Wandenreich Members

These are the various members of the Wandenreich.

Argola
was a member of Yhwach's army 1000 years ago.

Appearance
Argola was a large man with a large, narrow head and pronounced facial features, particularly his lips. He had light colored hair and a large scar that lay diagonally across his forehead, extending from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. He wore the standard uniform of Yhwach's army with a white shirt buttoned up to the neck and a plain, white cap.

Personality
Little is known of his personality but he seemed skeptical that Yhwach would choose a young Haschwalth as his right-hand man. He was loyal and protective of his comrades, as stepped in to defend a fellow Quincy from Ichibē Hyōsube's counterattack during negotiations with Yhwach without a second thought.

History
Over 1000 years ago, Argola accompanied Hubert on horseback to search for recruits for their new army, the Sternritter. Argola was carrying a banner with the sigil for the new unit, and he placed it on the ground with force when Hubert announced their intentions to the villagers of a nearby town. Along with Hubert, Argola was shocked to learn that Jugram Haschwalth was considered special by Yhwach and that he would become his adviser.

He was later present when Yhwach and Ichibē Hyōsube entered to negotiate a truce with the Lichtreich, during which Argola stepped in to protect his comrades from Ichibē's counterattack.

At a later time, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto killed Argola in battle by burning him alive with Zanka no Tachi.

The Thousand-Year Blood War
While battling Royd Lloyd, who had taken the form of Yhwach, Yamamoto makes use of Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin to bring forth the skeletal corpses of those he has killed, and among them appears Argola, whose visage visibly unnerves Royd.

Powers & Abilities

 * Enhanced Durability: Argola possesses great resilience, protecting his fellow Quincy from Ichibē's counterattack during negotiations with Yhwach.

Hubert
was the vice-captain of Yhwach's Sternritter 1000 years ago, serving under Jugram Haschwalth.

Appearance
Hubert was a young man with a somewhat feminine face. He had black hair, which he wore parted to one side, and thin eyebrows. He wore a white military cap with three 3-branched star emblems on it, a white military uniform with a black tie, a waist-length cape pinned to his shoulders by two pins that were connected with a length of string across his chest, white pants held up by a thick black belt, and black dress shoes with white heels and toes.

Personality
Hubert was generally calm and focused, having initially delivered his message of the formation of the Sternritter to a nearby village without losing focus until he was interrupted by Bazz-B. However, he could be somewhat condescending toward strangers, and if he was challenged by someone whom he deemed inferior to himself, Hubert would begin grinning manically while taunting them and accepting their challenge. He was also very respectful toward Yhwach, kneeling before him and apologizing profusely for accepting Bazz-B's challenge to fight when Yhwach interrupted their battle. Though surprised by some of Yhwach's decisions, he would not question them, and would angrily confront and berate anyone who did. He held an odd relationship with Jugram Haschwalth; though he wondered aloud if Bazz-B continuing to challenge him was a sign that Haschwalth was not properly respected as a captain in a passive-aggressive manner, he also offered to teach Bazz-B a lesson for Haschwalth, indicating some degree of respect; he was willing to ignore Yhwach's direct order of the Sternritter not fighting each other in order to do this, though he was irritated when Haschwalth stated that he would report it if Hubert did so.

History
1000 years ago, Hubert and Algora entered a village to deliver the news of Yhwach's formation of the Sternritter. While Hubert was detailing the new vanguard to the townsfolk, he was interrupted by Bazz-B, who introduced himself and Jugram Haschwalth as willing to join the Sternritter. However, Hubert merely began riding away, and when Bazz-B demanded to know where he was going, Hubert revealed that the examinations were going to be held in a few days before telling Bazz-B to train until then, as he did not believe he would do very well anyway. Irritated by this, Bazz-B fired a Heilig Pfeil in front of Hubert and challenged him to combat for his position, and a manically smiling Hubert accepted. However, just as Hubert and Bazz-B were about to begin fighting, Yhwach arrived and forced everyone nearby to the ground with his Reiatsu. Hubert apologized for his behavior, but Yhwach forgave him. When Yhwach declared that Haschwalth would join him as an integral part of the Sternritter, Hubert was stunned into silence, but when Haschwalth questioned Yhwach's declaration of him becoming an integral part of the Sternritter, an irritated Hubert berated him for daring to do so and told him to know his place.

Three years later, Hubert served under Haschwalth as vice-captain of the Sternritter. After witnessing Haschwalth decline to fight Bazz-B once again, Hubert wondered if this meant Haschwalth was not properly respected as the captain before offering to teach Bazz-B a lesson. Haschwalth reiterated Yhwach's rule against the Sternritter fighting each other, but Hubert claimed he would not know if no one saw it, only to be irritated when Haschwalth stated he would be watching.

He was later present when Yhwach and Ichibē Hyōsube entered to negotiate a truce with the Lichtreich, during which Hubert and another Quincy summoned draw their weapons once the talk took a turn.

At some point, Hubert was killed by Yamamoto by burning him alive with Zanka no Tachi.

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc
During his fight with Royd Lloyd (who was impersonating Yhwach and possessed his memories), Yamamoto uses Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin to summon the skeletal corpses of those whom he has killed. Among them is Hubert, whose visage visibly unnerves Royd.

Equipment

 * Sword: Hubert wielded a medium-length sword, which he kept in a black sheath on his left hip. It had a black handle and a light-colored hilt, which curved slightly toward the handle at the ends.

Zeidritz
was an aide and subordinate of Yhwach 1000 years ago.

Appearance
Zeidritz was a middle-aged man with a formal and dignified appearance. He had short, white hair that parted on the left side of his head and neatly swept behind his ears. He had a short mustache, but was otherwise clean-shaven, and wore an eyepatch over his left eye. He wore the standard uniform of Yhwach's army with a long, white coat that stopped below his waist and buttoned up to the neck with a collar.

Personality
Zeidritz was very loyal and obedient to Yhwach, but was not above expressing his dissenting opinions about his king's plans and ideas, having cautioned him when Yhwach revealed his desire to form another fighting unit despite their Lichtreich being at peace. He was visibly shocked upon learning that Yhwach wanted to attack Soul Society with the new unit.

History
1000 years ago, Yhwach ruled over the after subjugating every region of the Human World. Yhwach summoned Zeidritz and informed him of his plans to create a new fighting unit. Zeidritz pointed out that the Empire was at peace and that forming another army was pointless as a result, but Yhwach clarified that he was not speaking of conquering another part of the Human World and made clear his plans to form this army specifically for invading Soul Society, something that shocked Zeidritz, who learned that this army would be called the Sternritter.

He was later present when Yhwach and Ichibē Hyōsube entered to negotiate a truce with the Lichtreich, during which Zeidritz stood by in silent.

At a later time, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto killed Zeidritz in battle by burning him alive with Zanka no Tachi.

The Thousand-Year Blood War arc
During his battle with the Sternritter Royd Lloyd, who had taken the form of Yhwach, Yamamoto uses Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin to summon the skeletal corpses of those he has killed. Zeidritz is among those summoned, the sight of whom visibly unnerves Royd.

Marcel Halpmann
was a Soldat of the Wandenreich.

Appearance
Marcel was a fair skinned man with short sandy brown hair, green eyes and a mole under his right eye. He wears the standard outfit of the Wandenreich army, including a cap.

Personality
Marcell was a naive and imprudent man since he emotionally accepted Bambietta's order to accompany her to her room, this would be fatal for him.

The Thousand-Year Blood War
After Yhwach announces his sucessor, Bambietta Basterbine orders Marcel to her room under false pretenses, having been frustrated by the recent developments. Sometime later, she bisects him in half in her room.

Trivia

 * Although he wasn't named in the anime or manga, he was given a name in an illustration drawn by Tite Kubo.

Haschwalth's Aide
Jugram Haschwalth's aide was a member of the Wandenreich.

Appearance
She is a fair-skinned woman with blonde hair and completely black eyes who wears a variant of the Sternritter coat folded to the left side as well as a triangular military cap with no brim, overall giving her a prim and proper look.

Personality
She is loyal to Haschwalth and always addresses him respectfully, but is not afraid to let her frustrations be known when Haschwalth was passed over as Yhwach's successor in favor of Uryū Ishida, and advised Haschwalth to confront Yhwach over it.

The Thousand-Year Blood War
After Yhwach announces his successor, Haschwalth's aide confronts Haschwalth in his chambers upon his return. Though Haschwalth instructs her to rest since it is late, the aide brings up Yhwach's announcement and suggests that Haschwalth should provide his own counsel on the matter to Yhwach. When Haschwalth inquires about her lack of approval for Uryū's appointment, she questions if Haschwalth does approve, leading Haschwalth to inform her that this was Yhwach's wish and points out how naming his successor in this manner was guaranteed to breed unrest among the Sternritter, thus generating great scrutiny that will be focused on Uryū.

Appearances in other Media

 * In Ryōgo Narita's novel Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World, Haschwalth’s aide was revealed to have survived the events of Wahrwelt, where following Haschwalth's final orders to his direct subordinates, saved as many of the remaining Quincy as possible. With the aide having successfully saved and evacuated Liltotto Lamperd, Giselle Gewelle, and Bambietta Basterbine from Soul Society and brought them to a Wandenreich safehouse in the living world to recover. There, after Liltotto regained consciousness, she explained her reason for saving them was due to Jugram having seen a vision of the future while in possession of the The Almighty, where he deemed it necessary to preserve the Quincy race no matter the cost. It is also mentioned by Liltotto that the aide was an extremely powerful Quincy and had power surpassing most of the other Sternritters, but she refused to accept a Schrift due to her loyalties being to Haschwalth first and foremost and to Yhwach second.