Alfons Rosenberg

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"*Aren't people who squeal at the sight of blood lame? So stop doing that, you don't wanna be lame, do you?!*"

## Professional Information

### Reference

The World in Fire (Manuscript by Alfons Rosenberg)

## Portrayal

### English Voice

Stephen Fu

Alfons Rosenberg (アルフォンス・ローゼンバーグ, *Arufonsu Rōzenbāgu*) is a member of the Decay of the Angel. He owns the ability The World in Fire.

[Image provided is concept art; will be updated to a refined version soon.]

## Appearance

Rosenberg is a young man with often lidded eyes, giving him a relaxed or unfocused appearance. His irises are decorated with a spiraling symbol, which others describe as "freaky", or "unsettling", but Rosenberg apparently doesn't mind. His hair is a clean blonde with brownish tips. Due to his notably pale skin, the mole under his right eye isn't hard to miss.

He wears a plain white open-chested tunic, cut in a V shape, with cuffed pants and flared sleeves. The pants have a long slit on the side, revealing his black pants underneath. He wears a simple black turtleneck underneath, too. His belt is arguably the most detailed thing on him; the center being decorated with a golden wheel ring. Rosenberg also wears a pendant on his head, and black boots on his feet.

Rosenberg oftentimes procures his sketchbook out of seemingly nowhere- as there is no visible pocket on him.

## Personality

Rosenberg is a natural visionary, always watching from a distance. Because of this, he seldoms speaks, and when he does, he speaks softly, making him less intimidating than someone of his status should be. For all his calmness, he also has a cheeky, more childish side, where he likes to give nicknames.

He has a great passion for visual arts, and has a great amount of patience to create his sketches. He rarely loses his temper, and acts kindly (most likely a facade) and calmly. While his intentions are twisted, wanting to illustrate people as they "descend into unadulterated pain", he doesn't actually display sadistic tendencies. More or less, Rosenberg seems to view suffering as a subject to closely study and observe, showing his detachment to the human norm.

Among fellow Decay members, Rosenberg is laid-back and easygoing, even in the face of violence. He makes for a comedic duo with Sigma, who's notorious for his worrying while Rosenberg appears completely calm. He also has a habit of disappearing without notice, usually to indulge in meaningless tasks that aren't related to the Decay, like playing in tennis courts despite dire situations around him.

However, as much as he is nonchalant about most things, he does appear disgusted when faced with people who are openly disturbed with bloodshed, seeing their fear as obstacles. This stems from his troublesome background where he grew up with an executioner as a parent, and he was exposed to disturbing and violent subjects. He is prone to looking down on people who cannot handle gore, considering them far too emotional to live in a world where crimes and violence happens on the daily.

## Ability

*Main article: The World in Fire*

**The World in Fire** (火の世界, *Hi no sekai?*) is an ability that allows the user to share the physical pain of the recipient(s) after sharing physical contact.

Rosenberg can link up to ten people together at his limit, excluding himself. (He is able to connect himself, though.)

If he goes over that number, he will suffer from mental strain. Although the object of pain, e.g, a knife, will not appear on the victim’s body, the physical wound will appear. If he touches a person who’s also touching someone else, the link will apply to them too, creating a chain effect. The wound does not kill all recipients if one dies from the injury. After the injuries are dealt and shared, what happens afterwards depends on the person.

It is not known how long a link can last, although it is shown he can at least maintain one for 48 hours.

## Skills

* **Artistic Talent**: Rosenberg is a gifted artist, and can draw portraits of enemies accurately from a few adjectives alone. He does have a habit of biting his pencil/drawing utensil, though.
* **Enhanced Endurance**: Rosenberg has an almost uncanny amount of endurance, managing to move swiftly and elegantly despite severe injuries until she can find a place to recuperate. He is shown to be able to push this feat to the extreme when in the Vampire Infection Outbreak Arc, he was seen steady on his feet despite a giant gash in his leg, along with gun shot wounds in his back. He was even sporting a casual and nonchalant attitude, waving off his injuries childishly. (Before promptly collapsing from blood loss.)
* **Pain Tolerance**: Nakahara Chuuya described his pain tolerance to be ‘inhuman’, as he briefly wondered if he was 'cursed' like him. Rosenberg's incredibly high pain tolerance may have correlations to his special ability, although it is never explicitly stated. He can tolerate many wounds, as he takes to self-harming to protect himself as a last resort if he managed to touch his opponent.

## Background

His past is largely unexplored, but it is known that Kamui (Ochi Fukuchi) recruited him. However, what little detail is known was that his mother was an executioner in Germany with an unknown ability. She brought him up strictly and exposed him to countless executions and front-row seats to death row inmates. These events started when he was very young, so by the time he became an adult, he was desensitized to death.

After an incident where his mother went suspiciously missing, he was recruited into the Decay.

## Battles

He had a brief battle with Akutagawa during Dead Apple (Where he was first introduced.), where he quickly learned of his immense offensive capabilities. Being a quick thinker, he immediately used his ability to share the injury as he launched him against the wall using Rashomon. The shock of the equivalent damage was enough to stun Akutagawa enough for Rosenberg to knock him out with a kick, who recovered quicker than him.

## Quotes

* (To Nikolai Gogol) “*For all your enthusiasm, you did forget to lie."*
* (To Bram Stoker) "*I'm simply acting on Kamui's orders. In hindsight, I may have doted on you too much, but believe me when I say I understand your irritation. He can be unpleasant at times... nevermind,* all *the time."*
* (To Sigma) *"Welcome back!"*

## Etymology

* Alfons means "ready for battle".
* Rosenberg means "mountains of roses".

## Namesake

**Alfons Rosenberg** (1902–1985) was a German-Jewish writer from Munich who wrote *Die Welt im Feuer* (1983, *The World in Fire*). An expert on symbolism, he wrote over forty works. He made important contributions to the understanding of Mozart's operas.

## Trivia

* According to the first official guidebook:
	+ He consistently smells like roses.
	+ His ideal type is someone who knows how to play the cello well.
	+ His motto is "Art is pain. And so is life." (Quote by Robyn Schneider)
	+ He prefers to be referred to by his last name regardless of status.
* In the second official guidebook, all his information is scribbled out, for reasons unknown.
* His MBTI is ISTP, and his Enneagram is 5w4.