Manfred von Ardenne Puns

Really nothing else to say. I thought it was an interesting bit of information.

I was looking up some concept art of Manfred, and I noticed he was wearing earrings. I didn't recall this detail at all from the first game, so I went back and looked at the sprites. There is an almost imperceptible turquoise earring!

https://preview.redd.it/hfxpy88z5rt71.png?width=524&format=png&auto=webp&s=2fb591a6898572902aca049fc53c16ee26af9319

The concept art:

https://preview.redd.it/sb2dbc9u5rt71.png?width=698&format=png&auto=webp&s=17b70934c7216765f5a2873bfb477b0929827525

https://preview.redd.it/6wqypzuv5rt71.png?width=340&format=png&auto=webp&s=fd4d1eb6e84dd6e9b477fe3a5b88a56e79721e88

I don't know why this fascinates me so much. Does he wear them just to match the large jewel on his cravat? Does he have other stylish ear wear? Did he get them to match Franziska? Did he make Miles get his ears pierced too?

I need to know the deep lore of Manfred's earrings.

"Wow! We really have a nut-looser on the loose."

Manfred von Wreckerstein is the world's greatest demolition's expert. With his skill and experience, he can take apart just about anything in no time. After being fired from Centerville's public services and replaced by a blatant nepotism pick, he turns his sights towards ruining the mayor's reputation by tearing apart a ship's christening.

He claims that, despite how any feat you see may appear, he does it all by hand through pure skill with only wrenches.

W/ Wrenches

• Tears apart the mayor's phone and chair, likely in advance.

• Destroys a phone booth while making a call.

• Tears apart a water tower, complete to the point that the water floods out and creates a mud pit that the whole structure sinks into.

• Tears apart the mayor's tux, then his entire house on his way out.

• Tears apart a camera and its tripod while walking past.

• Pulls apart a band's instruments while never being visible on stage.

• Tears apart so many structures that Benjy struggles to find a place to transform.

• Quickly undoes the supports on a freighter and sends two big cracks through it.

• Threatens to tear apart the entire shipyard before the Thing finally stops him.

W/ Tow Truck

• Pulls out a street's worth of street lamps.

• Tears apart an apartment building.

• Pulls parts off of two statues and a billboard.

• Tears apart Ronald's car despite never visibly coming into contact with it.

Other

• Pulls off two men's shoes with a small wand.

• Tears down a wooden platform by removing one pin.