History Characters / TrailsSeriesReanSchwarzer

-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KoukiUchiyama (Japanese), Creator/SeanChiplock (English, games), Creator/EricVale (English, ''Northern War'')

''Notable Groups:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild The Bracer Guild]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesOuroboros Ouroboros]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Jaeger corps]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesSeptianChurch Septian Church]]\\

''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ('''Rean Schwarzer''' | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\

''Erebonian Empire:'' [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaNobility Erebonia Imperial Family and Four Great Houses]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaChancellorOsborne Giliath Osborne]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaIronblood The Ironbloods]] ([[Characters/TrailsSeriesRufusAlbarea Rufus Albarea]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaMilitary Erebonia Military]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsStaffAndInstructors Thors' Staff and Instructors]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVII Thors Class VII]] ('''Rean Schwarzer''' | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesCrowArmbrust Crow Armbrust]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIIOriginal Original Class VII]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsClassVIINew New Class VII]]) | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsMainCampusClasses Main Campus Classes]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaThorsBranchCampus Branch Campus]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesEreboniaOthers Erebonian Civilians and Major Groups]] | [[Characters/TrailsSeriesImperialLiberationFront Imperial Liberation Front]]\\

* IconicSequelCharacter: Despite only being introduced in the 6th game, he's practically become the face of the ''Trails Series'' and is very popular in the polls, in part due to being the protagonist of ''5'' consecutive games.

* TeamDad: For his students in ''Cold Steel III'', with Juna evenly sarcastically saying "Thanks, DAD" to him when he's playing MissionControl for a level.

* AngryCollarGrab: He grabs Osborne's collar at the climax of ''Cold Steel II'' where Osborne showing up alive, then yells at him for making all the work Crow did meaningless.

* AFatherToHisMen: He is TheLeader and TeamDad to Class VII, especially his students, and is willing to risk his life for them (a [[MartyrWithoutACause bit too much]] at times to their worry).

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Happens in ''Cold Steel I'' where he gains access to Valimar and proceeds to beat Scarlet's Spiegel with him. A second time happens during his fight with Crow and later the Vermillion Apocalypse where Rean somehow activates a SuperMode of Valimar's that allows him to keep up with Ordine's own SuperMode. A third time happens right before the FinalBoss fight of ''Cold Steel III'' begins, wherein he obtains the divergent sword from Millium's soul and together with Valimar, both are then corrupted by Rean's SuperpoweredEvilSide. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Rean then proceeds to unleash hell upon the Divine Beast]]. He also receives another one in ''Cold Steel IV'' from [=McBurn=] as a one time gift that allows the party to heal their HP, EP, and CP to full and cures status debuffs and ailments, just in time for Osborne's Divine Knight fight.

* AncestralWeapon: In a very roundabout way, Valimar is somewhat one for him as it's revealed that his father, Giliath Osborne, is the reincarnation of Dreichels Reise Arnor. The man who served as Valimar's previous Awakener during the War of the Lions. Valimar even initially greets Osborne as Dreichels before correcting himself during the finale of ''Cold Steel IV''.

* AngryCollarGrab: Towards Osborne at the climax of ''Cold Steel II'' where Osborne showing up alive makes all the work Crow did meaningless.

* BadassBiker: Becomes one thanks to Angelica who eventually loans and later gives him her bike.

* AboveTheInfluence: Much to Musse's dismay, he will not hit on her even when she forces herself on him. Even when she starts influencing his head, Rean still manages to snap out of it albeit barely. If the player picks her for the fireworks event in ''Cold Steel IV'', he'll mention to Musse that she'll have to wait until she's graduated before she can even think of getting into that kind of relationship with him.

* AncestralWeapon: In a very roundabout way, Valimar is somewhat this to him as it's revealed that his father, Giliath Osborne, is the reincarnation of Dreichels Reise Arnor. The man who served as Valimar's previous Awakener during the War of the Lions. Valimar even initially greets Osborne as Dreichels before correcting himself during the finale of ''Cold Steel IV''.

* AngryCollarGrab: He does this towards Osborne at the climax of ''Cold Steel II'' where Osborne showing up makes all the work Crow did meaningless.

* BadassBiker: Becomes this thanks to Angelica who eventually loans and later gives him her bike.

* BerserkButton: While it is played for laughs during the Cold Steel saga, [[MySisterIsOffLimits disrepecting or being a little too pushy with Elise]] tend to make him significantly aggressive.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Much like Estelle and Lloyd, Rean is who is quite nice and helpful towards the people around him, but will get angry and fight those who threaten the innocent and his loved ones. However, unlike Estelle and Lloyd, Rean's rage can turn completely ''murderous'' if provoked enough and result in him instinctively activating his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide ogre power]]. Best seen when he nearly slaughters the Northern Jaegers that attacked Ymir after believing they had killed his adoptive parents and again when Millium is killed in front of him which results in Rean killing the Nameless One and then brutalizing its corpse in a fit of vengeance.

* CrissCrossAttack: His third S-Craft, 7th Slash - Fallen/Shredded Leaves and its variants function as this as he blitzes the enemy while slashing them.

* CulturedBadass: Very knowledgeable in the ways of the east despite not having been there, can serve green tea, pretty good at playing the lute, versed in the ways of the sword, and will kick a lot of ass.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Due to lack of save carry over for the previous games, ''Cold Steel III'' shows that he has yet to officially romance a girl. Instead, it establishes him as a CelibateHero with multiple girls interested in him.

** Rean will express surprise that one of his friends is able to say such profound things so casually, most notably Gaius during chapter 3 of ''Cold Steel I'' and Elliot during chapter 4 of the same game. In each case, the person in question will say that Rean is the ''last'' person who should be saying that to them.

* HeroicSelfDeprecation: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Rean's extremely low opinion of himself tends to annoy the people around him more than anything else, since they can tell he's either not giving himself enough credit or just putting himself down for no good reason. He works on this flaw considerably as the games progress, but he nevertheless remains as humble as they come.

%%* HeroicSelfDeprecation: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Rean's extremely low opinion of himself tends to annoy the people around him more than anything else. In chapter 1 of ''Cold Steel I'', he bluntly tells Laura that, when it comes to swordplay, he's a "drop-out who's never been able to move pass beginner level", much to Laura's dismay as she dislikes people who make light of their own abilities and can tell that Rean's capable of a lot more than he's convinced himself, something he proves beyond doubt in that very same chapter. Later, in chapter 4, he devastates Elise with the revelation that he's essentially going to disown himself from the Schwarzers out of a belief he's got a lot of grief for them (which isn't entirely wrong, but nevertheless isn't Rean's fault by any means), with Elise all but outright stating that he's been doing this kind of thing for as long as she can remember. At one point, he even goes so far as to say he doesn't have the right to be treated kindly. He works on this flaw considerably as the games progress, but it nevertheless remains a subtle part of his character. %%text wall%%

* HumbleHero: He repeatedly insists that he's not someone who deserves any praise. Deconstructed, as this is an extension of his extremely low self-esteem, something quite a few people call him out on.

* WhatTheHellHero: Has been on the giving and receiving end of this trope on different occassions:

*** During his Bonding Event with Emma in ''IV'', Emma attempts a forbidden spell to enter his subconscious in a vain attempt to relieve him of the Curse, leaving out how she's likely to end up an EmptyShell if it failed. Rean immediatey cuts off the spell and snaps at her for being so reckless.

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* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: Brings up this trope during his DuelBoss with Crow in their respective Divine Knights that win or lose, they probably can't come back to the way they used to be. Crow tells him to quit acting like a spoiled child and tells Rean to do what he feels is necessary.
* NumberOneDime: Crow's 50 mira is part of the shrine at his desk alongside the pictures of his friends and family.

* TenMinuteRetirement: He's forced out of your active party for about exactly this long following an injury he receives when fighting a Fate Spinner in Chapter 2 of ''Cold Steel I''. He becomes active again once his arm heals up. And yes, the speed with which it happens is foreshadowing; although it's not his foreshadowing. It happens again when he takes a break from your active party to force Laura and Fie to fight together.

** Then there's the Zemurian Ore tachi that he has forged for Valimar's use, guaranteed to cut through almost anything that isn't made of the same material or is stronger. It unfortunately gets destroyed during the finale of ''Cold Steel III'' during the battle against the final boss, but is later restored at some point of ''Cold Steel IV''. However, by that point, Rean has already switched over to the [[InfinityOnePlusSword Sword of the End]] which allows him to kill the Nameless One (though that is ''not'' a good thing).

* TechnicolorEyes: His eyes are purple normally but turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] whenever he activates [[SuperMode Spirit Unification]]. When he succumbs to the Curse from the end of ''Cold Steel III'' to ''Cold Steel IV'', his eyes turn [[SupernaturalGoldEyes gold]] with {{Hellish Pupil}}s and [[BlackEyesOfCrazy black sclera]].

* DoomedHometown: Surprisingly subverted in the second game. Though it was razed by Jjegers during the prologue, it was rebuilt rather quickly afterwards.

* ChainLethalityEnabler: Rean's default Master Quartz for all four ''Cold Steel'' games and ''Reverie'', Brigid, restores the CP of whoever equips it anytime they kill an enemy. Wiping out enough enemies at once (which is very possible with the right build) make it so he refunds all the expended CP to be used next turn.

* CooldownManipulation: Rean's Arc Slash (From the first two games) and Gale (From ''Cold Steel III'' to ''Reverie'') Crafts have a chance to delay enemies from acting. His [[SuperMode Spirit Unification]] Craft also allows him to move [[ExtraTurn the very next turn]] after it's activated.

* CoolSword: Being an eastern style blade in a predominantly western style setting, his tachi tends to be viewed as unique as a result. It has no special powers on its own but even Elliot admits that it's beautiful blade. Its grip and guard are also more ornate in appearance than the swords wielded by fellow Eight Leaves students Arios, Richard, and Anelace.

* CloseRangeCombatant: Unsurprising considering that he's as swordsman. Outside of arts, his only ranged attack is [[SwordBeam Arc Slash]] and it's upgraded variants.

* BlueBlood: Rean is a member of Erebonia's ruling aristocracy by adoption, though not one of the great houses. ''Cold Steel II'' confirms that he's a commoner by birth though his biological father was also elevated to the nobility a year after Rean's adoption. Said dad also wants to ''get rid'' of the nobility.

* CloseRangeCombatant: Unsurprising considering that he's as swordsman. Outside of arts, his only ranged attack is Arc Slash.

* DarkIsNotEvil: His primary orbment element is time, which is the darkest element in the series, yet he is very heroic. This also applies when he's in control of his SuperMode which makes things scary when he starts losing control over it. In the fourth game he wears an all black outfit, and due to the effects of The Great Twilight, permanently has white hair and red eyes, which gives him a rather intimidating appearance, though he's no less heroic than the previous games.

* LightningBruiser: He fits into this in all four Cold Steel games. His Strength and Speed are are typically very good, and his durability and ATS stats tend to be solid. In the first two Cold Steel games, he excelled at delaying enemy turns. In ''Cold Steel III'' and ''Cold Steel IV'', he excels at breaking enemies and has some of the best Brave Orders in the game.

* MeaningfulName: His last name, Schwarzer, means "the black one" in German. He is the only member of Class VII, and the first ''Trails'' protagonist , with black hair, and his primary outfit in ''Cold Steel IV'' is black, though ironically his hair is stuck in silver due to being stuck in his Spirit Unification state through most of the game. It's also revealed that his fate was set in stone in the ''Black'' Records, with most of the problems in his life due to the machinations of the Ebon (another term for black) Knight Ishmelga.
* MeleeDisarm:

** He disarms an enemy soldat and takes it's sword for Valimar early in ''Cold Steel II''.
** He knocks Crow's double saber out of his hands at the end of their duel on the Pantagruel at the end of ''Cold Steel II's'' Intermission.

* SelfCareEpiphany: Rean is an all-around NiceGuy who is eager [[ChronicHeroSyndrome to help anyone in need]], but his low self-esteem and tendency towards [[MartyrWithoutACause self-sacrifice]] are shown to grate his loved ones who try to convince him to stop his self-destructive tendencies and learn to care for himself as well. By ''Reverie'', witnessing how much his self-sacrificing tendencies can hurt his loved ones through [[AlternateSelf Ishmelga Rean]] allow him to finally take the lesson to heart, with him resolving to finally cherish himself and find a way to be happy to show his gratitude to everyone.

* SeriousBusiness: Hot springs are very important to him. So is snowboarding as shown with his uncharacteristically proud reaction when Ash claims he'd beat his record at Ymir.

* SeriousBusiness: Hot springs are very important to him.

* SexyMentor: Several characters have called him handsome, and he goes onto become an instructor at Thors Branch Campus, where he can potentially have a TeacherStudentRomance with one of his female students in the New Class VII.
* SharedSignatureMove: His crafts reference the other forms of the 8 Leaves 1 Blade school that had been used by previous characters. Most abundant is his use of the second form [[SpeedBlitz Gale]] which is the favored form of [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Arios Maclaine]]. His [[SwordBeam Arc Slash]] craft (and it's upgraded variant Crimson Slash) are based on [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Anelace's]] Piercing Wave S-Craft. From ''Cold Steel III'' onwards, he gains the [[TornadoMove Helix Craft]] which was the favored form of [[Characters/TrailsSeriesLiberlRoyaltyAndMilitary Cassius Bright]]. In ''Daybreak'', [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Shizuna Rem Misurugi]] ends up copying his ''Spirit Unification'' technique.

* SinsOfOurFathers: The discovery that [[EvilChancellor Osborne]] is his biological father caused Rean no small amount of grief, as he felt nothing but shame towards him for his actions as Chancellor which ruined many lives, such as his friend Crow. The man strongarming him into his role as the Ashen Chevalier did him no favors, to the point he outright refused to recognize him as his father until the end of ''Cold Stell IV'' let him understand his true motives.

* ElementalEyeColors: His eyes turn [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]] whenever he activated [[SuperMode Spirit Unification]] during the ''Cold Steel'' Saga, which matched his secondary element [[PlayingWithFire fire]].

* SharedSignatureMove: His crafts reference the other forms of the 8 Leaves 1 Blade school that had been used by previous characters. Most abundant is his use of the second form [[SpeedBlitz Gale]] which is the favored form of [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Arios Maclaine]]. His [[SwordBeam Arc Slash]] craft (and it's upgraded variant Crimson Slash) are based on [[Characters/TrailsSeriesTheBracerGuild Anelace's]] Piercing Wave S-Craft. In ''Daybreak'', [[Characters/TrailsSeriesJaegerCorps Shizuna Rem Misurugi]] ends up copying his ''Spirit Unification'' technique.

* SiblingTeam: With Elise in ''Cold Steel II'' especially when linked up.

* SinsOfOurFathers: The discovery that Osborne is his biological father caused Rean no small amount of grief, as he felt nothing but shame towards him for his actions as Chancellor which ruined many lives, such as his friend Crow. The man strongarmeing him into his role as the Ashen Chevalier did him no favors, to the point he outright refused to recognize him as his father until the end of ''Cold Stell IV'' let him understand his true motives.

* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In the final battle of ''Cold Steel III'', he has these eyes instead of his normal red in his SuperMode. It's a sign that he's completely lost control of his powers.

* AdoptiveNameChange: He was born Rean Osborne, but was renamed to Rean Schwarzer after the Schwarzers took him in.

* BlemishedBeauty: The large scar on his chest does not detract from Rean's ChickMagnet status as none of his friends or love interests ever express any negative opinions over it.

* OneHeadTaller: Is this to quite a few of his female love interests such as Alisa, Emma, Alfin and Elise.
** When Rean meets Lavi in the ''Northern War'' anime, Lavi reaches only up to Rean's shoulders.
* OneHitPolykill: In ''Cold Steel II'', he manages to cut through three Spiegels with one slash while testing out his sword coated in Zemurian Ore at Aurochs Fort.