| Bauer |
Bauer (バウアー, bauā) is a minor character of the spin-off manga Girls und Panzer: Ribbon Warrior.
Profile[]
Bauer is a student attending Kuromorimine Girls' Academy. She operates a Panzer II as its commander when she was part of the Tankathlon team Schwarzwald Kampfgruppe. In Phase Erika, she commands a Panther.
Appearance[]
Bauer is a medium-sized girl with pink hair and wears an medical eye patch on her right eye. She is seen wearing the school uniform of Kuromorimine, but also the tracksuit of the Kampfgruppe Schwarzwald.
Personality[]
Bauer is seen as a reliable girl loyal to the Nishizumi Style and Kuromorimine. She is good at assessing situations and coordinating her squad. Despite her respectful and coordinated attitude towards her commanders during the matches, it can be said that she has also a very funny and kind personality. It seems that she and Akaboshi are Erika's "left and right hand". Bauer and Akaboshi are close friends. They are often seen together and even make jokes comparing Erika to a dog.
Background[]
Bauer is a member of Kuromorimine's Tankathlon team, Kampfgruppe Schwarzwald. She commands a small squad and wears the name "Nürnberg 3".
During the Match against the BC Freedom-Centipede Alliance, she was the one who had the first contact with the enemy forces.
She fought as a trio with Akaboshi and Erika when they faced Oarai's Duck Team in the first round of the Cauldron Tournament.
When Team Oni joined the Cauldron Tournament, Bauer was part of the “Anti Team Oni Task Force”, a quickly formed, cross-team squad.
Trivia[]
- "Bauer" is the German word for "farmer" and is a fairly common surname in Germany
- Bauer's Birthday is the 10th of May, the same date in 1940 as the beginning of the German invasion of the Netherlands.