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
Falconkpd

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

Bio

Kristoff is a true foil for Peter. While he too began life as a noble in the Von Becker family, his decision to travel the European continent as a soldier for hire left him estranged from his namesake. Holding no ties to his Prussian ancestry, he quickly amassed a good deal 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 wealth, be it soldier’s pay or the spoils of war.

Von Becker quickly found himself an artilleryman in the ranks of the Royal Horse Artillery sent to the Crimea to fight the Russians. This conflict was different; a modern war with new tools of death being brought to bear against the tactics of old. Trenches, exploding shells, and repeating pistols ripped men apart, and for the first time, it was to be captured on a new tool known as the “camera”. 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 home however, he found his little cottage 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 still 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

  • Women
  • Jacques
  • Walking
  • Technical Military Applications

Dislikes

  • Peter
  • Crutches
  • Alcohol, despite using it daily
  • Tobacco, despite using it daily
  • Women being hurt

Hobbies

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

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
  • Kristoff once nearly beat a man to death in a pub after he found out he physically abused his wife
  • Something about Peter seems very familiar, as though they had met on the battlefield long ago. If he is indeed the Hussar who took Kristoff’s leg, then he’s the one inadvertently responsible for the Prussian not being home to save Missy from the house fire
  • Kristoff enjoys playing the organ, but not when an audience is present
  • 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 secret sweet tooth and loves lemon drops and English Chocolates, a trait mostly formed during his military years

Relations

Jacques Lebeau
Employer

With nothing to lose, Kristoff sees Jacques as a second chance of sorts. Throwing this much trust at a person you hardly know would ordinarily be foolhardy, but seeing as Kristoff was otherwise fine with death as the alternative, this at least has a chance at giving him the happiness he so desperately wants, assisting someone else in their own goals, and if all else fails, he will be getting his wish in death anyway.

Peter Kovsky
Enemy

Seeing as Kristoff has bet everything on Jacques, anyone who might stand in the way is a clear and present enemy. Kristoff has heard of Peter's exploits as a war hero, but as Kristoff knows all too well, there are no heroes in war, and he isn't impressed. 

SerVANTS
cOWORKERS

Though Kristoff finds them as a technological marvel, Kristoff has taken a hands off approach to the robotic servants that tend to the Lebeau Estate. He is fine to leave them to their own devices, but if their autonomy is any indication of success, he is confident that Jacques has him in good hands.

Art by FalconKpD