Praetorian Guard, who jumped in front of him to defend the Scorpion Supreme Leader. Baldemar fought furiously with the guards, equally matched with them in speed and skill. During their long battle, Gorilla and Lion forces arrived to attack the Imperial villages, only to be pushed back by Scorpix's regrouped armies, and their Bat reinforcements from Black Fang Mountain. An exhausted Baldemar ran from the Praetorian Guards and back to his still intact Rumble Bear, using it to push Scorpix's tank into a building that Scorpix and his guard jumped atop. The Rumble Bear's chi engine overheated in the process, exploding the tank and launching Baldemar, who was kept alive by the chi he'd plugged. Scorpix, who'd had his fall cushioned by his guards, then declared Baldemar under arrest in the name of the Crawler Empire, as Wing Strikers flew overhead and patrolled the Crawler-reclaimed territory.

#### Duel and Capture

However, Baldemar refused to surrender, calling Scorpix a coward because of his perceived reliance on his guards, and challenging the Scorpion Supreme Leader to a one-on-one duel. Scorpix agreed to the duel, promising that if Baldemar won, he'd let the bear and the rest of his allies go free. During their long duel, Baldemar managed to injure Scorpix's tail, and rolled a boulder at the scorpion, but Scorpix, doubling his already chi-enhanced power by swallowing an additional orb, sliced the boulder apart with his swords, and one of the boulder pieces hit Baldemar's left arm, knocking him down. Scorpix batted away both of the injured Baldemar's weapons before reiterating that the bear was under arrest, but Baldemar tried to ram Scorpix even after being handcuffed. Scorpix dodged and had the Praetorian Guards lasso the bear, explaining that the duel had fairly ended with Baldemar's fall, rather than death.

#### Release

Much later, during the Third Battle of Bear/Crawler Territory, Scorpix projected a hologram of himself and a handcuffed Baldemar, explaining to the present Chima Alliance forces that he'd return the General, and all other captured inland tribesmen, as part of his proposed peace treaty for the region. However, Baldemar's presence in the hologram was revealed to be a pre-recorded image paired with the live recording, as Scorpix informed a returned Blitz Bridger that he and most of the Scorpion Army were no longer in the region, and that Baldemar was hidden in one of the villages, with a bomb affixed to him. Scorpix explained that if the Bears promised not to attack Crawler civilians in the region henceforth, the bomb would immediately deactivate, whereas if they didn't agree to the terms, the bomb would detonate. After Bridger eventually agreed to the ultimatum, Baldemar was found by the Bears in an otherwise empty building, the bomb having been deactivated as promised.

### Fire—Ice Wars

Baldemar was taken by the Bears to a hidden mansion built atop a high mountain around the Bears' region. He had a brief but friendly meeting with King Blitz, before the Bear King explained that he'd need to go to Gorilla HQ to help the Gorillas, who were being attacked by a group of terrorists. Later, Baldemar, still recovering from his injuries, asked the other Bears if they'd encountered the Ice Warriors rumored to be moving through The Iron Mountains. Though the Bears explained that they were under orders not to attempt to fight the northern tribes due to their strange powers that an effective countermeasure hadn't been found for yet, the Icebears arrived in the land south of the Bears' territory soon after, airdropped by the Vultures. The Icebears froze the Scorpions and Rhinos living in the region, and claimed it as Hunter territory. In light of this, Baldemar supervised the re-militarization of the Bear Tribe and its lands, during which he asked the Bears for an update on Bridger's operations. The Bears reported that Blitz was currently attempting to wipe out the neutral scorpions who'd retreated beneath Eagle Spire by flooding their tunnels, which left Baldemar evidently undisturbed, as he praised the Bear King for it. Since he hasn't been seen since then, Baldemar's disappearance was one of the causes for his fellow General Wotjek to merge most of the Bear Tribe with the Forgotten.

## Appearance and Gear

(Originally posted by Shamrock7203 on the "Bear Cave (HQ)" topic.)

Weapons: Small golden hammer and axe.

Appearance: A tall brown bear with a golden helmet and brown and gold armour.