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Warrant Officer Schrödinger 《シュレディンガー准尉, Shuredingā Jun'i》 is a major antagonist in the Hellsing series created by Kohta Hirano. He was voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi in the Japanese sub and Laura Bailey in the English dub.

Schrödinger held the rank of Warrant Officer and served in the Millennium military unit of The Werwolf Squad. He is a spritely, quick witted and sharp-tongued werecat whose prominent ears give away his demonic nature. He serves The Major unquestioningly and is often on the receiving end of vicious punishment. Schrödinger's nature is perpetually being "everywhere and nowhere," essentially making him able to appear anywhere he likes, even into one's own mind.

Appearance[]

Taking the form of a young boy, although he appears to be around 14 which is also the minimum age of Hitler Youth membership. He had red pupils (pink in the OVA). In addition to his light-yellow pixie cut, two black ears pokes out of his hair displaying feline characteristics.

Schrödinger dresses in a Hitler Youth uniform which consists of a greenish-yellow dress shirt and shorts (yellow shirt and black shorts in the OVA), black knee high socks and a black tie. He also wears green gloves and green dress boots (white gloves and black shoes in the OVA). In the OVA , Schrödinger can be seen to have a tail when The Professor tells him he can look at The Captain's guidebook. Though previously in the same scene he is shown to not have one and this is therefore normally associated to be a reference to his feline characteristics.

Personality[]

Compared to the other Nazis, Schrödinger was rather comical and lighthearted, but still had a sinister air about him.[2] Even so, he provided a bit of levity among Millennium and was often a headache for The Professor due to his quips and jabs at The Major. The Major didn't seem to mind, however, even playfully going along with the jokes.[3][4] Playful and childlike, Schrödinger also had a streak of cruelty, even towards his teammates. He, for instance, watches Rip Van Winkle and Zorin Blitz die and seems to be amused by it all.[5][6] He is likely sadistic underneath or alongside his cheerful demeanor.

History[]

As The Major returns to "the Panther's Den." He comments on Tubalcain Alhambra's failure to defeat Alucard and tells The Major that it would be done if he had sent the Werwolf squad instead. He asks The Captain for confirmation but nervously apologizes to The Major when The Captain just stares at him. Later he shows up out of nowhere at the conference between The Round Table Council, Iscariot, and the Queen of England. He delivers a message from The Major on a two-way hand held tablet, declaring war on England and Alucard. After he finishes, Sir Integra orders Alucard to kill Schrödinger, who blasts his head off point-blank with the Casull. His body disappears while no one was looking and Schrödinger appears at the Machina, sitting as The Major makes his way while Schrödinger pokes fun of The Major's weight. The Professor grabs him by the back of his collar and berates him for Schrödinger's lack of respect, but The Major waves it aside, finding Schrödinger's remarks amusing.

In order for The Major to watch Rip Van Winkle's progress on the mission, he appears at the deck of the HMS Eagle with a two-way hand-held tablet. While the other troops back in the Hindenburg wishes Rip Van "Auf Wiedersehen," Schrödinger bids farewell by saying his goodbyes. Schrödinger is present at the final preparations for Operation Seelöwe, having lost his manual and is ordered to share with The Captain. He then appears within the minds of Seras Victoria to inform Zorin Blitz that The Professor and The Major got their hands on a "new toy" and are unable to attend to incinerating Zorin. He then bids her farewell, leaving her to be killed by a deranged Seras. He then shows up on the bridge of the Deus Ex with The Major overlooking the scorched and war-torn London, commenting, with a smile, on how his only concern is for destruction and warfare, gladly dragging his allies down to hell with him.

Appearing in the midst of Alucard's River of Death, he smiles maniacally and decapitates himself with an SS-Ehrendolch. His body then falls into the blood that Alucard is drawing and absorbing into himself. Schrödinger was in fact the "poison" that The Major spoke of. As Alucard's eyes close, Integra demands that The Major explains what is happening. Now that he is consumed by Alucard and is mixed with millions of other minds, he can no longer recognize himself, and by extension neither can Alucard, the one who has absorbed him. Whilst neither are technically dead, they do not exist in one place because they cannot recognize themselves, and have thus become "no more than a cluster of imaginary numbers." Alucard bids farewell to Integra, and seems to disappear into thin air, leaving only the bloody pentagram on the ground. All that remains of Schrodinger is his tie and the other items of the people who died.

Yet Alucard manages, in the end after 30 years, to return after killing all the lives inside of him except for one. In doing so, it appears that he gained Schrödinger's essence, as shown by the fact that he appeared out of nowhere in Integra's bedroom and was perfectly fine after not having drank any blood for 30 years. Schrödinger's soul is still within Alucard; he now has full access to Schrödinger's essence along with his life force due to him being technically not dead.

Relationships[]

  • The Professor: They both constantly argue with one another.[7][8][9][10] As they both enjoy war and excitedly anticipated for Walter and Alucard to fight, the two have much in common.[11] The two watch in glee at the violence of London on top of The Major's zeppelin as their boss commands the Last Battalion as if it were an orchestra.[12]
  • The Major: His relationship with The Major is very different than most of the soldiers commanded by him. The Major seems to emit a sense of affection for Schrödinger, akin to the relationship of a cat owner who could never be angry towards him. Whenever The Professor scolds Schrödinger for his fat jokes against The Major, The Major sometimes stops the scolding and tells The Professor to let him (Schrödinger) be.[13][14] Schrödinger is the key in The Major's plan to defeat Alucard.[15]
  • Seras Victoria: Schrödinger awkwardly stared at Seras for a prolonged period of time just to say "good day." This is a humorous moment by Hirano to display how they look alike in a way.[16] In the OVA, it's expanded upon by a little as Schrödinger smiled back at Seras when she responded "good day" back to Schrödinger.[17] The two never interacted with each other ever again after this short one-page gag.

True Nature[]

Everywhere and Nowhere
The exact nature of Schrödinger's essence is tied in directly to the state of his existence. A Cheshire Cat who jumps around in a world where the probability of existence is equivocal; as long as Schrödinger is aware of his existence, cognizant of himself, then he is both everywhere and nowhere, meaning that if he believes that he exists somewhere, then he will.[18] This also explains his apparent immortality and teleportation abilities. If he thinks he's at a location at any moment, then he will be at that location.[19] Even if Schrödinger is fatally wounded, if he believes that he is alive and unscathed, then he will be.[20][21] In essence, his nature can be summed up as "I think, therefore I am."

Equipment[]

Concept and Creation[]

Hirano simply thought of the character as the ultimate tool to defeat Alucard; he could kill Alucard many times but there was only one way to defeat him in one-shot, and that is to make him "alive-nor-dead" in a way.[22] Schrödinger's name, essence, and design are a reference to the famous quantum physics thought experiment, Schrödinger's cat.[23][a] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland's Chesire Cat also played a major influence in Schrodinger's abilities.[24]

Quotes[]

"I'm everywhere. And nowhere."
— Schrödinger[25]
"Guten tag."
— Schrödinger[26]
"In the time it took you to walk down the hallway, I went all the way to London, had a freakishly huge gun go off in my mouth, got my head blown off, and came back home."
— Schrödinger[27]
"Ciao. Rip Van."
— Schrödinger[28]
"Ah. Oh... Ummm. Uh ohhh. I'm sorry. I lost my handbook..."
— Schrödinger[29]
"Blood is the currency of the soul, the daguerreo-type of will. The sucking of blood, the giving of blood, this is what they mean."
— Schrödinger[30]
"This monster, is no longer the Seras Victoria she once was. This vampire will see the matter of your punishment!! Ciao.♡"
— Schrödinger[31]
"Miauen!!"
— Schrödinger[32]

Trivia[]

  • The credits of OVA IV feature Schrödinger traversing a world colored in the Nazi colors, red and black, launching V1 rockets at various London landmarks which are destroyed as Schrödinger happily goes past them. As he continues to march across the world, he is met by various colored images that pay homage to the frivolous Millennium otaku omakes done by Hirano.
  • There is some confusion regarding the proper German term for his rank. Since Schrödinger wears a Hitler Youth his rank would probably be a Hitler Youth rank as opposed to an SS rank. The insignia on his shoulders implies that his rank is either Stammführer or Oberstammführer. The insignia has four silver squares which is on the insignia of both Stammführers and Oberstammführers. However, the insignia does not feature a silver line that implies a Oberstammführer or the numbers implying a Stammführer. Also, the ranks of Stammführers and Oberstammführers are far above the equalent rank for a warrant officer. This seems to show that Hirano was not able to find the proper information about Hitler Youth ranks and therefore the insignia is not drawn correctly. The Hitler Youth rank that corresponds the best with Warrant Officer is that of Oberscharführer.

Footnotes[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ The experiment, meant to demonstrate the problem with applying quantum mechanics to problems on a macroscopic scale, presented a scenario in which a cat is inside a box which cannot be seen through from the outside. With it, a vial of poison is placed, that would or would not break. The box is opened at a later time, and due to circumstances inside the box, there is an equal chance of the cat being dead or alive. While logic would dictate the cat was either alive or dead, the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics instead predicts that the cat will be both alive and dead.

References[]

  1. ↑ Order 22: Age of Empire (3)
  2. ↑ Order 22: Age of Empire (3)
  3. ↑ Order 22: Age of Empire (3) pp. 2-4
  4. ↑ Order 25: D (1) pp. 4-5
  5. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate IV
  6. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate VII
  7. ↑ Order 22: Age of Empire (3) pp. 2-4
  8. ↑ Order 25: D (1) pp. 4-5
  9. ↑ Order 36: Final Fantasy (1) p. 7
  10. ↑ Order 56: Angelous p. 8
  11. ↑ Order 73: Finesthour (1) p. 10
  12. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate VIII
  13. ↑ Order 22: Age of Empire (3) pp. 2-4
  14. ↑ Order 25: D (1) pp. 4-5
  15. ↑ HELLSING official guide book p. 091
  16. ↑ Order 23: Call to Power p. 14
  17. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate IV
  18. ↑ Order 83: Black Onyx (2) pp. 8-10. "He's Schrödinger's cat, a self-observation which possesses its own will. He's a Cheshire Cat who jumps around in a world where probability of existence itself is equivocal. So as long as he's cognizant of himself, he is both everywhere and nowhere."
  19. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate VII
  20. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate IV
  21. ↑ Hellsing: Ultimate X
  22. ↑ HELLSING official guide book Kohta Hirano Vs. Interviewer: Battle 03
  23. ↑ HELLSING official guide book p. 091
  24. ↑ Order 83: Black Onyx (2) p. 9
  25. ↑ Order 23: Call to Power p. 13
  26. ↑ Order 23: Call to Power p. 14
  27. ↑ Order 25: D (1) p. 4
  28. ↑ Order 34: D (9) p. 10
  29. ↑ Order 36: Final Fantasy (1) p. 7
  30. ↑ Order 55: Ogre Battle p. 6
  31. ↑ Order 55: Ogre Battle p. 7
  32. ↑ Order 78: Warcraft (1) p. 12
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