Kempf

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Gender Male Race Human Nationality Friegean Title(s) General of the Imperial Army's 12th Corps Starting class Mage Knight Appearance(s) Thracia 776

“	Hmph, finally I've gotten that annoying little wench taken care of. Now, if she is executed for revolt, then that Reinhardt will lose his position as well. I can't wait to see his face... Hahaha...	”	— Kempf

Kempf (Japanese: ケンプフ Kempf) is a boss and antagonist appearing in Fire Emblem: Thracia 776. He has a burning hatred and jealousy for Reinhardt and, by extension, his sister Olwen. He is a noble of Friege and serves the Grannvale empire in combat and by assisting with the child hunts.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Kempf is first mentioned in Chapter 10; he is discussed by Largo and Olwen as a petty commander who sends people he doesn't like, like Olwen, on menial tasks, like making daily reports on a remote fortress unlikely to be attacked.

During Chapter 11 after the fortress in Noel Canyon ended up being attacked Kempf pays it no mind; he uses the excuse that Olwen did not gather enough data on the attackers to warrant risking the possibility that it is a trap. He also tells Olwen that general Largo, the man defending the fortress, is disposable due to his old age.

Olwen is upset at Kempf's dismissal of Largo, but Kempf cuts her off, threatening her with charges of insubordination. Regardless the altercation escalates after Kempf insults Olwen and tells her that all she can do is "go crying to big brother Reinhardt". Olwen does not directly retaliate until Kempf insults Reinhardt directly, to which Olwen draws her weapon. Kempf is not particularly intimidated and has his nearby guards imprison her in the dungeons for attacking a superior. Fred, a knight seen accompanying Olwen often, confronts Kempf for instigating the fight and Kempf laughs it off and orders him to head the defense force, telling him if he fights to the death Olwen may yet live.

Upon spotting the Leonster army arriving to assault the Dandrum Fortress, he orders the plan "Portcullis" to be executed, in which the enemy is trapped in a corridor while arrows from ballistae hail down on them. When Leonster's forces eventually break through the choke point Kempf flees immediately after being attacked.

Kempf is seen retreating in Chapter 11x to report the fall of Dandrum fortress. He orders Oltoph, one of his subordinates working in the prison under the fortress, to stay behind and fight to the death to buy him more time to retreat. Kempf specifically orders the tactic "Murder Hollace", which involves trapping two people in a room together to fight to the death. Additionally, Kempf orders that the prisoners present be executed, citing that they would be a nuisance if they were to escape.

Later, having rejoined with Friege's army at Fort Nohrden, during Chapter 16A Kempf prepares to defend the fortress against Leonster's forces. Shortly before the battle he is chastised by Nikalaf for his cowardice, and is ordered to guard the bridge leading to the fortress and to not leave the cover of their ballistae until reinforcements from Alster arrive. He disobeys these orders since he wants the credit to go to himself and not Alster, and orders his troops to attack and leave no one alive. His disobedience earns him a defeat at the hands of Leif's forces.

Stats

Chapter 11 Chapter 16A

Mage Knight Level 10 Action ★★ Authority ★★★

Stats Max HP 40 Speed 12 Strength 12 Luck 10 Magic 9 Defense 9 Skill 12 Constitution 14 Movement 5 FCM --

Inventory Skills Meisterschwert Thoron Poison Sword Vulnerary Vulnerary Immortal* Weapon Levels A -- -- -- -- D A D -- --

Note: Kempf cannot be killed in Chapter 11 due to his Immortal skill, which means all fatal attacks are scripted to miss during this encounter.

Mage Knight Level 10 Action ★★ Authority ★★★

Stats Max HP 40 Speed 13 Strength 13 Luck 10 Magic 9 Defense 10 Skill 13 Constitution 14 Movement 8 FCM --

Inventory Skills Poison Sword Thoron -- Weapon Levels A -- -- -- -- D A D -- --

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Personality and character

Kempf is petty and cowardly; he has no reservations of fleeing Dandrum Fortress when Leonster's forces break through. Kempf inherited his position in the Friege army; and is not a leader to be looked up to due to these qualities. Kempf also has little discipline and will ignore orders from his superiors if he thinks it will further his reputation.

Possibly due to becoming generals at roughly the same time and at the same age, Kempf considers Reinhardt something of a rival. Much to Kempf's anger, Reinhardt however does not see a rival relationship between them and appears to pay Kempf little to no mind. Kempf uses Olwen, Reinhardt's younger sister, as an outlet for his frustration with Reinhardt; he often sends her on daily missions to the nearby fortress in Noel Canyon, which apparently has seen little conflict before Leif attacked it. Either way, Kempf does not seek an honorable rivalry with Reinhardt and attempts underhanded tactics, like framing his sister Olwen for treason, to damage Reinhardt's reputation.

Quotes

Battle quotes

“	Damn! Dandrum is invincible...!	”	— Kempf's battle quote in Chapter 11

“	Damn! Damn! If it weren't for you... If it only weren't for you...!	”	— Kempf's battle quote in Chapter 16A

Death/retreat quotes

“	Damn... This can't be... ...Retreat! I'll be back...!	”	— Kempf's retreat quote in Chapter 11

“	No...! How could I lose...to you... Gwaaah!	”	— Kempf's death quote in Chapter 16

“	I won't forget this! I'll be back!	”	— Kempf, if captured and released in Chapter 16

Trivia

"In America!", a strange addition added by the Shaya fan translation.

• For some reason, in the Shaya version of Thracia 776 fan translation, Kempf declares "In America!" upon the execution of Portcullis.
• Kempf obtained more votes in the 2017 running of Choose Your Legends than Reinhardt; he beat his rival by twenty votes.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English (unofficial)	Kempuf	Used in some versions of the Thracia 776 fan translation.

Gallery

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  Official artwork of Kempf from Thracia 776.

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  Official artwork of Kempf from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.

References

This article is part of Project Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in the Fire Emblem series.