Kurt Vander (クルト・ヴァンダール) is an intermediate at the Vander school and a student at the Thors Branch Campus.
Profile[]
Introduction[]
Trails of Cold Steel III[]
A handsome young man from the Vander family—a prestigious line of sword masters. His thin build and light blue hair sets him apart from the other men in his family. A natural-born prodigy with dual blades, he quickly advanced to intermediate level. For years, the Vanders had the duty of acting as bodyguards to the members of the Imperial Family. Kurt eagerly awaited his chance to take up his family's mantle and serve at the crown prince's side. However, after the civil war, Chancellor Giliath Osborne dismissed the Vanders from this role, leaving Kurt without direction or purpose. Distraught, he withdrew his enrollment from Thors Military Academy's main campus—the school the prince would be attending. However, his brother Mueller recommended he enroll at the branch campus instead, claiming it might help him find his path in life.[3]
Trails of Cold Steel IV[]
A handsome young man with a strikingly serious personality. He is the second son of the Vander family—a line of Imperial sword masters—and possesses an inordinate level of skill with dual blades. His family's dismissal from their duties as Imperial bodyguards had left him without purpose, causing him to withdraw from the main campus and enroll in the branch campus instead. Though initially doubtful of how capable the Ashen Chevalier really was, he begins to take Rean's lessons to heart over time, growing as both a person and a swordsman. After the curse spreads across Erebonia, however, Kurt eventually finds himself awakening in an unfamiliar village...[4]
Trails into Reverie[]
The handsome second son of House Vander and a masterful wielder of their dual-blade style. Once feeling lost after his family was dismissed as guardians of the Erebonian royal family, he was able to grow immensely as an individual with the help of his instructor and classmates. Their support also gave him the strength to emotionally confront and cross blades against the one he used to protect, Prince Cedric, and see him as a fellow man, friend, and rival. Upon the Great Twilight's end, he chose to remain in Class VII with the intent of studying the literary and military arts until graduation. This decision has, unfortunately, given rise to new internal strife; with his desire to improve himself at the forefront of all else, he is starting to see his own limitations just as much as he is seeing how much further his peers can go.[5]Appearance[]
Kurt is a young man; unlike the other men of his family, who have brown hair and a bulky build, he has light blue hair (inherited from his mother) and a slim build. Kurt wears the standard uniform of Thors Branch Campus, a blue blazer and waistcoat over a white unbuttoned shirt, with black trousers and brown shoes
During the events of Trails of Cold Steel IV, Kurt wears a white sleeveless vest with a blue-sleeved shirt underneath. He also adds a pouch around his thigh, brown gloves and a light blue cravat.
Kurt uses dual swords in combat. They are long and silver with gold patterns and feature an extra limb attaching from the blade to the crossguard. He later obtains the blades used by his ancestor, Roland Vander.
Personality[]
Young Kurt getting trained by his brother, Mueller. Matteus and Aurier Vander, his parents, watch his progress in the back.
Like his older brother Mueller, Kurt was excited to protect Cedric Reise Arnor in a manner similar to how Mueller did for Olivert Reise Arnor. When this privilege was revoked, he fell into a depression. Despite this, he still cares for Cedric's well-being.
Although he gets along well with his family, Kurt was initially plagued with doubts. He considered himself to be inferior because of his appearance and the fact that he had to settle for dual-wielding rather than the large swords the Vander school is known for. This changed after his experiences at the branch campus, in particular with his instructor, Rean.
Trivia[]
- Kurt's bonding trophy in Trails of Cold Steel III is titled "Your #1 Vand".
- He's not the first playable Trails character to be named Kurt, though he and Kurt Nardin never appear in the same game. However, this only applies in the English version, as the previous Kurt is known as "Kurz" in the Japanese script.
References[]
- ↑ Joe Zieja Twitter (accessed: May 9, 2019) at @JoeZieja
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Trails of Cold Steel III, Dengeki Character File Notebook.
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel III, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails of Cold Steel IV, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails into Reverie, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
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