Tapferkeit is a Kralle Golurk, a one-of-a-kind Golurk that was made many centuries ago.

He is part of a chivalric order known as the Order of the Talon. The goal of this order is to fight against the darkness of the world, to seek out and destroy all evil while defending the weak and defenseless. Having been created by this order, Tapferkeit has adopted their creed into his very being. He follows a code of honor, fighting others fairly in honorable combat. Whenever anyone were to be in danger, he is the first to act - albeit this also can cause complications due to his large size.

Tapferkeit is an incredibly loud and high-spirited individual, finding great joy in interacting with others. This makes him very easy to befriend, albeit sometimes can make him intimidating as well. He greatly enjoys fighting and sparring, however he is very hesitant in participating in spars with those he deems weaker than him (which is most individuals, due to his sheer strength and size).

In combat, Tapferkeit is an incredibly powerful individual due to the fact that he is a Golurk. He possesses great strength, combined with incredible durability due to the fact that his form is made entirely out of an unknown metal alloy. The weapon that's always with him is his trusty Warhammer, the hulking weapon being as large as he is. With this weapon he is capable of completely devastating foes, delivering swings that can obliderate even the strongest of metal or causing the earth itself to quake and shatter from impact. Tapferkeit also possesses other manner of abilities - all powered by the raging fire in his chest, some of which involve manifesting barriers over his arms to protect himself or others.

Tapferkeit's greatest power is overloading his energy source, causing his chest to erupt with a devastating beam of raw power. After this beam is unleashed, his power becomes unstable, causing Tapferkeit to enter a battle-crazed state. Due to how volatile it is, Tapferkeit considers this to be a last resort for once he becomes unstable, it becomes near impossible to differentiate between who is a friend and who is a foe.

After waking up from a long unexpected slumber of many centuries, Tapferkeit found himself within the ruins of his Order's keep. Nothing was left there except for a fallen apart fortress and the long deceased skeletons of his comrades. Upon further exploring, he soon realized that the entire land itself has also suffered a similar fate: the entire place became nothing but an untamed wildlands. Confused, Tapferkeit set off into the world to discover what happened to his comrades and the land he called home, as well as discover that the world has changed and advanced greatly since he has slumbered.

As the last crusader of the world, Tapferkeit also has vowed to continue the work of his Order: to fight those plagued by evil and to protect those who can't defend themselves.

Note: Despite being completely incapable of eating or drinking, Tapferkeit loves alcohol due to the affects it gives. Even though he himself cannot become drunk, the behavior of drunken individuals often rub off of him, causing him to act just as wild as they.

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Art by ShadowScarKnight.

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Tapferkeit's design is based off of Reinhardt from Overwatch, specifically his Balderich skin.