Branimir Novakovic

Branimir Novakovic is the embodiment of Envy within the Axis Powers's Seven Deadly Sins. He has an impressive work ethic, where he would go beyond the job description in order to impress others. However, much to his grief, people who put in less effort than him manage to get more recognition. This makes him jealous, an emotion which he frequently feels.

For people guilty of making him feel this way, he would end up stalking them in an effort to discredit them. However, his stalking can be extreme as his 'reports' tend to be detailed with him noting down his target's underwear wardrobe and soap present in the bathroom.

He has undiagnosed ADHD.

## Appearance

He is a man of above average height with pale skin, freckles and mesmerising ocean blue eyes. He is normally seen in his uniform. Facial expressions-wise, he usually appears happy or angry.

## Biography

He was born in the Jasenovac village to a lower-middle class family. They had a roof over their heads but it was difficult to afford beyond the basic necessities and public education as his parents were still young at the time. Hence, as a child, Branimir has never left his town. He lived with his cousin, Zvonimir, who will be his underling in adulthood.

As a child, he joined the Croat Youth Movement as his father wanted him to. His parents advocated for Croatian independence. His father was involved in terrorist acts the Ustaše committed, including the assassination of King Alexander I. Branimir grew up supporting the same organisation his father was a part of and joined them as an adult.

When the Axis Powers invaded Yugoslavia, Branimir helped with building the foundation of Jasenovac as a resident of the village it is in and as a supporter of the Ustaše's goals. He commanded the rounding up of prisoners and the rest is history.

## Personality

To most people, he appears to be scary due to his short temper due to the lack of regulation of his emotions. His short temper is especially apparent whenever he's not feeling physically well, such as being sick or having a headache. He loses his cool whenever people around him get too noisy when he's not feeling well, and also when people do not do as he tells them to.

However, that is not to say that he does not have a goofy side, because he does. He enjoys writing essays in his free time but his essays are filled with distractions. He once wanted to write an essay about the creation of hotdogs but he ended up writing about doing the reader's mom in bed instead. There was also another essay where every paragraph had different topics.

As an older man after the war, he will grow up to be calmer.

## Relationships

### Gunther von Hansemann

He once visited Germany during his holiday, out of curiosity on how the Gestapo functioned. He had some expectations. However, upon observing both Gunther and Reinhold, he ended up being disappointed because they were both too daydreamy and not meticulous enough for his liking. However, Gunther annoyed him less because he was more efficient and pragmatic compared to his best friend.

### Reinhold Strandt

His first impression on Reinhold was negative. He found this man to be too far away from reality, inefficient and also two-faced. This made him want to avoid Reinhold from discomfort, and would rather work with Gunther if he had to choose.

### Blazej Takacs

He considered Blazej to be creepy. When they first met, he would continuously stare at Branimir's eyes. Blazej likes his eyes and freckles, but would've preferred Branimir to have longer eyelashes. Another thing Branimir did not like is how much Blazej lacked any sort of ambition and was more concerned about uncovering the truth and understanding the world.

### Motoki Matsunaga

They met when Branimir visited Spain. Motoki decided to make him his pen pal, but Branimir was not a fan of this idea because Motoki kept bragging about his conquests. Another thing which bothered Branimir is Motoki's lack of responsibility for his actions since all Motoki cared about was having fun.