Walter Kron (ヴァルター・クロン), also known as the Direwolf (痩せ狼), is associated with Ouroboros as Enforcer No. VIII.
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Trails through Daybreak[]
Enforcer No. VIII of Ouroboros. His thirst for violence is palpable. He was the top disciple of Ryuga Rouran, master of the Taito school, one of the Republic's three great martial arts. This makes him a senior disciple to Zin and Kilika. He showed talent in combat far beyond the norm from his early days as a disciple, but this led him to pursue strength for its own sake. Ultimately, he took his own master's life and fell down the path of using martial arts to kill rather than improve himself. He seems to be currently tracking a certain man through the Republic and before long, his hunt leads him to cross paths with Arkride Solutions...[1]
Trails through Daybreak II[]
Enforcer No. VIII of the society, also known as the Direwolf. He constantly has a fierce air about him due to his maniacal lust for combat, and is always on the lookout for strong opponents. Many years ago, he was Ryuga Rouran's first disciple in the Taito school of martial arts, and senior disciple to Zin Vathek. He was also romantically involved with Ryuga's only daughter, Kilika. However, his incredible strength drove him to seek out greater power still, driving him to kill his former master and set out to further develop his 'Murderer's Fist' alone. After helping the society achieve its goal of destroying Almata and the Gardens, he appears to have been appointed to another task by one of the other Anguis, and now travels all over the Republic for some unknown reason.[2]Appearance[]
Walter is a tall, and muscular man with a small well-kept beard and spiky, dishevelled orange hair. He wears a loosely buttoned shirt beneath a black suit which is adorned with a metal band around his upper arm. he also wears a metal pendant around his neck, visible through his loosened shirt. His eyes are typically hidden beneath round sunglasses. Walter wears fingerless gloves reinforced with metal plates, typical of other Taito users. In most of his appearances, Walter is also seen smoking.
Walter later returns with an updated appearance. He now wears a bright pink pinstripe suit with an upturned high collar, worn untucked and loosely buttoned. he also wears leather trousers with black cords and a matching jacket with the word 'Wolf' visible on the shoulder in silver. His shoes are now black and he wears matching jewellery consisting of connected silver plates. He keeps his armor-plated gloves with the Ouroboros emblem.
Personality[]
Although Zin Vathek and Kilika Rouran described him as being kind and competitive in the past, Walter is now much more cruel, sadistic, and sociopathic after falling to the allure of the "Murderous Fist" path of the Taito Style in which he began to lose himself.
He lives for the thrill of combat and does not like holding back. Walter is an extremely strong hand-to-hand combatant, displaying physical feats well beyond average, including jumping from incredible heights without injury and demolishing the considerable Grancel Castle gate in a single blow. While he does boast of his own abilities quite a bit, he notably does not toy with his enemies as much as his fellow Enforcers, preferring to cut to the chase. Walter is a hardcore fighter who loves to battle with challenging opponents. He is attracted to thrills and power and maintains the sharp predatory instincts and brutality of a wild animal. He will show no mercy to anyone regardless of whether they are women or children which earned him the nickname of "Direwolf."
Although extremely skilled, he rarely practices his craft, considering to be "good for street performances" and relying on it to defeat any enemy, most of whom are usually weaker than him. This in turn makes him overconfident, as he is unprepared to face an opponent stronger than him; even Zin admitted that he is Walter's lesser.
Prior to joining Ouroboros, Walter was in love with Kilika and shared a strong bond of friendship with Zin. Although it is implied he still has feelings for Kilika, he does not attempt to approach her out of shame due to killing her father.
Despite being much more cruel than the past, he still retains some morals. After he broke Van's car in a request he had for the latter, he compensated for a new one.
Trivia[]
- As Enforcer #8, Walter represents the reversed Strength arcana in the tarot. As well as representing his incredible physical condition and abilities, this card can mean excessive arrogance that can lead to downfall, matching Walter's extreme confidence in his own abilities.
- Atop the Orchis Tower in Trails of Cold Steel III, McBurn comments that he's "not as bad as Walter" in reference to his lust for combat. This may be due to how Walter is unconcerned with harming innocent civilians and attacking the defenseless (at least until Trails through Daybreak).
- Like Zin Vathek, Walter had a long hiatus in appearances since Trails in the Sky the 3rd in 2007, and did not appear again until Trails through Daybreak's release in 2021 in which his surname is also revealed.
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Sources
- ↑ Trails through Daybreak, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
- ↑ Trails through Daybreak II, Official Website Page (EN-JP)
