Kempf (pronounced /⁠kɛmf⁠/^[key][2]; Japanese:ケンプフKempf) is aboss and antagonist appearing inFire Emblem: Thracia 776. He has a burning hatred and jealousy forReinhardt and, by extension, his sisterOlwen. He is a noble ofFriege and serves theGrannvale empire in combat and by assisting with thechild hunts.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

Role

Kempf is first mentioned inChapter 10; he is discussed byLargo andOlwen as a petty commander who sends people he doesn't like, likeOlwen, on menial tasks, like making daily reports on a remote fortress unlikely to be attacked.^[3]

DuringChapter 11 after the fortress in Nowell Valley ended up being attacked Kempf pays it no mind; he uses the excuse thatOlwen did not gather enough data on the attackers to warrant risking the possibility that it is a trap. He also tells Olwen that generalLargo, the man defending the fortress, is disposable due to his old age.^[4]

Olwen is upset at Kempf's dismissal of Largo, but Kempf cuts her off, threatening her with charges of insubordination.^[5] Regardless the altercation escalates after Kempf insults Olwen and tells her that all she can do is "go crying to big brother Reinhardt".^[6] Olwen does not directly retaliate until Kempf insults Reinhardt directly,^[7] 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.^[8]

Upon spotting theLeonster army arriving to assault the Fort Dandrum, 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 inChapter 11x to report the fall of Dandrum fortress. He ordersOltoph, 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 Holes", 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.^[9]

Later, having rejoined with Friege's army at Fort Norden, duringChapter 16A Kempf prepares to defend the fortress againstLeonster's forces. Shortly before the battle he is chastised byNikalaf 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 fromUlster arrive. He disobeys these orders since he wants the credit to go to himself and not Ulster,^[10] and orders his troops to attack and leave no one alive. His disobedience earns him a defeat at the hands ofLeif's forces.

Stats

Enemy - Chapter 11

See also:Fort Dandrum

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 2

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

Enemy - Chapter 16A

See also:Norden Line

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 2

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

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Kempf/Heroes

There is one variation of Kempf available inHeroes.

Personality

Kempf is petty and cowardly; he has no reservations of fleeing Fort Dandrum whenLeonster's forces break through. Kempf inherited his position in theFriege army; and is not a leader to be looked up to due to these qualities.^[11] Kempf also has little discipline and will ignore orders from his superiors if he thinks it will further his reputation.^[10]

Possibly due to becoming generals at roughly the same time and at the same age, Kempf considersReinhardt 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.^[12] 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 inNowell Valley, which apparently had seen little conflict beforeLeif attacked it.^[3] Either way, Kempf does not seek an honorable rivalry with Reinhardt and attempts underhanded tactics, like framing his sisterOlwen for treason, to damage Reinhardt's reputation.^[13]

Quotes

Battle quotes

Defeat quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Kempf/Quotes (Heroes)

Trivia

• In theShaya fan translation ofThracia 776, Kempf declares "In America!" upon the execution of Portcullis. This is likely a reference to episode 12 ofYu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series, in which the character Bandit Keith, who is known for his extreme American patriotism, says a similar line.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mage Knight Sword (Meisterschwert) Magic (all tomes) Sword* (Meisterschwert) Magic* (all tomes)

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Kempf fromThracia 776.
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  Artwork of Kempf from theTrading Card Game.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.
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  Artwork of Kempf: Conniving General.

Other artwork

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  Artwork ofOgma,Innes,Roshea, and Kempf forHeroes's fifth anniversary.

References

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