Well, as I said I would do, I am copying my previous walls of text on Reinhard's character -editing it a little bit. I don't care for what tier.
So yeah -
Reinhard Heydrich
Strife
There was once a time when Reinhard was human, he was completely reserved, tactful, and professional in everything he did - performing at levels of efficiency boarding on the supernatural simply because that was his job to his country.
However, subconsciously, Reinhard always knew that he was so much better than everyone and everything. That he was infinitely more powerful than all of it and that his strength would destroy everything if he released it by exerting any actual effort into anything.
You can
imagine how maddeningly dull that kind of life would be.
"I led a life in which there was not a thing I could not do, not a rank I could not achieve, not an enemy I could not defeat, not a woman I could not bed, and no wealth I could not earn."
"I distanced myself from the thrill of men, labeling all as waste by the wayside as I passed through. I wished to love all and everything, yet none could withstand my love. Ah, why can't you endure my touch? If a mere graze upon your delicate skin sends you shattering to a myriad pieces, how can you hope to withstand my embrace? Such cruelty. Why must this world -from the tiniest blade of grass to the vastest of mountains- be so painfully fragile. So be it, then. My love shall take the form of destruction. I shall ravage so I can cherish. I adore the weak that bow before me, as well as the defeated that bend their knees. My love expands to the vassals that rebel, and those that mean me harm. I love all and everything. And so shall I lay waste to everything before me"
Reinhard was cursed with Foreknowledge in every aspect of his life - the sensation of Deja Vu remained ever prevalent, that what your doing is something you have already done a hundred, a thousand, a million times before.
This is because of Mercurius's Law. That time would reset if he ever died in a manner that was not to his liking - that being in the arms of his beloved,
Marie. Creation is to repeat in an endless loop
ad infinitum -where everyone is destined to do the same things forever.
Reinhard's very nature means that he is subconsciously aware that he has lived every moment that he is currently experiencing before. And when you feel like you've done everything before, absolute ennui takes the place of pride and joy - there is no accomplishment to be earned, no rewards, life becomes
completely meaningless.
"The feelings you call achievement, release, and satisfaction are completely alien to the heart that beats in my chest."
"And then, I realized that I lacked I lacked the delight, the excitement, and the hastening of the heart that any common man feels even upon crossing even the smallest of mountains."
Purpose
After meeting with Mercurius, who shows Reinhard his true nature, Reinhard begins his quest into becoming a God. Vying to be free from the curse of foreknowledge and build a creation in where he has to actually try to accomplish his desires.
"Prior to Karl (Mercurius), I used to be oblivious of this fact, as well as the bliss this meant. A foolish bliss, but bliss nonetheless."
"To be precise, there are two things I want. One is the manifestation of a situation that I would find difficult to overcome even with all my power. The other is the unknown that lies beyond that, though I know not which one will come first. The world we live in is not meant for me. Therefore, I will create and unleash one where I belong. I will summon a mountain that is worth the journey then traverse it."
Actions in Dies Irae
Ren Fuiji, the main character of Dies Irae, is an artificial lifeform created by Mercurius to facilitate the growth of Marie as a god and to be the one to give Reinhard the challenge he always desired. Mercurius tells Reinhard's that Ren is the one who will give Reinhard a challenging fight, and eventually - they clash blades.
Reinhard loves the fight immensely.
"'Ah, how my heart races within my chest. Truly, 'tis how it should be. You're not trying your best, he once told me. His words resembled those of a young boy blinded by delusions of omnipotence, but I, who those envisions actually rang true for, always felt like an outsider in this world. Nothing I beheld would ever move me. My heart was a stranger to true liberty, the thrill of victory; never have I felt satisfaction as men do when a great obstacle crumbles beneath their feet. Aye. Be it so, then. I shall become an avatar of that principle, showing the world the true essence of the monarch of destruction. And so I ravage, I absorb, and paint the cosmos anew in my color. The world fit for me to live in shall be born in its wake, bursting forth in a torrent, washing away the ancient order that once was."
The fight escalates to a metaphysical duel between philosophies and law. Beliefs clash and ideologies push against one another - fighting for supremacy against the other.
Ren wins the encounter, albeit barely.
In his final moments, Reinhard congratulates Ren on his victory and thanks him sincerely for giving his life some meaning.
He is a man who instead of begging for his life, congratulates his enemy for having the strength to defeat him with a smile on his face.
"I understand. You are prepared to claim my life at the cost of yours. I see. Excellent. Thenstake your all and unleash a strike befitting our finale. Two kinds of strength exists: One meant for others, another meant for oneself. Neither is inherently superior to the other, and the only difference lies in the extent of your beliefs. You either think yourself as absolute...or plead for the absoluteness of another. If you think yourself a knight of the goddess, temper that resolve to perfection. Do so, and you have earned my respect. I shall not belittle it. However, you must not disappoint me..."
"Why the grief? You and your comrades have emerged the victor. Let pride fill your heart and do not devalue my defeat. Tell me is the belief of others truly that important? If my lack of it had been the cause of my defeat, and the support you received the reason you have won...I implore you to prove it. Karl seems to have been defeated, as well...Heheheh...You must swear on it, for such is the duty of the victor. It is your obligation to demonstrate that our defeat was truly absolute. Fail to do so, and I will make my return. After all, it would mean I was never truly defeated. HEHEHEHEHE...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I bear no regrets, and I would prefer if you do not give me any. The strength responsible for my downfall must be the greatest of all. I would be thankful if you eased my heart with the belief I was not defeated by something trifling."
Conclusion
The point of Reinhard's character is to become more like that he envies, which he loves - Human. A god who wants to be a man. Trying to find purpose in what amounts to a meaningless existence.
A man who fights to give himself a purpose.
He's a brilliant character, and he should be on this list in my opinion.
Plain and simple.
