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{{NPC
{{NPC
|fullname= Kain Schwaben
|fullname= Kain Schwaben
|affiliation= East Germany State Security Service
|affiliation= [[Germany|German Democratic Republic's Ministry for State Security]]
|voiceactor = {{voice actor name|Fukuyama Jun}}
|releasedon={{server short|CN}}, {{server short|TW}}, {{server short|KR}}, {{server short|JP}}, {{server short|EN}}
|releasedon={{server short|CN}}, {{server short|TW}}, {{server short|KR}}, {{server short|JP}}, {{server short|EN}}
|summary=At first K acted as a middle man, who trades information between factions that are friendly and hostile to [[Griffin & Kryuger]]. Throughout the story interactions it is clear that K is also a cautious, resourceful and skilled person. K had evaded many attempts at tracking him down via means of illegal modifications on his servant dolls, leaving escape passage ways at various locations and hidden weapon stashes as back up plans.
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|summary={{Incomplete|story after Dual Randomness}}
{{Spoiler}}
'''K''' is an agent working with the [[Soviet Union|Neo-Soviet Bureau of State Security]] on cases related to the mysterious sect [[Paradeus]]. He collaborated on multiple occasion with [[Griffin & Kryuger]] and [[Angelia]], acting as an informant and middle man with state authorities. He is also part of the entourage of [[Gilda Ulrich]].


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|background=K's full name is Kain Schwaben (凯恩·施瓦本), a Major in the [[Germany|East German Ministry for State Security]], the Stasi.<ref name=PL44B>{{cite|gfl|pl|Tempering I}}</ref> K first met with [[Paradeus]] in Southern Europe, where he realized they were not like other Yellow Zone cults but a truly dangerous terrorist organization with exceptional resources.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information IV}}</ref> In Southern Germany, he encountered prototype [[Nyto]]s being smuggled by illegal orphanages.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Causality Separating Plane}}</ref>
* Needs more information from the storyline}}


|background=K's affiliation and background are revealed during the story event [[Polarized Light]]. K is the initial of his given name, Kain Schwaben (凯恩·施瓦本). K serves as Lieutenant Colonel of the State Security Service of Deutsch Democratic Republic (德意志民主共和国 国家安全部). His personality is stoic, rational and enigmatic. Very little information is known nor given by K regarding his background, his affiliation and stance up until Polarized Light. Though it was clear he worked with agent [[Angelia]] of [[Federal Security Service]] on many occasions, likely for common purposes.
He participated in some capacity to the early hours of the [[Great Retreat]] but left the field of battle early.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sg|Stroke Dead-Center II}}</ref>
 
|characterinfo=K is stoic, rational, resourceful and enigmatic by trade. He lives a spartan life<ref name=ISO1A1 /> and makes careful use of the assets at his disposal, which led him to put Griffin & Kryuger under heavy duress during the Belgrade events. He would however get a taste of his own medicine when negotiating with [[Statesec]] during the Paldiski Submarine Base assault.<ref name=PL44B /> According to [[J]], K's biggest flaw is that he actually looks like a spy, which is not a good thing in their line of work.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Delta Attack – Beginning}}</ref>
 
K is close to [[Gilda Ulrich]] and is one of the few people she has complete trust in.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Light Show}}</ref> While K's methods are often at odds with [[Angelia]]'s, they ultimately share the objective of protecting innocents from Paradeus and Angelia considers K and his close collaborators to be the few people who cannot be Paradeus spies.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Sweet Dreams Box – End}}</ref> He has a rivalry of sorts with fellow Stasi agent [[J]].<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Infernal Enlightenment V}}</ref>
 
K has several versions of an A-Doll maid named [[Marlohe]], who is programmed to help him in his work and is also heavily and illegally modified with concealed blades and top of the line electronic warfare defenses.<ref name=C114>{{cite|gfl|11-4}}</ref>
 
|storyinvolvement=
===Belgrade Events===
K first worked with [[the Commander]] and [[Griffin & Kryuger]] in Belgrade, where he was initially presented by [[Havier Witkin]] as an informant privy to [[Paradeus]] activity in the city, though they were only given a photograph to locate him.<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-1E}}</ref> While [[AR Team]] failed to locate K on hacked city surveillance footage, probably due to K's counter-surveillance training, they noticed his maid doll, Marlohe, and interrogated her<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite|gfl|11-3}}</ref> before she was destroyed by a remote-controlled neural meltdown.<ref name=C114 /> One of K's safehouses had been found by Paradeus, who had conducted a assassination but only destroyed a decoy doll<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-5}}</ref> while K fled using a secret passage through the city's sewers. He was found by {{doll name|Mk46|MG|4}}'s team<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-3E}}</ref> and welcomed Griffin to Belgrade with intel about Paradeus' and [[Angelia]]'s presence in Belgrade.<ref>{{cite|gfl|11-4E}}</ref>
 
He then revealed that G&K's presence in Belgrade was not to capture Angelia as previously stated by Statesec, as this was only a pretext to lure them into helping protect peace talks between the Neo-Soviet Union and the [[Pan-European Union]]'s chairwoman [[Gilda Ulrich]] in the city.<ref name=ISO1A1>{{cite|gfl|iso|Illusory Peace I & II}}</ref> K also directed Angelia during the events.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Illusory Peace III}}</ref> While K had arranged for a contingent of undercover Statesec agent to protect the meeting, they were overwhelmed by Paradeus' assault and their command center destroyed, forcing K to rely on G&K's units.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Illusory Peace IV & V}}</ref>
 
After G&K brought Ulrich to safety in a nearby church, K ordered them to escort her outside Belgrade to be airlifted, and to knock her out when she refused to leave until the other civilians were safe. The Commander refused to comply with the order, pointing out that K would still have resources since he could afford to be safe. K relented and dispatched a convoy but warned the Commander they would pay for forcing his hand.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Faith of Blood III}}</ref> He however could not send reinforcements to help Angelia contain the [[ELID]] infected outbreak in the city since all Statesec agents had been killed.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Faith of Blood I & Under the Wall I}}</ref>
 
After a fight with {{enemy name|Nimogen|boss}} and {{enemy name|Mercurows|boss}}, G&K successfully delivered Ulrich to the extraction point while [[AR Team]] recovered the [[Pike]] Node that was Paradeus' objective. Contrary to what he had promised to Angelia, K planned to hand the asset over to Statesec, having placed it under the Commander's guard to prevent Angelia from trying to take it by force.<ref>{{cite|gfl|iso|Above the Hubbub VI}}</ref>
 
===Paldiski Events===
K was dispatched at the Paldiski Submarine Base as Angelia's watcher.<ref>{{cite|gfl|sc|Confidential Information III}}</ref> While they discovered the Paradeus lab in the base, they were trapped in when [[Sangvis Ferri]] launched their assault on the base.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Sintering}}</ref> K took command of {{doll name|RPK-16|MG|5}} and {{doll name|AK-15|AR|5}} to reach the surface and find the base's gate control room, but he was hit by a bullet and passed out during the mission,<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Diffraction Grating}}</ref> only waking up after G&K invaded the base to prevent the [[KCCO]] from taking it.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Annealing II}}</ref> With Angelia holding critical Paradeus assets, K was willing to use all his resources to secure their retrieval<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Annealing II}}</ref> and was forced to invoke his position as a Stasi liaised agent to negotiate the intervention of Statesec against the KCCO forces,<ref name=PL44B /> eventually obtaining an air strike.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Polishing}}</ref>
 
In order to deny the infiltrated KCCO mechs access to the base, the Commander and K took to the field to plant explosives on the base's sea valves and flood the base.<ref>{{cite|gfl|pl|Silvering I}}</ref>
 
===Bremen Events===
[[File:BG Dual Randomness 6.png|thumb|K's awkward drive with {{doll name|AN-94|AR|5}}, sent by Angelia to monitor him.]]
Continuing to collaborate with Angelia to stop Paradeus, K arranged for [[Task Force DEFY]]'s plane drop in Bremen and provided them a safe house and contact with the entourage of senator Ulrich. Since Angelia asked the Stasi to not involve itself in her investigations,<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|The Curtain Rises I}}</ref> K mostly kept away from the events that unfolded, only being present in the aftermath of the Bremen refugee settlement uprising, taking terrorist [[Wolfgang Hopps]] into custody.<ref>{{cite|gfl|dr|Bridge of Eternit}}y</ref>


|gallery=<gallery>
|gallery=<gallery>
File:Character_Profile_K.png|In game CG of K
File:Character_Profile_K.png|K in Belgrade.
File:Character_Profile_Maid.png|One of K's servant doll: "Marlohe"
File:K alt2.png|K with a friendly face.
File:K alt1.png|K during the Paldiski Submarine Base assault.
File:K_alt3.png|K in Berlin.
File:K_alt4.png|With a pleased face.
File:K_alt5.png|With a somber face.
File:BG Story 11-4E 2.png|Unused story scene during Chapter 11.
</gallery>
</gallery>
|trivia=* K's appearance in the collaboration event [[Valhalla]] is a very out-of-character cameo appearance.
|trivia=* K's appearance in the collaboration event [[Valhalla]] is a very out-of-character cameo appearance.
** K's first appearance on the EN/JP servers was through the Valhalla event.
** K's first appearance on the EN/JP servers was through the Valhalla event.
* Ingame files call him "Jason"
* Ingame files call him "Jason".
* Schwaben is German for Swabia.<ref name = "Swabia wiki">[[wikipedia:Swabia|Wikipedia entry on Swabia]]</ref>
** Also for a region of Bavaria with the same name made up mostly with Swabian people<ref name = "Swabia bavaria wiki">[[wikipedia:Swabia (Bavaria)|Wikipedia entry on Swabia in Bavaria]]</ref>.
** What is in a way weird because Swabia is in the south east to middle of Germany, while East Germany, which K works for, was formerly limited to the north east of Germany.
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K is an agent working with the Neo-Soviet Bureau of State Security on cases related to the mysterious sect Paradeus. He collaborated on multiple occasion with Griffin & Kryuger and Angelia, acting as an informant and middle man with state authorities. He is also part of the entourage of Gilda Ulrich.

Background

K's full name is Kain Schwaben (凯恩·施瓦本), a Major in the East German Ministry for State Security, the Stasi.[1] K first met with Paradeus in Southern Europe, where he realized they were not like other Yellow Zone cults but a truly dangerous terrorist organization with exceptional resources.[2] In Southern Germany, he encountered prototype Nytos being smuggled by illegal orphanages.[3]

He participated in some capacity to the early hours of the Great Retreat but left the field of battle early.[4]

Character Info

K is stoic, rational, resourceful and enigmatic by trade. He lives a spartan life[5] and makes careful use of the assets at his disposal, which led him to put Griffin & Kryuger under heavy duress during the Belgrade events. He would however get a taste of his own medicine when negotiating with Statesec during the Paldiski Submarine Base assault.[1] According to J, K's biggest flaw is that he actually looks like a spy, which is not a good thing in their line of work.[6]

K is close to Gilda Ulrich and is one of the few people she has complete trust in.[7] While K's methods are often at odds with Angelia's, they ultimately share the objective of protecting innocents from Paradeus and Angelia considers K and his close collaborators to be the few people who cannot be Paradeus spies.[8] He has a rivalry of sorts with fellow Stasi agent J.[9]

K has several versions of an A-Doll maid named Marlohe, who is programmed to help him in his work and is also heavily and illegally modified with concealed blades and top of the line electronic warfare defenses.[10]

Story Involvement

Belgrade Events

K first worked with the Commander and Griffin & Kryuger in Belgrade, where he was initially presented by Havier Witkin as an informant privy to Paradeus activity in the city, though they were only given a photograph to locate him.[11] While AR Team failed to locate K on hacked city surveillance footage, probably due to K's counter-surveillance training, they noticed his maid doll, Marlohe, and interrogated her[12][13] before she was destroyed by a remote-controlled neural meltdown.[10] One of K's safehouses had been found by Paradeus, who had conducted a assassination but only destroyed a decoy doll[14] while K fled using a secret passage through the city's sewers. He was found by MG Mk46Mk46Mk46's team[15] and welcomed Griffin to Belgrade with intel about Paradeus' and Angelia's presence in Belgrade.[16]

He then revealed that G&K's presence in Belgrade was not to capture Angelia as previously stated by Statesec, as this was only a pretext to lure them into helping protect peace talks between the Neo-Soviet Union and the Pan-European Union's chairwoman Gilda Ulrich in the city.[5] K also directed Angelia during the events.[17] While K had arranged for a contingent of undercover Statesec agent to protect the meeting, they were overwhelmed by Paradeus' assault and their command center destroyed, forcing K to rely on G&K's units.[18]

After G&K brought Ulrich to safety in a nearby church, K ordered them to escort her outside Belgrade to be airlifted, and to knock her out when she refused to leave until the other civilians were safe. The Commander refused to comply with the order, pointing out that K would still have resources since he could afford to be safe. K relented and dispatched a convoy but warned the Commander they would pay for forcing his hand.[19] He however could not send reinforcements to help Angelia contain the ELID infected outbreak in the city since all Statesec agents had been killed.[20]

After a fight with Nimogen and Mercurows, G&K successfully delivered Ulrich to the extraction point while AR Team recovered the Pike Node that was Paradeus' objective. Contrary to what he had promised to Angelia, K planned to hand the asset over to Statesec, having placed it under the Commander's guard to prevent Angelia from trying to take it by force.[21]

Paldiski Events

K was dispatched at the Paldiski Submarine Base as Angelia's watcher.[22] While they discovered the Paradeus lab in the base, they were trapped in when Sangvis Ferri launched their assault on the base.[23] K took command of MG RPK-16RPK-16RPK-16 and AR AK-15AK-15AK-15 to reach the surface and find the base's gate control room, but he was hit by a bullet and passed out during the mission,[24] only waking up after G&K invaded the base to prevent the KCCO from taking it.[25] With Angelia holding critical Paradeus assets, K was willing to use all his resources to secure their retrieval[26] and was forced to invoke his position as a Stasi liaised agent to negotiate the intervention of Statesec against the KCCO forces,[1] eventually obtaining an air strike.[27]

In order to deny the infiltrated KCCO mechs access to the base, the Commander and K took to the field to plant explosives on the base's sea valves and flood the base.[28]

Bremen Events

K's awkward drive with AR AN-94AN-94AN-94, sent by Angelia to monitor him.

Continuing to collaborate with Angelia to stop Paradeus, K arranged for Task Force DEFY's plane drop in Bremen and provided them a safe house and contact with the entourage of senator Ulrich. Since Angelia asked the Stasi to not involve itself in her investigations,[29] K mostly kept away from the events that unfolded, only being present in the aftermath of the Bremen refugee settlement uprising, taking terrorist Wolfgang Hopps into custody.[30]

Gallery

  • K in Belgrade.
    K in Belgrade.
  • K with a friendly face.
    K with a friendly face.
  • K during the Paldiski Submarine Base assault.
    K during the Paldiski Submarine Base assault.
  • K in Berlin.
    K in Berlin.
  • With a pleased face.
    With a pleased face.
  • With a somber face.
    With a somber face.
  • Unused story scene during Chapter 11.
    Unused story scene during Chapter 11.

Trivia

  • K's appearance in the collaboration event Valhalla is a very out-of-character cameo appearance.
    • K's first appearance on the EN/JP servers was through the Valhalla event.
  • Ingame files call him "Jason".
  • Schwaben is German for Swabia.[31]
    • Also for a region of Bavaria with the same name made up mostly with Swabian people[32].
    • What is in a way weird because Swabia is in the south east to middle of Germany, while East Germany, which K works for, was formerly limited to the north east of Germany.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Tempering I
  2. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information IV
  3. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Causality Separating Plane
  4. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Singularity, Stroke Dead-Center II
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Illusory Peace I & II
  6. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Delta Attack – Beginning
  7. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Light Show
  8. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Sweet Dreams Box – End
  9. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Infernal Enlightenment V
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-4
  11. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-1E
  12. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-2
  13. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-3
  14. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-5
  15. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-3E
  16. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Episode 11-4E
  17. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Illusory Peace III
  18. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Illusory Peace IV & V
  19. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Faith of Blood III
  20. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Faith of Blood I & Under the Wall I
  21. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Isomer, Above the Hubbub VI
  22. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Shattered Connexion, Confidential Information III
  23. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Sintering
  24. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Diffraction Grating
  25. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Annealing II
  26. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Annealing II
  27. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Polishing
  28. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Polarized Light, Silvering I
  29. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, The Curtain Rises I
  30. ↑ Girls' Frontline, Dual Randomness, Bridge of Eternity
  31. ↑ Wikipedia entry on Swabia
  32. ↑ Wikipedia entry on Swabia in Bavaria
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