Gunter

Gunter Artwork of Gunter from Fates. A veteran Nohrian knight and one of the avatar's retainers. Extremely strict.

Gender Male Race Human Birthday June 13 Family Unnamed wife (deceased) Unnamed child (deceased) Nationality Nohrian Starting class Great Knight Voiced by D.C. Douglas (English, all appearances) Rokurō Naya (Japanese, all appearances) Appearance(s) Fates Heroes

“	I cannot understand the minds of royals. To you all, we commoners are little more than pawns in your schemes... Or weeds to be killed on a whim.	”	— Gunter

Gunter (Japanese: ギュンター Gunther) is a character in Fire Emblem Fates. He is a Great Knight well versed in battle. He serves Corrin, and also tutored Corrin in combat.

Biography

Prior to the events of the game, Garon offered Gunter dragon's blood as long as he swore loyalty to him. Gunter, however, did not want to abandon his wife, child, and home, and refused. This enraged Garon, causing him to have Gunter's wife and child killed, along with the rest of the people from Gunter's town. After his family was killed, Gunter vowed to get revenge on Nohr and Garon. He helped raise Corrin to use them against Garon, although he eventually developed genuine affection for the young child.

Gunter is Corrin's fighting instructor, and accompanies Corrin if they side with Nohr or neither nation.

Gunter accompanies Corrin on their first handful of assignments and gives advice on battle. Before the route choice Gunter is attacked by Hans and falls down the Bottomless Canyon after a skirmish with the Hoshidan's on the border.

Birthright

Gunter is absent and presumably never rescued if Corrin chooses to side with Hoshido. He is briefly mentioned by Corrin when they say that Hans "killed" him and wants to avenge Gunter.

Conquest

In Chapter 15, Corrin and Azura recover Gunter from an unseen realm; he stays by Corrin's side for the rest of the campaign, although he is not a major story character. It is unknown if he is affected by his trip to Valla in this instance; he exhibits no symptoms of such during Corrin's journey in the invasion of Hoshido. This is also proven as Takumi is the one possessed by Anankos instead of Gunter. After the war is over and a peace treaty is thereafter signed between Hoshido and Nohr; Gunter crowns Xander as the new king of Nohr and lectures Elise offscreen for making a scene during the coronation.

Revelation

If Corrin sides with neither kingdom, Gunter is also recovered from the unseen realm; however, it is revealed that he is under the control of Anankos, serving as a sleeper agent during Corrin's travels. He is responsible for the death of Scarlet. After Corrin figures this out, Gunter summons Vallite forces and attacks Corrin's group. After his defeat, Gunter explains that his family and town were killed by Garon, sparking the feelings of hatred that allowed Anankos to control him. After his confession, Gunter plunges his sword into his gut in a suicide attempt, but Sakura and Elise are able to heal him. Gunter then rejoins Corrin's forces in the final battle against Anankos. After the final battle, he quietly takes his leave and is never seen again. It is said in his ending that he may have died shortly after leaving Nohr and Hoshido, or he may have found a new place to live alone until his death.

Fire Emblem Fates

Prologue

Role

Gunter appears as an enemy in the prologue. Gunter is temporarily playable during Chapters 2 and 3.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

For experience calculation purposes, Gunter's level is treated as 5 levels higher than its current value (compared to being 15–20 higher than displayed for a unit promoted at level 10–20).

Great Knight
Level	3
Movement	7

Recruitment: Chapter 2, automatically from the start
(Leaves at the end of Chapter 3; does not return in the Birthright campaign)

Stats Growths Mods Pair Up

Max HP	24	Speed	8
Strength	10	Luck	9
Magic	0	Defense	10
Skill	15	Resistance	4

Max HP	35%	Speed	5%
Strength	25%	Luck	20%
Magic	0%	Defense	25%
Skill	15%	Resistance	5%

		Speed	−2
Strength	+2	Luck	±0
Magic	±0	Defense	+2
Skill	+1	Resistance	−2

C Support	Def +1
B Support	Str +1
A Support	Skill +1
S Support	Str +1, Def +1

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Inventory	Skills
Iron Lance	Forceful Partner  Elbow Room  Shelter
Weapon Levels D C D -- -- -- -- --

Gunter has an effect equivalent to two built-in Eternal Seals; as a result, he can reach as high as level 30 (50 if reclassed into a special class such as Vanguard) before needing to use an Eternal Seal.

Enemy - Prologue

See also: Ties That Bind

Great Knight
Level	1
Movement	7

Stats
Max HP	24	Speed	8
Strength	10	Luck	9
Magic	0	Defense	10
Skill	15	Resistance	4

Inventory	Skills
Iron Lance	Forceful Partner
Weapon Levels D C D -- -- -- -- --

Birthright

Role

Gunter is absent and does not reappear in this route.

Conquest

Role

Gunter joins the party at the start of Chapter 15.

Starting stats and growth rates

Great Knight
Level	10
Movement	7

Recruitment: Chapter 15, automatically from the start

Stats Growths Mods Pair Up

Max HP	34	Speed	10
Strength	17	Luck	13
Magic	0	Defense	20
Skill	24	Resistance	6

Max HP	35%	Speed	5%
Strength	25%	Luck	20%
Magic	0%	Defense	25%
Skill	15%	Resistance	5%

		Speed	−2
Strength	+2	Luck	±0
Magic	±0	Defense	+2
Skill	+1	Resistance	−2

C Support	Def +1
B Support	Str +1
A Support	Skill +1
S Support	Str +1, Def +1

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Inventory	Skills
Steel Lance  Steel Axe  Javelin  Vulnerary	Forceful Partner  Elbow Room  Shelter  Luna
Weapon Levels D B C -- -- -- -- --

Gunter has an effect equivalent to two built-in Eternal Seals; as a result, he can reach as high as level 30 (50 if reclassed into a special class such as Vanguard) before needing to use an Eternal Seal.

Revelation

Role

Gunter joins the party in Chapter 7, upon reaching the central part of the map. He retains his stats from the end of Chapter 3. He is also fought in Chapter 26.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable

Great Knight
Level	3
Movement	7

Recruitment: Chapter 7, automatically upon progressing past central part of the map

Stats Growths Mods Pair Up

Max HP	24	Speed	8
Strength	10	Luck	9
Magic	0	Defense	10
Skill	15	Resistance	4

Max HP	35%	Speed	5%
Strength	25%	Luck	20%
Magic	0%	Defense	25%
Skill	15%	Resistance	5%

		Speed	−2
Strength	+2	Luck	±0
Magic	±0	Defense	+2
Skill	+1	Resistance	−2

C Support	Def +1
B Support	Str +1
A Support	Skill +1
S Support	Str +1, Def +1

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Inventory	Skills
Steel Lance  Vulnerary  Vulnerary	Forceful Partner  Elbow Room  Shelter
Weapon Levels D C D -- -- -- -- --

The base stats listed here are provided Gunter did not level up prior to leaving in Chapter 3.

Gunter has an effect equivalent to two built-in Eternal Seals; as a result, he can reach as high as level 30 (50 if reclassed into a special class such as Vanguard) before needing to use an Eternal Seal.

Enemy - Chapter 26

See also: The Vallite King

Normal/Hard Lunatic

Great Knight
Level	15
Movement	-

Stats
Max HP	45	Speed	17
Strength	25	Luck	13
Magic	5	Defense	25−4
Skill	23	Resistance	20−4

Inventory	Skills
Brave Lance  Tomahawk  Steel Sword  Bifröst	Forceful Partner  Dragonskin  Immune Status
Weapon Levels C A B -- -- -- -- --

Great Knight
Level	15
Movement	-

Stats
Max HP	47	Speed	17
Strength	27	Luck	13
Magic	5	Defense	27−4
Skill	23	Resistance	22−4

Inventory	Skills
Brave Lance  Tomahawk  Steel Sword  Bifröst	Forceful Partner  Dragonskin  Immune Status
Weapon Levels B A B -- -- -- -- --

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Reclassing options

Gunter Base classes:* Cavalier Paladin Great Knight Reclass options: Mercenary Hero Bow Knight Wyvern Rider Wyvern Lord Malig Knight This unit can also reclass to the base classes of a unit with whom they have an S or A+ support.

See reclass for more details on the reclassing system.

Growth rates when reclassed

Paladin Hero Bow Knight Wyvern Lord Malig Knight

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Paladin	25%	20%	0%	15%	10%	30%	15%	15%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Hero	35%	20%	0%	25%	15%	20%	15%	5%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Bow Knight	25%	15%	0%	20%	15%	25%	5%	15%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Wyvern Lord	25%	20%	0%	20%	10%	20%	25%	5%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Cha	Bld
Malig Knight	15%	20%	15%	15%	5%	15%	15%	20%	{{{cha}}}	{{{bld}}}

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Learned at
	Forceful Partner	Personal skill, innate and unremovable
	Elbow Room	Innate
	Shelter	Innate
	Luna	Great Knight, starting from level 5 (Innate upon return in Conquest)
	Armored Blow	Great Knight, starting from level 15
	Defender	Paladin, starting from level 5
	Aegis	Paladin, starting from level 15
	Good Fortune	Hero or Bow Knight, level 4 or later
	Strong Riposte	Hero or Bow Knight, level 4 or later
	Sol	Hero, level 5 or later
	Axebreaker	Hero, level 15 or later
	Rally Skill	Bow Knight, level 5 or later
	Shurikenbreaker	Bow Knight, level 15 or later
	Strength +2	Wyvern Lord or Malig Knight, level 4 or later
	Lunge	Wyvern Lord or Malig Knight, level 4 or later
	Rally Defense	Wyvern Lord, level 5 or later
	Swordbreaker	Wyvern Lord, level 15 or later
	Savage Blow	Malig Knight, level 5 or later
	Trample	Malig Knight, level 15 or later
The above skill list does not include skills obtained via Supports and DLC.

Analysis

This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience.

Gunter can only be described as the Jagen of Fire Emblem Fates, and that he is. However, even though he should have spectacular bases, they are actually only relatively the same to the enemies. He comes with rather low HP, middling strength, luck, defense, and speed, high skill, and poor resistance. While his stats are in line with units that join around this time, his growths are all awful, with none over 40%. He also is not available for the entirety of the game, only joining in Chapter 15 of Conquest, and Chapter 7 in Revelation. He does do significantly better in Conquest with him having much better bases in all areas aside from magic and a small boost to resistance. Gunter can serve as a pretty decent filler unit, even when his stats start to fall off a bit, as his good strength and high skill make him a good chip damage dealer with Hand Axes and Javelins.

Gunter starts with his personal skill, Forceful Partner, and Elbow Room and Shelter for starting skills, and in Conquest, he starts with Luna. Forceful Partner gives Corrin some extra hit and damage when paired up with each other, but he might end up getting benched several chapters later, at least in Revelation, where his terrible growths and low bases hurt long-term viability. Elbow Room only works when he is not on terrain that gives effects, and gives +3 damage when the conditions are met, which is useful to keep his damage up. Shelter gives him the rescue command to pull a unit into pair up with him. In Conquest or when Gunter reaches level five, Luna halves the enemy's defense or resistance for one strike. Gunter has a very high skill base, which means he can proc it relatively often.

When Gunter will inevitably fall off, Great Knight is still an excellent Pair Up backpack, granting +2 strength, +4 defense, and most importantly, +1 movement. Gunter is usable solely for his Pair Up class just because of how good the stat boosts are, which gives him some reason to stick around. However, later in the game, other units can make use of the Great Knight class better than Gunter can, and serve as the Pair-Up backpack when needed, at which point Gunter tends to be benched. If still going for skills, at level 15, he gets Armored Blow for +10 defense on player phase, giving him extra tanking power.

Gunter's base Cavalier also has the promotion option of Paladin, which takes away some of his physical bulk and strength, for more of everything else, where the +4 resistance is great considering his low base. Gunter's pair up nature makes Defender a naturally synergistic skill for him to use if he needs additional stats. Aegis gives a chance to halve damage, where his high skill base support frequent procing.

Gunter's first reclass set is Mercenary, entailing the classes of Hero and Bow Knight. Both classes give Mercenary's skills since Gunter is promoted. Good Fortune has a luck% to heal damage, though his low luck base make procing not very likely. Strong Riposte is a relatively powerful skill by giving +3 damage on enemy phase, although Gunter can't really enemy phase well since a majority of enemies will end up doubling him and likely killing him in the process. Circling back to classes, Hero reduces several stats, but gives him +2 speed and +4 skill. Even then, this is probably the worst of his base classes mostly due to having six movement, when all his other classes except Great Knight's seven move, have eight points of movement. Sol is another proc skill, where it can be decent for self-healing, and Axebreaker gives extra hit and avoid against axes, which can help circumvent his low skill growth. Bow Knight makes Gunter less physically bulkier, stronger, and accurate than Hero, but makes him slightly faster, gives much more resistance, and has more movement. Rally Skill gives Gunter a support niche, which can be a fine option when his combat suffers. Shurikenbreaker gives tons more hit and avoid against shurikens, which Gunter appreciates to avoid them debuffing his stats, which he can struggle to get more of with his low growths.

Gunter's final reclass is Wyvern Rider, where its high movement in both promotions make this a useful reclass. Strength +2 helps improve his combat a bit, and Lunge gives him extra movement opportunities. The main promotion of Wyvern Lord loses HP, strength, and resistance, but has +3 skill and +1 movement. Rally Defense is another neat supportive skill, and Swordbreaker gives extra hit and avoid against swords as another way to fix Gunter's later accuracy issues. Malig Knight is a relatively poor class for Gunter, as it reduces almost all of his stats, and gives a negligible increase to his magic, meaning he won't be able to fight well with tomes with him having six points of magic and E-rank tomes. However, the skill access can make up for this class's shortcomings if Gunter exclusively uses axes. Savage Blow gives more utility with dealing a good amount of chip damage after combat, and Trample gives more damage against unmounted foes, which are very common in both routes he is present in.

Due to plot restrictions, Gunter can only build supports in the Conquest route. There, he can only support both genders of Corrin, Jakob, and Kana if he is Gunter's child. Jakob gives Gunter Troubadour via a Friendship Seal, but since he is promoted, he’ll gain Strategist and Butler for new classes. From either of these classes, Gunter can obtain Resistance +2 for extra magical bulk, which is useful considering his poor base, and Gentilhomme to reduce damage taken by female units. Strategist is no help to him whatsoever, especially with an abysmal base 7 magic and lack of physical weapons. Rally Resistance and Inspiration are not worth the trouble to get despite being decent skills in their own right. Butler's saving grace is the fact that most daggers are physical weapons. However, Gunter loses several points of his strength, daggers are low might weapons, and he'll start at E rank for a bit. In addition, he trades a lot of his HP and defense for only a few points of resistance, but improves his already stellar skill, and his speed and luck. Since Gunter doesn't do well in most staff-wielding classes, he won't need Live to Serve. Tomebreaker, however, is an immensely useful skill considering his low resistance base and poor growth, as it lets him have a better shot at avoiding tome attacks, in addition to improved accuracy. This will be a very investment-heavy skill, however, but it can be really nice if the player intends to use Gunter in the long run.

Overall, Gunter is a unit that suffers from low growths in both routes, and low bases in Revelation, with no way to really improve them without depriving other, better units that may be more worthy of investment. The player can either bench him soon after, fix him with stat boosters and tonics, or keep him as a good pair up bot with Corrin.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article: Gunter/Heroes

There is one variation of Gunter available in Heroes.

Personality

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In typical situations, Gunter is a grounded and formal individual. He was an initially loyal knight in the service of Nohr, but later grew distrustful of the noble class of society.

After Garon murdered his family and destroyed his home Gunter was filled with hatred and patiently waited for the chance to get his revenge. His first step to revenge was turning Corrin against Garon, though through this process he ended up legitimately bonding with Corrin as a child. When Gunter was tasked with Corrin's care, Garon refused better living conditions for the child so Gunter took matters into his own hands, this included: requesting spare meal portions, reading Corrin stories at night for comfort, and fashioning a toy ball from a whip intended to be used as a punishment tool.

Gunter is a strict tutor and will hound his students until they fully grasp their tasks. He was responsible for training Jakob from street urchin to first class butler, and still critiques him in the present even though he himself has admitted Jakob has grown into his role excellently.

Supports

Main article: Gunter/Supports

Gunter is unable to activate support conversations in the Revelation campaign, presumably due to his possession by Anankos.

Endings

Gunter, Inveterate Soldier (single ending)
Gunter disappeared soon after the war ended, never to be seen again. Scholars continue to debate if he died soon afterward, or if he found a quiet place to spend the rest of his days in contemplation.

Gunter, Inveterate Soldier & Corrin, Crux of Fate
Gunter retired and spent his days in the Nohrian countryside. There are no further records of him. Corrin was hailed as a hero, working alongside her spouse to spread peace worldwide.

Quotes

Main articles: Gunter/Quotes (Fates) and Gunter/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Gunter is featured on four cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Gunter
	Old Loyal Knight, Gunter
		"I shall join you, my liege. My lance arm is perhaps rusty but still serviceable."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Great Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Battle-Worn Veteran: [Special] This card cannot be placed in the Bonds Area.
	Card #B02-082N, B02-082ST • Artist: Lily Yuuki
	Treacherous Old Knight, Gunter
		"I suppose there is no further need for honorifics. I don't have to feign respect for you any longer."
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Vallite King		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Ruler of Valla: [Always] While you have five or more face-down cards in your Bond Area, this unit gains 10 attack and gains the affinity. Dragonskin: [Always] This unit cannot be destroyed by a card's cost or by the effect of a Skill.
	Card #B06-096R • Artist: Azusa
	Falling Knight's Shadow, Gunter
		"No… I cannot die yet… I must protect you to… to the bitter end…"
		Attack: 70	Support: 20	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Great Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Bottomless Darkness: [Always] When this unit is destroyed, place him in the Boundless Area instead of sending him to the Retreat Area.
	Card #B14-065N • Artist: Kazuhiro Taneda
	In an Unutterable World, Gunter
		"After I fell, I truly thought I'd never see your face again. It seems you've grown stronger while we've been apart, as well..."
		Attack: 70	Support: 10	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 3
		Class: Great Knight		Tier: Advanced	Class Change Cost: 2
		Indestructible Inveterate Soldier: [Activate] [] Until the end of your opponent's next turn, this unit cannot be destroyed by enemy Critical Hits.
	Card #B20-036N • Artist: Kazuhiro Taneda
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Gunter .

Flavor text

Game	Text (English)	Text (Japanese)
Fates	A veteran Nohrian knight and one of the avatar's retainers. Extremely strict.	主人公の臣下。暗夜王国に長く仕える騎士。 常に冷静で、自分にも他人にも厳しい堅物。

Trivia

• Gunter's Japanese voice actor, Rokurō Naya, passed away before Fire Emblem Fates was even revealed.
  • In the Japanese version of Heroes, Gunter was never recasted even after Naya's death. Instead, all of his voice clips were recycled from Fates.
• As a boss in Revelation, Gunter is the only enemy in Fates who possesses Dragonskin to battle the player before the ultimate form of the Yato is obtained, which reduces the effect of Dragonskin.
• Gunter is one of two first generation playable units who is not encountered in all three routes, as he does not appear at all in Birthright, the other being Nyx.
• Gunter is the only playable character that cannot be supported in one path, Revelation, despite being able to in another path, Conquest.

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology, and notes
English	Gunter	A variant of the German name Günther. From the Germanic name Gundahar, derived from the elements gund "war" and hari "army, warrior". Gunther (Gunnarr in Old Norse) was a king of Burgundy featured in Germanic legend.
Japanese	ギュンター	Officially romanized as Gunther.
Spanish	Gunther	--
French	Gunther	--
German	Gunther	--
Italian	Gunther	--
Portuguese	Gunter	--
Korean	군터	Gunther
Traditional Chinese	君特	Gunther

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Gunter from Fates.
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  Artwork of Gunter from Fates.
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  Artwork of Gunter from the Fates 4koma Comic & Character Guide Book.
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  Gunter and many other characters on the cover artwork of Pellucid Crystal.

CG images

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  CG image of Gunter under the control of Anankos in Revelation.

Portraits

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  High-quality portrait artwork of Gunter from Fates.
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  Portrait of Gunter in Fates.
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  Gunter's Live2D model in Fates.

Concept artwork

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  Concept artwork of Gunter from Fates.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Artwork of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier.
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  Gunter in artwork of Jakob: Devoted Servant.

Wallpapers

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  Wallpaper of Gunter: Inveterate Soldier from the A Hero Rises 2018 event.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Gunter.
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  Artwork of Gunter.
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  Artwork of Gunter.
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  Artwork of Gunter.
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  Gunter in artwork of Jakob.

References

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