Kircheis, Siegfried

ジークフリード・キルヒアイス

Siegfried Kircheis is a young captain in Reinhard's fleet and his closest friend.
Born to a common family, Kircheis first encountered the future Reinhard von Lohengramm when they were both around ten years old. Reinhard's family had just moved into the house next door. After introducing themselves, Reinhard remarked that Siegfried was a very common name and decided he would call him Kircheis, which sounded better. The two immediately struck up a friendship that was to last a lifetime.
When the emperor took Reinhard's sister as his concubine, Annerose asked Kircheis, who harbored an innocent crush on her, to promise that he would always stay by her brother's side. Kircheis kept his promise; he followed Reinhard into the military, and together they rose through the ranks, facing many trials. Eventually, Reinhard was made a count and awarded command of a fleet, paving their way to power.
Kircheis is an excellent tactician, often able to discern and even predict Reinhard's elaborate battle plans. A kind person and a devoted friend to Reinhard, he is always by his side, fighting alongside him in his red-colored battleship, the Barbarossa. He often acts as a restraint on Reinhard's ambition and wrath when arrogance gets the better of him. He believes in both Reinhard's abilities and the righteousness of his intentions, and his only goal is to help Reinhard fulfill his destiny.