Rainer "Drachenlord" Winkler - The German Youtube Sensation

[RomanesEuntDomus]

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So, a bit of an update on Germany's most notorious bioweapon. (this sums up posts from pages 520 to roughly 600 in the German thread).

After being spotted a few times close to his original hometown in Seukendorf, people thought he was living there, but it turned out that he (supposedly) only helped a friend moving stuff.
Rainer commented on this saying that he moved out of Bavaria. He was then later spotted with another person, supposedly a woman, in Fürth, near his hometown:


And then, on March 31st, his whereabouts were exposed once again, this time near Dortmund. How? Oh, you'll never believe it. Why, by someone spotting his giant blue monstrosity of a car, of course. Well, I never. It's almost like it was a terrible idea to buy a car that sticks out like that



He removed the license plates, but that doesn't help for two reasons.
1) The car is extremely rare in Germany, let alone in that configuration and color.
2) Every car in Germany needs a stamp on the windshield to indicate what class of emissions it has... and the license plate number is on that stamp.


While people were checking out the car, some female hobgoblin appeared and confronted the dragonhunters:

Transcript/Translation:

Spoiler

Woman: "Do you need help with anything?"
Haider: "I was just checking out that car."
Woman: "That's private property."
Haider: "We're only standing on this sidewalk, though."
Woman: "What's going on, what's up with you guys?"
Haider: "We're just looking for my cousin, Rainer."
Woman: "I don't know him. Give me your number and I uh-"
Haider: "Zero one..."
Woman: "What's going on?"
Haider: "We're looking for Rainer."
Women: "What Rainer?"
Haider: "Come on, don't be like that!"
Woman: "What?"
Haider: "Mona! Mona Wett!"

So yeah, her name is Mona Wett. This is her in all her... uh... splendour (?):

She was lovingly dubbed "Crackbeerchen" -> Crackberry. Much like Chris Chan, there's a few fake gfs that trolled Rainer, the most notably being the one with the fake marriage proposal featured in Dankula's video. Since that chick referred to herself as "Erdbeerchen" (Strawberry) every other woman Rainer is romantically involved with is referred to as Beerchen (berry).

Bit of a short infodump:
Apparently, she's 46 yo, has kids that live with their father, and even though we don't know if she's actually a (former) druggie or not, it seems rather plausible.

After being exposed, of course Rainer and Mona did their best to prevent people spotting the car once more:


With the car so expertly hidden, you almost forget that the address had already been posted to all haider-chats and websites.

A day later, April first, this video dropped (PSA: Don't watch without barf-bag on standby!):

Transcript/Translation:
Rainer: "You wanna marry me?"
Mona: "Yes"
The gates of hell: [Opening]

Check out Rainer's 80s pedo look. In general, there's only three different styles depending on the facial hair he can pull off:
Full beard is fat neckbeard mode.
Moustache is fat 80s pedo mode.
Clean shaven is American lesbian mode.

Later that evening, Rainer hit the road again with full escort by the police no less.
A Haider, who took pursuit, was stopped by an unmarked police car, asked where he was going, where he was coming from and so on and essentially detained until Rainer was well off and far away.

Though we go one image worth sharing:

It's an image DaVinci could not have done better.


On April 4th, he was spotted near Lünen, this happened:

(Dude is only shouting "Rainer, we're fans over and over).

He actually slightly damaged that blue bench (and his fender). Not a biggie, but by driving off, he technically committed a hit-and-run offense.
The least of his current problems (this is what we call foreshadowing in the business).
There was a rumour going around that Rainer had pushed a guy on a bicycle off the road, but we even to this day don't know if it's true.

Same day:

Translation: [incoherent rage, yelling repeatedly at the driver to get out the car, the guy filming is asking if he should call the cops).

Someone contacted the local police via Twitter and asked if they were aware of the hit-and-run offense and Rainer shouting at and beating another guy in a car. Their answer:
"We are aware of these videos and are currently looking into it. The legal proceedings are underway."

April 6th, Drachenlord and Crackberry were spotted in a Hotel in Fürth (close to Rainer's hometown again). Apparently, he and his... uh... fiancée... had to leave due to Haiders being Haiders and doing shitty things that bothered the Hotel staff. April 6th near his hometown, keep that in mind folks.
This photo was made:

And you thought I was joking when I said that he looks like an American lesbian without a beard
They fled to Thuringia and later back to Dortmund. We also learned that Crackberry inherited a house, so maybe Rainer has another person's legacy to turn into a moldy hovel, that'll be sold for a pittance and torn down? Time will tell.

Rainer was oddly quiet the following days, if not weeks. Said he was busy, so no streams/videos, was working on different projects that'll pay off later and so on. He later admitted that he tried to be casted for TV shows like "Love Island" and "The biggest Loser".
Also he tried infiltrating a Haider group chat on Telegram but it went about as well as this little stunt:


He might not have posted a photo of himself in that chat, but he used a known telephone number and his username in Telegram is "Rainer Winkler". Yeah. Smooth operator. He spent most of his time bitching about not being Rainer and defending Rainer. Mind you, by literally going back and forth from first-person to third-person while speaking about Rainer. Can't make this shit up, man.

Now, two things that were becoming more and more odd: Rainer did share a few old videos with himself and Mona, but they were rather old -and- some of them apparently showed him be the passenger while Mona was driving. No recent videos with her either and he suddenly declared his relationship with Mona a matter of privacy and was very clam about it. Usually a good indication that something about it went pearshaped.
Rainer was also looking for sponsors that would buy him a new house... no. Really.

Believe it or not, this was all just the prelude to the big drop.... which I will cover in the next post.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

So, part 2.

Rainer had spent the last couple weeks not sharing much new information, making barely any videos, and he went to Fürth/Emskirchen every other weekend, it seems. Little to no info on Mona, and then, on Wednesday, his whereabouts were leaked yet again. And if at this point you still need to ask how? I pray for your soul.

His car was found hidden in the Biergarten of a Hotel in Werne, NRW.


And oddly enough, there was damage on the car:

Full disclosure, we have no clue what happened, the mirror is busted and the fender is scratched. Leading hypothesis is a guy on a bicycle hitting the car... maybe he just drove past a wall or something, but we're eager to find out.

Anyway, the situation really quickly escalated. Within hours of his whereabouts being posted, someone ordered 15 Pizzas at a nearby Pizza place. All in all, ~90 Pizzas were ordered over the coming hours. 400ish calls were made to the Hotel. Several fake bad reviews on various portals criticizing the Hotel for housing a stinking ogre. Supposedly, Rainer's time in the Hotel was ogre, supposedly he left...

Yesterday, these were posted:

Even the Haider Airforce was mobilized.

A tidbit of info from Facebook:

Translation:

"Last update:
Maybe we can calm you down.
The guest has left, the car has been removed by our boss. At our age, we're unfamiliar with such names. Ultimately, we don't google names of our guests before they come here. That was most likely a mistake. Farewell, your Kolpinghaus City Hotel."

And the German thread ran wild with speculation, but here's a few really odd details:
1) The car is not on the Hotel's parking lot, it's parked on a regular (public) parking lot on the street.
2) Rainer nowhere to be seen.
3) The car's warning lights are flashing, so whoever did this had Rainer's car keys.
4) Apparently, the car was under police supervision.

Now, the things that boggled our minds: If Rainer has left, why didn't he leave by car? Why did the Hotel have his car towed? Who had access to the car, why and how? The car wasn't even on the hotel's parking lot, so they technically shouldn't even be able to have it towed.

Then, today a stream and a VERY stressed Rainer admitted: He currently does not possess a driving permit. And keep in mind, we're not talking about a mere driver's license, oh no. We are talking about the general permission to operate a vehicle. Dunno about you Anglo-Saxon Kiwis, but in Germany, there's several different possibilities:

1) Having a driver's license but not carrying it with you (You're not allowed to operate a car without the license -> small fine).
2) Having a driver's license but due to offenses, you are forbidden to operate a car for some time (-> you get caught, it turns out rather nasty for you, heavy fine)
3) Being deemed unfit to operate a car, your license is voided and you need to wait at least 6 months and undergo a mental health check before you can apply to remake your permit. Driving under these circumstances is an actual crime and can land your ass in jail for up to 12 months.

The latter is what applies to Rainer. Who is serving not one but two probations at the moment, mind you.

But it gets worse, according to Rainer, he lost his driver's license on April 5th. Yet we know he drove back and forth between Dortmund and Fürth at least 2 times since then... he might claim that Mona was driving those times, but given that he was in a Hotel in Werne on his own, one might wonder: How did he get there in his car without a driver?
Remember that blue bench and the little hit-and-run? He hit that on April 4th. As well as trying to beat up that guy in the other car.

This was when he was already under the legal obligation to hand in his driver's license (which he supposedly did the next day).
According to the stream, he was notified that he was under the obligation to participate in a mental health examination to figure out if he was to keep his license or not... this was sometime late last year, before he bought the blue monstrosity.
Supposedly, the powers that be told him that he'd not have to do that until after his 2nd court date in late March, however a few days before that day, he was informed that the time was up, he had missed the deadline and was now ordered to hand in his driver's license. Which he did like two weeks later. And then he drove around Germany some more while making videos of himself. What could possibly go wrong?

A few hours ago, someone supposedly working for the Hotel came forward and posted this:

Translation:

So, a short summary of what I know of. He checked in yesterday, asked for a private parking lot for his Ford. Our boss offered to park the car in the currently closed Biergarten, cause that's the only space not visible from the street. About 5 PM, our portier received the first weird calls. For instance, someone asked if the hotel rooms came with a small oven, cause he'd arrive with 5kgs of Ofenkäse [For reference: Ofenkäse is a type of cheese you heat in an oven and dip bread in like fondue, it's something Rainer is fond of].

At about 7PM it became even weirder. All of a sudden, there was a food delivery guy who said there was an order for 15 pizzas for a certain Mr. Rainer Winkler. We called him in his room and he just said he hadn't ordered those and that it was some assholes instead, that keep on bullying him. We sent the Pizzaguy off, who was understandably very agitated and said that he'll never deliver to our Hotel ever again.

The next couple hours, we were bombarded with phone calls, even some from guests who already booked a room, who told us they'd not show up, cause Mr. Winkler was in our hotel and they wanted to avoid the trouble [he brings].

My boss was fed up at that point and went to the Winkler in his room to tell him, that he'd have to leave immediately. Cause it was no longer acceptable, that we suffer more financial losses because of him. He was told to pay for his room anyway, to cover the damage/expenses of the last few hours. Winkler would have none of that and said if he can't stay, he won't pay either. But we still had his car keys, both of them actually, cause they were tied together by a scrunchy. The boss then told him he'd only get them back, after paying up. After a few verbal attacks, Winkler left our hotel. The next day, our boss called the cops to ask, how he could get rid of the car as quickly as possible. As recommended by the police, the car was transported off by a towing company. That was pretty easy, since we had the keys after all.

What happened before and after, I don't know.

We don't know if it's fake or not, but it does check out...

So, Rainer's current whereabouts are unknown (most likely some shitty hotel), without the blue monstrosity he's a bit harder to spot while holing up somewhere inside, but the moment he has to travel somewhere, he's going to be found rather easy, I guess. Especially if he has to go by mass transport like a train or bus.
His ass is on many hotel blacklists already, btw, and without a car and all his possessions either in storage, at his (former?) gf's house or inside the Ranger, he literally only has what he currently has on his back.

The stream he did, where he admitted to losing his driver's license, was without video, so maybe he used his phone to stream? He sounded -very- beat up and the way how he talked about Mona made it sound like he didn't know what their relationship-status is (which is usually a good indication that there no longer is a "relationship status").

He's now without a home, without a car, without a family, without any possessions, without money, without the PC that he needs to stream to make money, his car is impounded (and he can't get it back without paying the towing company)... dude is now a hobo without even a sleeping bag.

As a bit of an addendum, apparently several different people, maybe a dozen, called the towing company, claiming to be Rainer Winkler and offering to come by and get "their" car.

The legal repercussions of this newest highlight are going to be wild, me thinks.

Edit:
Artist's rendition.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

Fuck it, tripple post, cause the short snippet from his latest stream is totally worth it. And I think not adding that stuff into the previous post is warranted, to avoid fuckhuge walls of text.

Translation (As usual, I tried to be as verbatim as possible to fully capture the meandering nature of his speech):
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Let me clean up a rumor: Yes, I currently do not have a driver's license any more, cause here too, it's the systematic destruction of a person. After I sold my house... and got the Ranger, before I had it parked at home, but already had bought it, I received a letter from the municipal administration, that said- from the ministry of transportation, that said, I'd have to request a "MPU" [explanation: the MPU is a mental evaluation to figure out if someone is mentally fit enough to operate a car], or rather, that it was requested and I'd have to partake in one. So I wrote them [back] and told them, I'd do it, looked for someone, explained them everything, however it seems that was- it somehow didn't go through and ultimately, it was communicated to me, that it'd be alright if I did the MPU after the court date in, erm, after the court date that was recently just now in April or when was it? [Stress sigh] Or march?
After that court date I'd be able to do the MPU and then, if the MPU would turn out against me, I'd have to remake my driver's license or- or- rather I'd have to apply for a new one. [Stress sigh] And that's no longer the case, cause shortly before the court date, I was told that it was now legally binding [literally: res judicata] even though I was originally told I'd have time to hand in everything after the court date. [Heavy stress sigh]

And this is the third [instance of the] systematic destruction of a human being. I sold my house, I no longer have any means of contact to the municipality, that I lived in for decades, I tried contacting them several times, but I'm blocked off immediately. [Stress sigh] I can't get through via telephone. Then it went like this, after I left the house and it had been sold, [stress sigh], I learned that I have to hand in my driver's license, even though it had been communicated, that it- that I only have to do my MPU after the court date. A week before the court date- actually maybe just a few days before, I learned that it was already legally binding, and I can't do anything about it. [Stress sigh] The joke is that, I wanna add at this moment, I can't request the MPU [myself], I can't do it, for one reason: I don't have a fixed address anymore. [Stress sigh] The municipal administration assured me before I agreed to selling my house, before I actually did sell my house, that I'd receive- that I'd receive an apartment, that I could leave it to them, that they'd help me find an apartment, cause based on my situation with the Haiders etc. I wouldn't find an apartment on my own. It was said- I was told, I was understood and I was told I'd get help finding an apartment. [Stress sigh] There was one meagre attempt, erm, but I was refused while I was already moving out of my house. [Stress sigh] Thereafter, I was left out to dry by the municipal administration. When I had moved out of the house [dramatic pause] there was no longer any communication whatsoever.

Now, the most ironic thing about all this is that I can't request the MPU without a fixed address and I don't have a fixed address, cause I moved out of my house, that I was born and grew up in, that my family lived in for over 400 years, and now the punchline is this: I don't get a new home anywhere else, the municipal administration no longer feels responsible for me, de-registered me [as a denizen], even though we had a different agreement, and now I don't have a house, I don't have an apartment, I don't have a driver's license and all just cause I defended myself against HAIDERS.

I defended myself against the Haiders, I stood up to the Haiders, fought back, caused harm to them even though they attacked me, even though they insulted me, even though they hassled me, even though they caused me damage in every way possible, back then and now, and still damage me, and I had to give up my driver's license, cause I committed too many violent crimes, when I defended myself against these people. [Stress sigh] As I said, in fact, as I see things, this is the systematic destruction of a human being.

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A few thoughts from me:

Dude sounds really defeated. And he's talking a lot of nonsense to shift blame. He brought all this on himself of course.

The whole MPU thing: you receive a letter and that very clearly states what you have to do and by what day it needs to be done. It's weird that he comes up with two explanations why it's not his fault: Not only was he told he could hand in everything after the court date, but also that he couldn't do the MPU in the first place. Smells like bullshit to me. I bet he simply forgot about it until it was too late.
It's also worth noting that he supposedly received the letter telling him that his driver's license was void in mid March, according to the relevant law (§69 no less), that should mean he is no longer allowed to operate a vehicle with immediate effect... yet he still drove around in early April. And since we can see him clearly committing crimes (hit-and-run on the bench and assaulting another driver), that shit is going to blow up hard, I think (if I am not mistaken about the immediate effect thing).

He is still a hundred percent convinced that he never did anything wrong, so if any troll manages to find him and confront him, I would not be surprised if Rainer went completely apeshit. Ironically, the biggest risk is gone, now that he no longer has a car to use for vehicular manslaughter.

Dude is fucked, I almost feel sorry for him.

 

[Bubble Ba'ath]

Once again, thanks for all of this. This was a lot of typing to convert these developments into Angloid. I am fascinated by this cow and he is the true inheritor of the CWC legacy for sheer over the top ridiculousness.

 

[Stornoway]

Thank you very much for the update, i have been following the german thread with the help of google translate but it moves way too fast.

 

[slickerthanyouraverage]

I don't think he'll end up on the street. My bet is that he'll end up in a psych ward somewhere in Nuremberg. With some outlook towards living in a assisted living facility for vulnerable adults where his ability to use social media is barred. A manchild like Rainer should have never been able to live on his own, he is suffering from an overdose of autonomy, it is literally killing him slowly.

And that will be the end of the Drachengame. From then on there will be the autopsy of the Drachengame, academics and journalists will study the case and try to figure out how the all powerful but-nerdaloid German Bureacratic State was somehow unable and unwilling to intervene in this shitshow.

Maybe there will be krimi TV shows with themes from the Drachengame. Mass mobbing, an isolated histrionic neckbeard addicted to online streaming, the dangers of social media for (former) special needs students, flash mobbing and mass vandalizing in a sleepy village. General internet terror.

 

[Kerr Avon]

That snippet with the hotel manager telling him to gtfo , it's a pity there's no footage of that.

Thanks for summaries tho.

 

[Sinner's Sandwich]

, i have been following the german thread with the help of google translate

Must be hard because google translate doesn't know Winklerisms that are frequently getting used.

If you see a German word that ends with "ne" it's to 90% a Winlerism and any word that ends with "er" but should end with "a" like the name Mona - Moner is also a Winlerism.

Maybe there will be krimi TV shows with themes from the Drachengame.

There already is an episode like that but it was making fun of him.

 

[MuuMuu Bunnylips]

Were they at least good pizzas?

 

[AntiSchwuletteAktion]

Drachenlord is living through the arc in Trailer Park Boys where Ricky loses literally everything and lives in the burnt ruins of his dad's trailer lmao

 

[Raiken]

So wait, not only did he spend way to much money that he got for abandoning his family home on a car that is far above what he will ever need, but he did so knowing that he will need to turn in his licence not even a month after?

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

So wait, not only did he spend way to much money that he got for abandoning his family home on a car that is far above what he will ever need, but he did so knowing that he will need to turn in his licence not even a month after?

Yes. Yes he did. Though in my previous post I mixed up a little detail: He bought the car, but it hadn't yet been delivered to his home, then he received the letter telling him about the exam. A smart person would have contemplated to just go back on the purchase (after all, the car hadn't even yet been delivered), but Rainer expected to very easily pass the mental exam I guess.

Even before we learned about this driver's permit issue, the car purchase was hands down one of the worst decisions in his entire life (and that is not something said easy!). With this new detail though... it's just a whole new level of failure.

Edit:
He now put a couple of videos on TikTok of himself listening to sad music and crying silently.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdoglmjQTMI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvz8dH81BV4

Lead forensic analysts assume his beloved Crackberry dumped him. -Or- that's what we are lead to believe as a smokescreen, so he can move in with her in peace.
Also, Haiders doing some scouting around Crackberry's home have been attacked by locals, who threw magnets at their cars or something.

 

[3-2-1836]

Dunno about you Anglo-Saxon Kiwis, but in Germany, there's several different possibilities:

1) Having a driver's license but not carrying it with you (You're not allowed to operate a car without the license -> small fine).
2) Having a driver's license but due to offenses, you are forbidden to operate a car for some time (-> you get caught, it turns out rather nasty for you, heavy fine)
3) Being deemed unfit to operate a car, your license is voided and you need to wait at least 6 months and undergo a mental health check before you can apply to remake your permit. Driving under these circumstances is an actual crime and can land your ass in jail for up to 12 months.

In the Texas it would be the following:

1. Failure to Display License - $10 court fee if you show up to court later and show them you have a valid license

2. Suspended License, habitual traffic offenses, failure to pay child support, not carrying car insurance.

3. Revoked License, due to major criminal traffic convictions like DWI or vehicular manslaughter

2 & 3 are actually the same charge: Driving While License Invalid (DWLI), first offense is just a fine, second offense you could be arrested and sentenced to 6 months of jail.

Also it should be noted, with the sole expection of medical conditions (specifically seizures or severe sleep disorders) and child support, the state cannot under any circumstances suspend your license except for traffic offenses that endanger the public, habitual speeding, hit & run, or getting caught multiple times driving without insurance.

You can't even get suspended for refusing to pay traffic fines or never renewing your registration.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

In the Texas it would be the following:

1. Failure to Display License - $10 court fee if you show up to court later and show them you have a valid license

2. Suspended License, habitual traffic offenses, failure to pay child support, not carrying car insurance.

3. Revoked License, due to major criminal traffic convictions like DWI or vehicular manslaughter

2 & 3 are actually the same charge: Driving While License Invalid (DWLI), first offense is just a fine, second offense you could be arrested and sentenced to 6 months of jail.

Also it should be noted, with the sole expection of medical conditions (specifically seizures or severe sleep disorders) and child support, the state cannot under any circumstances suspend your license except for traffic offenses that endanger the public, habitual speeding, hit & run, or getting caught multiple times driving without insurance.

You can't even get suspended for refusing to pay traffic fines or never renewing your registration.

It's pretty similar to how we do things in Germany (minus the Child Support thing, though), but there is that one addition, that the powers that be can voice doubt about trust in your ability to operate a vehicle... though the pre-requisits are rather specific.

In Rainer's case, there's a plethora of minor offenses featuring assault or attempted assault, but also footage of him trying to chase people over a field which constitutes using your car as a weapon. But what's really the cherry on top: Rainer attempted to dodge a harder sentence in his trial last year and had an expert attest him of being "impulsive" (ie: having a tendency to get frustrated quickly and then resorting to violence due to mental issues)... and guess what came back to bite him in the fucking ass

 

[moocow]

This is pretty funny, but a couple details of the hotel adventure seem a little dubious to me (at least legally).

By all accounts, he checked into the hotel, went to his room, stayed there and behaved himself. Presumably he didn't bother anyone, break any rules or cause any disruptions or damage, because god knows we'd have heard about it if he had. Then trolls commenced the pizza deliveries and people started canceling bookings because he was staying at the hotel.

In response to this, the hotel decided to kick him out and demand he pay for the room he could no longer use, and when he (rightly, imho) refused, they stole and ransomed his car the next day because he "abandoned" it there (understandable since they refused to give him back his keys).

[Uncomfortable reminder that he didn't actually do anything to the hotel -- and it actually was people fucking with him as he claimed to the management -- goes here.]

I get the hotel management being pissed at the calls and cancelations, but neither of those things were actually his fault. Fine, private property, blah blah, they can kick him out for whatever reason. But I don't think you can do that and still expect them to pay for it like that. Now this is Amerifat reasoning of course so maybe in Germany things work differently, but that really doesn't sound legal to me. Much as I'm loathe to agree with the lunatic here, I think he was justified in being pissed at this proposition.

Now whether that part is legal or ethical or not, I'm stunned that they've seemingly gotten away with effectively stealing and ransoming his truck. "Pay us $100 for the room we won't let you use or we're not giving back the keys to your $30,000 truck so you can't move it, and if you don't move it, we'll have it towed." That has to be illegal. And yeah, I know, he's earned this and more, but for some reason karmic retribution isn't as satisfying to me when it comes because somebody's being greedy and not dispensing righteous justice.

In terms of his dealings with (and behavior at) the hotel, it sounds like his only mistake was letting them have the keys in the first place. I'd have never agreed to that in the first place, and my response to "you can't stay here after all, get out and also pay for the room anyway" would have been an enthusiastic "lolno," but perhaps that just means I shouldn't vacation in Germany while fat, notorious and driving a giant blue Ford.

Ah well, the "hotel mysteriously torched overnight" arc could be entertaining anyway.

As others have said, thanks for translating all this. It's hilarious!

 

[3-2-1836]

It's pretty similar to how we do things in Germany (minus the Child Support thing, though), but there is that one addition, that the powers that be can voice doubt about trust in your ability to operate a vehicle... though the pre-requisits are rather specific.

In Rainer's case, there's a plethora of minor offenses featuring assault or attempted assault, but also footage of him trying to chase people over a field which constitutes using your car as a weapon. But what's really the cherry on top: Rainer attempted to dodge a harder sentence in his trial last year and had an expert attest him of being "impulsive" (ie: having a tendency to get frustrated quickly and then resorting to violence due to mental issues)... and guess what came back to bite him in the fucking ass

In Texas assault with a vehicle isn't actually considered a traffic offense, so you can't be suspended

This is pretty funny, but a couple details of the hotel adventure seem a little dubious to me (at least legally).

By all accounts, he checked into the hotel, went to his room, stayed there and behaved himself. Presumably he didn't bother anyone, break any rules or cause any disruptions or damage, because god knows we'd have heard about it if he had. Then trolls commenced the pizza deliveries and people started canceling bookings because he was staying at the hotel.

In response to this, the hotel decided to kick him out and demand he pay for the room he could no longer use, and when he (rightly, imho) refused, they stole and ransomed his car the next day because he "abandoned" it there (understandable since they refused to give him back his keys).

[Uncomfortable reminder that he didn't actually do anything to the hotel -- and it actually was people fucking with him as he claimed to the management -- goes here.]

I get the hotel management being pissed at the calls and cancelations, but neither of those things were actually his fault. Fine, private property, blah blah, they can kick him out for whatever reason. But I don't think you can do that and still expect them to pay for it like that. Now this is Amerifat reasoning of course so maybe in Germany things work differently, but that really doesn't sound legal to me. Much as I'm loathe to agree with the lunatic here, I think he was justified in being pissed at this proposition.

Now whether that part is legal or ethical or not, I'm stunned that they've seemingly gotten away with effectively stealing and ransoming his truck. "Pay us $100 for the room we won't let you use or we're not giving back the keys to your $30,000 truck so you can't move it, and if you don't move it, we'll have it towed." That has to be illegal. And yeah, I know, he's earned this and more, but for some reason karmic retribution isn't as satisfying to me when it comes because somebody's being greedy and not dispensing righteous justice.

In terms of his dealings with (and behavior at) the hotel, it sounds like his only mistake was letting them have the keys in the first place. I'd have never agreed to that in the first place, and my response to "you can't stay here after all, get out and also pay for the room anyway" would have been an enthusiastic "lolno," but perhaps that just means I shouldn't vacation in Germany while fat, notorious and driving a giant blue Ford.

Ah well, the "hotel mysteriously torched overnight" arc could be entertaining anyway.

As others have said, thanks for translating all this. It's hilarious!

Do you not pay for the room upfront in Germany? Here in the US you pay the hotel, a $50 to $100 deposit that's returned when you leave and the moment you step into the room you're not entitled to a refund.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

This is pretty funny, but a couple details of the hotel adventure seem a little dubious to me (at least legally).

By all accounts, he checked into the hotel, went to his room, stayed there and behaved himself. Presumably he didn't bother anyone, break any rules or cause any disruptions or damage, because god knows we'd have heard about it if he had. Then trolls commenced the pizza deliveries and people started canceling bookings because he was staying at the hotel.

In response to this, the hotel decided to kick him out and demand he pay for the room he could no longer use, and when he (rightly, imho) refused, they stole and ransomed his car the next day because he "abandoned" it there (understandable since they refused to give him back his keys).

[Uncomfortable reminder that he didn't actually do anything to the hotel -- and it actually was people fucking with him as he claimed to the management -- goes here.]

I get the hotel management being pissed at the calls and cancelations, but neither of those things were actually his fault. Fine, private property, blah blah, they can kick him out for whatever reason. But I don't think you can do that and still expect them to pay for it like that. Now this is Amerifat reasoning of course so maybe in Germany things work differently, but that really doesn't sound legal to me. Much as I'm loathe to agree with the lunatic here, I think he was justified in being pissed at this proposition.

Now whether that part is legal or ethical or not, I'm stunned that they've seemingly gotten away with effectively stealing and ransoming his truck. "Pay us $100 for the room we won't let you use or we're not giving back the keys to your $30,000 truck so you can't move it, and if you don't move it, we'll have it towed." That has to be illegal. And yeah, I know, he's earned this and more, but for some reason karmic retribution isn't as satisfying to me when it comes because somebody's being greedy and not dispensing righteous justice.

In terms of his dealings with (and behavior at) the hotel, it sounds like his only mistake was letting them have the keys in the first place. I'd have never agreed to that in the first place, and my response to "you can't stay here after all, get out and also pay for the room anyway" would have been an enthusiastic "lolno," but perhaps that just means I shouldn't vacation in Germany while fat, notorious and driving a giant blue Ford.

Ah well, the "hotel mysteriously torched overnight" arc could be entertaining anyway.

As others have said, thanks for translating all this. It's hilarious!

I wholeheartedly agree, if the hotel decides to kick him out, they can't ask for his money to pay for the room. The post makes it look like the payment for the room is supposed to somewhat make up for the loss in revenue due to others cancelling their stay, but that makes no sense from a legal point of view.
In fact, if they kick him out without him having done anything to warrant that treatment, by all means, they should have to pay him compensation for the money he lost out due to going to another hotel.

They can't just throw him out, they can't just take his money and they can't just keep his pickup. Under normal conditions, anyway.

I think we got somewhat unreliable information or some important detail is missing. Like: Maybe the order of things was wrong and things escalated with Rainer when asking what the hell was going on (dude has a short fuse after all) and that caused the manager to throw him out. And why did he give them his car keys in the first place?

My best guess is that Rainer might not have driven to the hotel himself and asked the hotel staff to hold on to his keys in case they need to move his car?

The car did end up at his former home (it's parked right in front of the police station that Rainer used to bother on an hourly basis), so it's not like the hotel had the car impounded and given that Rainer is not allowed to drive anyway (something the hotel might even have been aware of), that might explain a little what was going on.

Do you not pay for the room upfront in Germany? Here in the US you pay the hotel, a $50 to $100 deposit that's returned when you leave and the moment you step into the room you're not entitled to a refund.

You usually do pay up front, but there is no deposit. At best, the hotel could bill Rainer with a small fee for cleaning up his room, but they can't throw him out based on the behaviour of strangers unafiliated with Rainer and then still ask for money.
Now that I think about it, the argument supposedly arose cause Rainer refused to pay, but he should have paid up front... it's really fucking weird.

Oh... and on a sidenote, Rainer most likely lied about breaking up with Mona, so he can move in with her without anyone noticing and recently he set up a server for the game Ark, but that stuff was shut down by haiders within a few hours and Rainer's Ark account is now banned.

So, rather boring atm. The next huge highlight is underway though, no doubt.
Even though we have precisely zero details about it, we have good reasons to believe that there's currently still legal proceedings regarding Rainer running in the background.
The state prosecution has gone for a revision, which might cause a complete repeat of Rainer's last court hearing. Also there's an image of a letter floating around by the state prosecution authority of Fürth notifying the recipient of the letter that their case against Rainer is currently on hold, cause there is an active investigation with good chances of success going on that would have a significantly higher sentence, so that there's no point in going forward with the smaller case atm.

 

[Jeremy Dewitte]

@the_watcher and I are translating, we translated 4 episodes so far. The creator of the playlist uploads weekly afaik and will send me the script next week around Tuesday or Wednesday - he's currently on vacation.

Update: creator added subtitle nr 3 and 4. more subtitles coming soon, keep checking the playlist. Idk if I will update this post every time the creator adds the translations.

Update 2: dragonlord is quiet at the moment, probably was told to shut the fuck up. Appeal hearing is on Wednesday, will be an event. People already announced to go there and make notes of the hearing.

Update 3: Episode 10 is finished.

Thanks a lot for providing these translations, it's really well done. I thoroughly enjoyed the series, thanks to the subtitles it's probably the most comprehensive source about Drachenlord in English. It makes the story about Herr Winkler accessible to many more people.
Are there any plans to continue after episode 18, the last one with subtitles? Thanks again.

 

[Rommelbutt]

Thanks a lot for providing these translations, it's really well done. I thoroughly enjoyed the series, thanks to the subtitles it's probably the most comprehensive source about Drachenlord in English. It makes the story about Herr Winkler accessible to many more people.
Are there any plans to continue after episode 18, the last one with subtitles? Thanks again.

currently the project is paused due to time issues. but I won't abandon the project. I just don't have time atm.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

Some news to keep you guys in the loop.

Rainer's whereabouts are still a mystery, most likely he's hiding with his former neighbors the Schweighöfers or he's in some hostel or whatever in Emskirchen close to the police station that he used to bother on an hourly basis.
It's just an assumption though, since we assume he's sticking close to his beloved Pickup, that's currently parked in front of the police station.

Mona seems to be out of the quation for real, but given the lack of dirty laundy being aired in public, I guess they managed to end it without too much drama.

And then there's this minor news to round up this post:
Rainer has made a (new) Pornhub account and he'll post images and videos in the coming days. Be afraid, my fellow Kiwis. Be very afraid.

Edit:
Confirmed today, he was spotted in Nuremberg, a major city close to his former home. He was waddling down the streets.