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Rickert Hoffman (リッケルト・ホフマン) is the former Royal Instructor of the Kingdom of Lugunica. Debuting in Arc 3's early stages, Rickert has yet to play a pivotal role in the main story.
Appearance[]
Rickert is a middle-aged man with a thick beard, a small moustache, short slick-back grey hair, and black sanpaku eyes that have bags under them. He can usually be seen wearing a nobles' attire, befitting of his position in the Kingdom.
Personality[]
Rickert is a man prone to emotionally voicing his own opinions. He disagreed with the Council of Wise Men's decision to select any Royal Selection candidate who happened to be found and instead sought to select people who were suitable for the throne.[1] He also questioned how some of the candidates could be monarchs when he believed they were unrefined and lacked education.[2] Rickert was particularly discriminatory of Emilia for being a “half-devil” and Felt for being from the slums, although he later visited the latter to apologize to her once he learned of the possibility that she was the kidnapped daughter of Ford Lugunica.
History[]
In the distant past, during the Subjugation of the Blight Dragon, Rickert was visiting the city of Picoutatte, and was amidst the crowd that ran through the city streets in a frenzy. Rickert was saved from an impending death by Razak Gildark; however, Razak himself died in the process. As a result, Rickert decided that he wanted to inherent Razak's will. He came to have an amicable relationship with Razak's son, Marcos Gildark.
Rickert became the Royal Instructor, a position he inherited from his family, at an unknown age. He had a son, Rachins Hoffman, who later left the Hoffman family when he was older and went to the Royal Capital's slums. When Lugunica's royalty perished, Rickert effectively lost his position.
Trivia[]
- According to the author, Rickert is supposedly a "very nice person", and he will also be receiving his own named chapter some time in the future.[3]
References[]
- ↑ “Someone should be selected who is suitable for the crown. We cannot simply lay our hands on whoever happens to walk be—” Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 4, Chapter 4, Section 1.
- ↑ “They are not refined enough. Their education is lacking. How can they be monarchs like this?” Re:Zero Light Novel Volume 4, Chapter 4, Section 1.
- ↑ “Rickert is a very nice person, and also has a named chapter; he's not a minor character.” Author's Comment