Rosenkreuz

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Designer	None
Relationships	Michael Zeppelin (successor) Spiritia Rosenberg (first half of reincarnation) Iris Zeppelin (second half of reincarnation)
Voice Actor	None

Rosenkreuz (ローゼンクロイツ Rōzenkuroitsu) is a posthumous character in the Rosenkreuzstilette series. He was a legendary Magus who first founded RKS a few decades prior to game's storyline.

Rosenkreuzstilette

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Rosenkreuz was the most powerful Magus in the world who devoted his life to help the Magi live peaceful lives free of fear and hatred from others and end the Orthodox Church's persecution of Magi everywhere. The Orthodox Church treated those who were born with the "gift" of magic as demons, and Rosenkreuz as the Devil himself. During his lifetime, he fought a great battle with his eight disciples against the Empire to end the Magi persecution. In the end, Rosenkreuz sacrificed his life during the battle, though his death was not in vain and final wish came true: The Empire finally accepted Magi into their fighting force, thus RKS: The Blades of the Rose-Cross was founded. The position of leader of the RKS was succeeded by Michael Zeppelin years after Rosenkreuz's death. However, it was not long until the Orthodox Church began their persecution of Magi once again.

It was revealed by Zeppelin that his biological daughter, Iris Zeppelin, inherited Rosenkreuz's powers and knowledge, making her his reincarnation. Zeppelin tried to keep this secret from the Church until they learned about her from Kahl Palesch. Kahl, however, saw through Iris' facade and realized what she had planned. However, she told her father that Kahl made an attempt on her life and had him imprisoned to avoid having him getting in the way of her motives.

Iris wanted to use the power and knowledge she inherited to amuse herself by having RKS start a war against the Holy Empire and Orthodox Church as well as becoming god of the world. Spiritia Rosenberg set out to stop Iris' plans. When they confronted each other, Iris realized that she is missing something that made Rosenkreuz stand out among Magi. That is when Spiritia learned from Iris that she, too, is Rosenkreuz's reincarnation: "the Blade of Rosenkreuz" who inherited his ability to tap into the powers of other Magi. Iris was intent on killing Spiritia to gain the "the Blade of Rosenkreuz" for herself and become the god of the world. Spiritia succeeded in foiling Iris' plot and reunited with her friends.

Later, Iris hatched a second scheme that involved manipulating the Church into witch-hunting and kidnapping Magi, with Spiritia being among them. Iris would then proceed to steal a huge amount of mana from the Magi she captured through Schwarzkreuz so that she could begin a transmigration into Spiritia's body in an attempt to complete a new Rosenkreuz reborn and become the god of the world, while admitting that she wasn't a fan of Spiritia's face and wanting to modify it to resemble her own. Unbeknownst to her, however, Spiritia already knew what Iris was planning to do and sealed "the Blade of Rosenkreuz" and his ability to tap into the other Magi's powers so that Iris couldn't access them. Strudel pointed out that Spiritia could save her best friend Freudia Neuwahl from obliteration. Iris' plan to fuse with Spiritia was foiled and she herself was defeated while Freudia saved Spiritia and they both reunited with their friends again.

Spoilers end here.

Trivia

• Rosenkreuz was named after the legendary Christian Rosenkreuz, the founder of the Order of the Rose Cross.
• Rosenkreuz is currently one of the few characters in the series to never be shown in person, nor fought as a boss. The other known two were the Emperor and the Pope.

Characters in the Rosenkreuzstilette series