#I have SO many thoughts about Kaiser Granvorka and his wife

[acacia-may]

Wilhelmina "Billie" Granvorka (Black Clover OC)

(Art from this Picrew).

Happy New Year! One of my resolutions is to share a little more about my OCs this year so without further ado here's a brief intro to one of my (secret) Black Clover OCs and the subject of my new, upcoming project "Eye Of The Storm"...

Wilhelmina "Billie" Granvorka

Wilhelmina or "Billie" Granvorka is the daughter and only child of Kaiser Granvorka and his wife (the most functional and arguably the best ship in Black Clover). Her father's Vortex Magic and mother's Water Magic combined to create her Hurricane Magic.

She is ambitious, serious, resourceful, driven, and resilient. Though she is independent and slow to warm up to others, she is loyal to her friends and squad-mates. She has been friends with David and Lorelei Swallow since her childhood and eventually becomes good friends with her fellow Golden Dawn members particularly her fellow "rookies" (and overachievers), Letoile Becquerel and Klaus Lunettes (though she and Klaus did not get along very well at first).

Wilhelmina wants to prove that she has what it takes to be a magic knight on her own talents alone and not because she is riding the coattails of her father's successes.

Birthday: March 19th

Magic: Hurricane Magic

Likes: Tea, Reaching Her Goals, Reading, Knitting, Spending Time At Home With Her Loving Parents

Dislikes: Messes, Laziness, Trivial Small Talk, Not Having A Plan

She is the protagonist of "Eye of the Storm" (which is hopefully coming soon 🤞).

A few more fun facts below the cut 🌧️

Her nickname "Billie" was given to her by her mother. It is still used with affection by her parents and by her childhood friends, David and Lorelei (OC) Swallow. Most of her squad mates, however, call her Wilhelmina.

Like her father, she has a gift for mana sensing and magic control. She inherited her father's hair and eye color, but she also takes after her mother, Maris, who was a magic knight vice-captain and very powerful in her own right. Kaiser and Maris struggled to have children and had almost given up when Wilhelmina was finally born. Her birth prompted them to retire from the magic knights to raise her. As their only child, she was doted on but never spoiled. She is close with her parents who were very involved in her life and upbringing.

With a magic knight captain and vice-captain for parents, Billie had a lot of raw magical ability and talent. Both of her parents trained her to take control of her hurricane magic, and she has always wanted to follow in their footsteps and become a magic knight.

Though her parents never set unrealistic expectations for her, Billie often felt the pressures of being a "Granvorka" from other nobles, particularly the magic knights. Being the daughter of one of the most respected, now-retired Magic Knight Captains always weighed on her heavily and gave her an intense desire to prove herself--both that she could live up to her family's legacy and also showcase her own power and abilities.

Though the Golden Dawn was a relatively new squad at the time, she chose to join it because she felt it would best help her reach her goals and prove herself and also because she felt Captain Vangeance truly believed in her and actually wanted her for her own abilities not just because she was Kaiser Granvorka's daughter.

She participated in the same entrance exams as Klaus Lunettes and actually faced off against him in the dueling portion of the exam. After a grueling battle, she ultimately beat him by pulling the steel lances he had made into her hurricane, flinging them back at him, and pinning him to the wall with his own weapons. This set them off on the wrong foot even after Captain Vangeance selected them both for his squad.

As the two newest members of the Golden Dawn, she and Klaus are particularly competitive with one another and he is usually cold and standoffish to her given that he felt she humiliated him at the Magic Knights Entrance Exam. However, after many careful observations of her training and sparring sessions, he eventually develops a strategy to best her during a sparring-training session.

Eventually, she and Klaus grow to understand each other, connect over a mutual love of reading, and become friends. They drift apart after things go horribly wrong on a joint-mission but (secretly) remain very loyal to each other.

Hamon Caseus was assigned to be her and Klaus' "babysitter" when they first joined the squad (in a similar way to how Klaus eventually became "babysitter" to Yuno & Mimosa when they joined years later). He always invited them to have tea after their training sessions. Hamon eventually becomes like an older brother to her along with their (pre-series) Vice Captain, Ronan (Ren) Conglaciare (OC), but Langris Vaude (their "backup babysitter") will always feel kind of like her babysitter.

She has known David Swallow since childhood and still thinks he is a moron. He may be her friend, but she is not above sharing his battle weak spots with Letoile to help her best him during their squad's training sessions.

Though her favorite hobbies generally involve her training her magic, she is surprisingly crafty. When she was young, she and Lorelei Swallow (OC) (who was like a big sister to her) always worked on crafts, particularly knitting projects, together. She does not have a lot of time for it these days, but it is still relaxing for her.

She loves tea and collects different blends. She doesn't have a lot of personal effects in her room at the Golden Dawn base, but she does have a porcelain tea set which was given to her by her parents.

A/N: I haven’t decided if she & Klaus are a pairing or just close friends. If they are a ship, they kind of give me “Right Person Wrong Time” vibes. Maybe if I write about them some more, I’ll figure it out. Feel free to weigh in friends. Thanks!

[acacia-may]

Lets appriciate little trees and have a penny for your thoughts on Kaiser Granvorka, okay?

Awww...Yay!! I'm always excited to see some "Little Tree" Appreciation in my inbox! It's so encouraging to see the tiny side characters getting some love. 💚 Thank you so much for the ask, fellow "Little Tree" Enthusiast! 🌲

What probably sticks out the most to me about Kaiser is that he has somehow managed to have by all accounts (though admittedly there have not been many accounts) an extremely functional relationship with his wife in a world of extremely convoluted and dysfunctional relationships and extremely unnecessary love shapes. Romantic ships in the world of Black Clover are quite frankly exhausting unless you are a side character (and both you and your significant other are alive), and I think Kaiser should get all the kudos just for managing to have (what I like to think is) a pretty solid marriage! Kaiser Granvorka x his wife for the win, friends!

In all seriousness though, Kaiser seems like a very decent, honorable man. He really steps up for the Purple Orcas when they are at their lowest and tries his best to restore them as a respectable Magic Knight squad. We don't know a lot about him, but he seems very reasonable and level-headed and is a strong leader but also very humble which is a stark contrast to a lot of the more notorious members of his squad (i.e. Gueldre and Xerx). He also seems to be very emotionally sturdy and unphased--just kind of quietly going about his business as opposed to the other Magic Knight Captains who really either command attention through strong personalities and presence and/or garner it with these big, chaotic personalities or behaviors. Also, he really seems to genuinely love and respect his wife which in an ideal world wouldn't be so noteworthy but in this world where there is so much rampant disrespect, infidelity, and unhappy marriages ect. ect. amongst the Clover Kingdom nobility of that older generation/Kaiser's generation, it is nice to see that at least someone is actually acting like a decent human and taking his marriage and wedding vows seriously (and, probably drinking his respect women juice, too. I get those vibes from him! He's a good man!).

Also, his magic is really cool! A vortex magic is just such an interesting concept, and I wish we got to see more of it!

For a Kaiser-song, I feel like I really have to highlight his incredibly functional relationship with his wife that (it seems) he does take very seriously and is very important to him. They have been together for a long time and that's nothing to scoff at, especially since he really seems to have genuine love and respect for her even after all of these years. Seriously, I have so many feelings about Kaiser and his wife right now, so I have chosen the song "When I Said I Do" for him. 💕

When I Said I Do - YouTube

Thank you so much for your ask and for playing my Penny for Your Thoughts ask game! 💖