Gerd Frentzen began the series as the undefeated racing champion. However, as a result of an attack by an Amalgram, Gerd is paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. After being given drugs by a mysterious doctor, Gerd regains the ability to walk. He also gains the ability to transform into a Amalgram himself.   He is viewed as a hero, after helping XAT in a fight against an Amalgram. However, this all changes when he attacks his ex-girlfriend, Jill Hoffman. Jill claims that Gerd had no reason to attack her, and that he had merely lost control of himself. In truth, she had been having an affair with his boss, and was using Gerd.   Only two people did not believe Jill's claims, and continued to support Gerd after this event - Hermann and Malek. Unfortunately, continually being pursued by XAT caused Gerd to lose his sanity. He is killed by Joseph, in front of Hermann and Malek.   Gerd was the first major character to be introduced in BLASSREITER. Whilst he does die eventually, he was the primary character for the first part of the series. It should also be noted that Gerd's story has not yet been resolved (his innocence has not been proved, with the public still believing that all Amalgram are evil).   Something else to note is that a newly introduced character bears a strong resemblance to Gerd.

The story is set in a fictional Germany and centers around the outbreak of biomechanical creatures named "Demoniacs", who rise from corpses and attack people mindlessly. The Demoniacs have the ability to merge with most technology including cars and motorcycles, not only gaining control of them but also enhancing their performance greatly. Against them is a group of people known as XAT, Xenogenesis Assault Team, who police these Demoniacs in an attempt to keep the peace and discover the reasons for the "Demoniac" change. All the while, a number of human-turned-Demoniacs appear. Some use their powers for good whilst others for evil. One will rise above all other Demoniacs to become the "Blassreiter".<br><br>
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Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor, producer, ADR director, and line producer at Funimation. He provided voices for a number of English versions of Japanese anime series such as a number of Dragon Ball characters, including Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, and some others. In Funimation's re-dubbing of One Piece, he voices Roronoa Zoro. Other major roles include Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher, Kurogane in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third and All Might in My Hero Academia. In video games, he voiced Garland in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Rundas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Alex D in Deus Ex: Invisible War, and both Captain Smiley and Star in Comic Jumper. He is the founder and director of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company that provides support for some of Funimation's and other dubbing titles.

__Height:__ 168 cm (5'6")

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A Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, narrator and theater director from Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan.

Ishizuka was known for his deep, strong voice and was often cast in the role of older mature male characters, such as [Jet Black](https://anilist.co/character/3/) in [Cowboy Bebop](https://anilist.co/anime/1/), [Job Truniht](https://anilist.co/character/19474/) in [Legend of the Galactic Heroes](https://anilist.co/anime/820/), [Van Hohenhaim](https://anilist.co/character/9792/) in [Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://anilist.co/anime/5114/) and [Joseph Joestar](https://anilist.co/character/6356/) in [JoJo's Bizarre Adventure](https://anilist.co/anime/20474/).

On August 17, 2018, it was reported that Ishizuka had died on August 13th due to esophageal cancer.

Non-anime roles:
~!Adray Lasbard in "Star Ocean : Till the End of Time" (VG) (Japanese)
Bunta Fujiwara in "Initial D Arcade Stage 4" (VG) (Japanese)
Bunta Fujiwara in "Initial D: Special Stage" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Gantu in "Lilo & Stitch" (Japanese)
Captain Hawke in "Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song" (VG) (Japanese)
Captain Jack Bartlett in "Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War" (VG) (Japanese)
Commander Chakotay in "Star Trek: Voyager" (Japanese Dub)
Dakkam in "Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits" (VG) (Japanese)
Diego Argis in "Rogue Galaxy" (VG) (Japanese)
Edward D. Morrison in "Tales of Phantasia -Full Voice Edition-" (VG) (Japanese)
Eugene Gallardo in "Tales of Rebirth" (VG) (Japanese)
Eugene Gallardo in "Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology" (VG) (Japanese)
Guld Goa Bowman in "Macross Plus: Game Edition" (VG) (Japanese)
Jet Black in "Cowboy Bebop" (VG) (Japanese)
Mathews in "Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bose" (VG) (Japanese)
Mathews in "Xenosaga" (VG) (Japanese)
Matthews in "Xenosaga Freaks" (VG) (Japanese)
Metagross in "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" (VG) (Japanese)
Narrator in "Shiroi Ashita da! Roketto Dan" (Japanese)
Odjn in "Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter" (VG) (Japanese)
Prince Charming in "Shrek 2" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Prince Charming in "Shrek 3" (animated movie) (Japanese)
Ryotaro Dojima in Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (VG)
Russ Cargill in "The Simpsons Movie" (DVD version) (Japanese)
Sestren in "Panzer Dragoon Orta" (VG)
Void in "Berserk ~Chapter of the Millenium Falcon - Record of the Holy Evil War Chapter~" (VG) (Japanese)
Zabuza in "Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2" (VG) (Japanese)!~

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