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Circe Steinhoff is a character from the anime Schwarzes Marken. She serves as a Tactical Surface Fighter pilot holding the rank of Leutnant, or Second Lieutenant, in the West German Bundeswehr. She is a member of the 51st Tactical Armored Battalion, which is known by the name Huckebein. Circe is a young woman of 23 years with black hair that reaches past her waist and blue eyes. Her nationality is West German, and she is originally from the city of Bonn.
True to her designation as a cool beauty, Circe generally presents an aura of calm and collected composure. However, this exterior belies a personality that is notably sharp-tongued and blunt. She is known for speaking her mind with objectivity and a directness that can provoke ire from both her allies and her enemies. Her bluntness is such that she openly berates other soldiers and has even engaged in physical altercations, including a fistfight with a pilot from the East German 666th Squadron, which had to be broken up by others. Despite this prickly nature, she is a figure who is well-liked within her own battalion, often serving as the target of jokes made by her commander.
A defining characteristic of Circe is her intense hatred for East Germany. This animosity stems from various personal circumstances and prejudices, leading her to hold a deep-seated bias against its people and their participation in the German Democratic Republic's society. This prejudice is so strong that she has insisted that East Germans are not truly Germans at all, a statement that naturally causes considerable friction with her counterparts from the East. Despite her prejudice, she is driven by the desire to protect her family and friends from the alien BETA threat. Furthermore, she is pragmatic enough to recognize that cooperation with East German forces is the most effective way to achieve this goal. Her motivations also extend to a sense of duty during political turmoil, as she decides to provide aid when a coup occurs in East Germany.
Circe pilots the F-5G Tornado, a West German Tactical Surface Fighter. Her role in the story is primarily as a member of the West German contingent that participates in joint operations with the East German 666th Squadron. She is present during operations such as the recapture of the Gdańsk base and takes part in the fighting against waves of BETA forces, demonstrating her skills in combat. Her personal development is closely tied to her interactions with Theodor Eberbach, a red-haired pilot from the East German squadron. After fighting alongside him during Operation Neptune, her long-held hatred for East Germany begins to die out. This shift in her perspective is accompanied by the development of romantic feelings for Theodor, and she even expresses a wish to introduce him to her grandfather. Key relationships for Circe include her grandfather, who is named Johannes Steinhoff, and Commander Balke, the leader of the Huckebein Battalion who often jokes at her expense. Her name is believed to be a transcription of Silke or Cilke, but it also carries an allusion to Circe, also known as Kirke, the sorceress from Greek mythology.
True to her designation as a cool beauty, Circe generally presents an aura of calm and collected composure. However, this exterior belies a personality that is notably sharp-tongued and blunt. She is known for speaking her mind with objectivity and a directness that can provoke ire from both her allies and her enemies. Her bluntness is such that she openly berates other soldiers and has even engaged in physical altercations, including a fistfight with a pilot from the East German 666th Squadron, which had to be broken up by others. Despite this prickly nature, she is a figure who is well-liked within her own battalion, often serving as the target of jokes made by her commander.
A defining characteristic of Circe is her intense hatred for East Germany. This animosity stems from various personal circumstances and prejudices, leading her to hold a deep-seated bias against its people and their participation in the German Democratic Republic's society. This prejudice is so strong that she has insisted that East Germans are not truly Germans at all, a statement that naturally causes considerable friction with her counterparts from the East. Despite her prejudice, she is driven by the desire to protect her family and friends from the alien BETA threat. Furthermore, she is pragmatic enough to recognize that cooperation with East German forces is the most effective way to achieve this goal. Her motivations also extend to a sense of duty during political turmoil, as she decides to provide aid when a coup occurs in East Germany.
Circe pilots the F-5G Tornado, a West German Tactical Surface Fighter. Her role in the story is primarily as a member of the West German contingent that participates in joint operations with the East German 666th Squadron. She is present during operations such as the recapture of the Gdańsk base and takes part in the fighting against waves of BETA forces, demonstrating her skills in combat. Her personal development is closely tied to her interactions with Theodor Eberbach, a red-haired pilot from the East German squadron. After fighting alongside him during Operation Neptune, her long-held hatred for East Germany begins to die out. This shift in her perspective is accompanied by the development of romantic feelings for Theodor, and she even expresses a wish to introduce him to her grandfather. Key relationships for Circe include her grandfather, who is named Johannes Steinhoff, and Commander Balke, the leader of the Huckebein Battalion who often jokes at her expense. Her name is believed to be a transcription of Silke or Cilke, but it also carries an allusion to Circe, also known as Kirke, the sorceress from Greek mythology.