Zeidritz (ザイドリッツ, Zeidorittsu) was an aide and subordinate of Yhwach 1000 years ago.
Appearance[]
Zeidritz was a middle-aged man with a formal and dignified appearance. He had short, white hair that parted on the left side of his head and neatly swept behind his ears. He had a short mustache, but was otherwise clean-shaven, and wore an eyepatch over his left eye. He wore the standard uniform of Yhwach's army with a long, white coat that stopped below his waist and buttoned up to the neck with a collar.
Personality[]
Zeidritz was very loyal and obedient to Yhwach, but was not above expressing his dissenting opinions about his king's plans and ideas, having cautioned him when Yhwach revealed his desire to form another fighting unit despite their Lichtreich being at peace. He was visibly shocked upon learning that Yhwach wanted to attack Soul Society with the new unit.
History[]
1000 years ago, Yhwach ruled over the Lichtreich (光の帝国 (リヒトライヒ), Rihitoraihi; German for "Light Empire", Japanese for "Empire of Light") after subjugating every region of the Human World. Yhwach summoned Zeidritz and informed him of his plans to create a new fighting unit. Zeidritz pointed out that the Empire was at peace and that forming another army was pointless as a result, but Yhwach clarified that he was not speaking of conquering another part of the Human World and made clear his plans to form this army specifically for invading Soul Society, something that shocked Zeidritz, who learned that this army would be called the Sternritter.
At a later time, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto killed Zeidritz in battle by burning him alive with Zanka no Tachi.
Plot[]
The Thousand-Year Blood War arc[]
During his battle with the Sternritter Royd Lloyd, who had taken the form of Yhwach, Yamamoto uses Zanka no Tachi, Minami: Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin to summon the skeletal corpses of those he has killed. Zeidritz is among those summoned, the sight of whom visibly unnerves Royd.