Kristoff

The Tin Soldier

Name
Kristoff Von Becker

Age
23

Gender
Male

Race
Prussian

Theme
♫

Voice
Headcanon
♪

Nickname
N/A

DOB
4/2

height
6'1-185 cm

Occupation
LeBeau Manor Guard, Former Mercenary

Role
Guilty  by Association

Designer
and  writer
Falcon
Midnight Song

“Please, let me light that for you, Mein Herr”

Bio

While he began life as a noble in the Von Becker family, Kristoff's decision to travel the European continent as a soldier for hire left him estranged from his namesake. Holding few ties to his Prussian nobility, he quickly amassed a modicum of wealth without his family’s aid. Despite this, he chose to settle in a modest cottage near the River Ruhr with a young dancer he wed by the name of Melissa, or Missy for short. He would go off, serve a commission in a far away conflict, and return to her with treasures, be it soldier’s pay or the spoils of war.

Von Becker quickly found himself as a Bombardier in the ranks of the British Royal Horse Artillery. During a charge from Russian Hussars, Kristoff was gravely wounded, requiring his leg to be amputated. 

His career as a soldier over, the young man limped home on crutches when he couldn’t catch a locomotive or a carriage. When he returned to his cottage however, he found it to be little more than ash, and Missy with it. Were he a mere week sooner, he would have been there to save her from the freak accident. 

The wealthy vagrant found himself wandering Europe, crawling inside a bottle in every tavern he could find, unable to shake the pain of existence. It was in a small bar in France that Kristoff was plucked up by a mysterious Frenchman, and whisked away to a new life.

Likes

  • Jacques
  • Walking
  • Firearms
  • Bijou's "assets"

Dislikes

  • Peter
  • Crutches
  • Alcohol, despite using it daily
  • Tobacco, despite using it daily

Hobbies

  • Target Shooting
  • Organ playing
  • Horseback riding
  • Sword Fighting

Stats

CHARISMA  
KINDNESS    
INTELLECT
HONESTY    
COURAGE    
​HUMOUR

Trivia

  • Kristoff is a nobleman by name, however, he often removes the “Von” from his surname when meeting new people as he feels it tarnishes first impressions
  • Given his noble upbringing, Kristoff is an adept pianist and frequently enjoys "operating" the LeBeau Manor's organ when under the influence
  • He's often accompanied by his late wife's horse "Prinz", who is still warming up to his new owner
  • He’s very thankful for Jacques, who created an artificial leg for him in return for being the head of the estate’s security
  • Kristoff has a weakness for sweets such as drop candies and chocolate
  • Von Becker carries a state of the art Borchardt automatic pistol. How he acquired such a rare and cutting edge weapon is known only to him and his supplier

Relations

Jacques Lebeau
Employer

Kristoff is forever indebted to the mechanical mastermind that is Jacques LeBeau for granting him the gift of walking once more. As the Manor's bodyguard, Kristoff is prepared to give his life for the man who brought him upright from the brink.

However, one can't be certain if he's willing to give up his soul.

Peter Kovsky
Enemy

Peter is a soldier of Tsarist Russia; the same Army that Kristoff once fought against. While the details of Kristoff's felling are blurry in his own memory, the sight of Peter's smug face sends him into a rage. 

SerVANTS
cOWORKERS

While he's hesitant to trust the Manor's automatons, Kristoff has found decent conversation with the robotic servants and is constantly marveled at their humanity.

Sharing such close quarters with marvels that were once seen as impossible has brought a new optimism out of the stoic man. 

Art by FalconKpD

Art by Others