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At the age of fifteen, Johan organizes a money laundering business which becomes very prosperous and well-known in the German underworld.From 1993 until he abandons the bank, Johan begins hiring serial killers around Germany to murder his former foster parents. Johan Liebert. His school teachers remark that he easily maintained perfect grades.Johan has often been described as "beautiful" by various characters. He is a ruthless and psychopathic serial killer whose life was saved by Kenzo Tenma as a child. Death is a normal thing. He then tries to provoke Tenma into killing him by holding a gun to the head of a young boy, Johan imparts to Tenma a memory only he possesses — the memory of his mother's choice that has affected him so dearly.Believing that he is speaking to a comatose Johan, Tenma informs Johan of his recent work with Doctors without Borders and how life has progressed since Ruhenheim. As a child, he even begged, "Please, don't make me forget Anna. A patrol officer named Kinderheim 511 was a secret, East German experimental orphanage located in East Berlin, with the goal of creating perfect soldiers.From atop a staircase in his chair, Johann contently gazes at Kinderheim 511's destruction.In time, Johann no longer desires to be at the orphanage. He possess innate understanding/knowledge of psychology. “Tell me what do you think is the ultimate fear? Tenma would later spend several years (after a 9 year period of peace, in which he is unaware that Johan was responsible for the Eisler Memorial Hospital murders) tracking down Johan out of a sense of guilt and responsibility for the "monster" he brought back from the grave. On the surface, Johan is a well-mannered, charismatic, and compassionate yet somewhat aloof young man.
He is physically and genetically perfect, he possesses a monstrous charisma and an inhuman prowess for manipulation. He is highly proficient at analysis and deduction, especially when it comes to the human psyche, and can instantly gain direct access to people's cores, hitting their weak spots, acknowledging their worth, and figuring out their mental processes, and manipulate them easily thereafter. Not a thing. “But you know, the hard part comes after you conquer the world. He is a very eloquent speaker, orator, and story-teller, by nature he is incredibly persuasive and charming. While the exact nature of their relationship is unknown, Fuhr's status as Bonaparta's superior pupil and Johan's connections to Bonaparta, intertwined their fates. Johan Liebert is the titular "monster" and main antagonist of the series. The two have had only one known meeting, when Johan encountered Fuhr when he was burning down the Red Rose Mansion and showed him his scenery for a doomsday. However, he is still believed to be in a coma. “The only thing humans are equal in is death.” Johann's plan had run smoothly up until that point, and all he had to do was ensure Schuwald's death at the book donation ceremony (which would be carried out by While previewing the collection of books Schuwald is donating to the Munich University Library, Johann, on a sudden urge, wanders off and finds a copy of At Schuwald's mansion, Johann is given a letter by Karl sent to him from the "Red Hindenburg," whom he knows to be On the day of Schuwald's book donation ceremony, Johann prepares to burn down the ceremonial room and somehow convinces a woman to ignite a trail of oil to initiate his scheme.
Johan's fate following this is unclear, but his hospital bed is seen empty in the ending credits with a breeze blowing in from an open window, ambiguously implying that Johan either escaped from the hospital and continued his vengeful path, if he died while in a comatose state, or if he committed suicide after finally learning his true identity. Helmut Wolf is a prime example of this; instead of simply being killed, Wolf is forced to watch as all of his close relatives and acquaintances die, one after another, all so he can feel what Johan felt, solitude. As Johann leaves the premises, he is observed by The sight of Johan causes Nina to immediately question who he is and faint.Johan goes to pick up his long-lost sister, who now goes by the name of Nina, from Heidelberg in May 1995.Later, Johann sends Nina a message requesting that she meet him at Heidelberg Castle.Traveling to Frankfurt, Johann begins to target an organization led by neo-Nazi leaders "Johann annihilates Goedelitz and his henchmen and leaves Nina a message telling her to meet him at the ruins of the Hilden & Engels warehouse in Romberg.Johann's plan in attending the university is to get close to the former business tycoon After revealing to Richard Brown a shocking revelation, Johan offers the teetotaling detective a drink.Meanwhile, Johann is able to reunite Schuwald with his long-lost son; delighted, Schuwald makes Johann his newly-appointed secretary. (Ep 34)” He then shows Tenma the scenery of the doomsday, which Tenma is temporarily overwhelmed by. I just poured a little oil on it.” Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Only one thing is equal for all, and that is death.” “There’s nothing special about being born. Johan was shot in the head at a young age, but was operated on and saved from death by Dr. Kenzo Tenma. For you all lives are created equal, that's why I came back to life. Almost everything in this world is meant to die. She then tells her brother that she forgives him. (Episode 49)” “Hatred is created when people gather. In this universe of ours, the birth of a new life on some corner of our planet is nothing but a tiny, insignificant flash. Johan Liebert/Tenma Kenzou (21) Nina Fortner/Johan Liebert (11) Wolfgang Grimmer/Tenma Kenzou (6) Johan Liebert/Jan Suk (4) Nina Fortner/Tenma Kenzou (3) Eva Heinemann/Tenma Kenzou (3) Johan Liebert/Reader (3) Johan Liebert & Tenma Kenzou (2) Johan Liebert/Original Character(s) (2) Rudi Gillen/Tenma Kenzou (2) Include Additional Tags Angst (12) Nina was the only person who knew about Johan's murders and lived to tell the tale.