Bauduin Bernhart

Bauduin Bernhart (ボードワン・ベルンハルト) is the Vice Commander of the Military Police Brigade and uncle of Captain Gloria Bernhart, mentioned in the Attack on Titan: Before the Fall manga. He is a rival of Captain Jentsch Dafner for the position of Commander of the Military Police.

Appearance
Bauduin Bernhart is a somewhat imposing man with a hooked nose, dark hair and sports a mustache. While not seen performing his duties so far, it is presumed that he wears the traditional uniform as part of the Military Police.

Personality
As a high ranking member of the Military Police, Bauduin holds a great deal of power. Although he gives off a friendly facade, he is a ruthless man who will stop at nothing to become the next Commander of the Military Police; he is also among those who see no value in the Survey Corps and wishes to disband them.

Underground City arc
Bauduin is first mentioned by Gloria as a possible candidate to become the next commander of the Military Police along with Jentsch Dafner, the captain of the Military Police force in the Industrial City. After the uprising caused by the Dissidence Movement, Jentsch is stripped of his rank and Bauduin is given command. He subsequently makes Gloria the interim head for the next few months. Bauduin then appears with Gloria at a society event and is noticed by fellow Military Police member Xavi Inocencio.

Restoration of the Survey Corps arc
Roughly a few weeks later, Bauduin is approached by Gloria and informed that the Survey Corps is working with an inventor in the Industrial City, Xenophon Harkimo, to craft a means to fight against the Titans. Bauduin is against the idea and still wishes to disband the Survey Corps, seeing it as a waste of time and resources. However, he begrudgingly tells Gloria that he will halt his efforts for the time being. Knowing that his niece will be in charge of the Industrial City MP's for the next three months, he tells Gloria that will be all the time he will allow. In addition, an expedition will be held at the end of the three months to test the device in question to see if it really would be effective; if not, Bauduin declares he will have the Survey Corps disbanded effective immediately. Gloria then departs and relays the conditions to the inventors and is also passed to the heads of the Survey Corps and Training Corps, Carlo and Jorge Pikale.

Relationships

 * Gloria Bernhart - While they have not been seen interacting with each other, it is presumed that Bauduin has a typical familial relationship with his niece.
 * Jentsch Dafner - As his political rival and opponent in becoming the next commander of the Military Police, Bauduin views Jentsch with contempt. It is presumed that Gloria's hand in the uprising that took place in the Industrial City was in part initiated by Bauduin; him being given command of the city's MP's immediately is further proof of how far he is willing to go to eliminate his rivals.