Tanya von Degurechaff/Relationships

Being X
As the one who traps him in the body of a child, he deeply hates and holds an unspeakable grudge against him. Due to him being an Atheist, he refuses to acknowledge him as his Creator. Moreover, because of his intervention, he loathes him so much to the point where he is ready to kill him anytime he shows himself.

Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov


He originally always thought of her as a tool for his promotion and achievements. Moreover, he thinks of her as one of the human resources beneficial to the Empire. Despite this, Tanya also respects her to the fullest and honestly prefers her hand-brewed coffee the most. In the manga version Tanya occasionally calls Viktoriya by her nickname Visha. On a couple of occasions, Tanya tries to make sure his men don't do anything sexual towards Visha since they are comrades-in-arms.

Adelheid von Schugel
He is the only person Tanya doesn't want to ever meet again. He is terrified of his crazy requests and insane works.

Imperial Army 203rd Air Mage Battalion
He originally didn't care for them at all and thought of them as human resources for the Empire. However, since he is apprehensive about earning himself a bad reputation and record, he attempts to keep those under his command alive. According to LN Vol. 5, it is the opposition to the minds of his    men because they think of him as their lovable superior due to him being mad at losing some of his troops in the battle. They mistakenly thought he was grieving the loss of their comrades. In that event, they become more loyal and make him their example to become patriotic and ready to sacrifice their lives in order to protect not only the country, but also him. According to the Youjo Shenki side series, he is shown to have a deeper relationship with them. In Episode 08, he is willing to share his chocolates with his fellow comrades. In addition Episodes 10 and 12, which were both directed to them having fun together, clearly proves he does care for them at times.

In the manga version similar to the anime he originally thought of them as human resources but realize that she need to train too be the best to be his shield. During selection he set a high bar to enter the unit with many failing with the approval of Zettour he was given permission to "re educate them". It's shown that he values the veteran soldiers of his unit more than recruits not caring if they die compared to the veterans who he trust.

Salamander Combat Group
As their commander, Tanya shows good comprehension, communication skills, and leadership to his subordinates. She treats them strictly, and trusts that they are competent in their duties. He is good at enhancing the cooperation between different military units, making him a good leader. He also seldom interferes in her subordinates' duties by giving them the order and letting them decide how to do things. Hence, he wins their confidence and gets along well with them.

Hans von Zettour
Because of his reputation as his superior officer, he deeply expresses his gratitude and respect for him. But because he fears that his superior will be disappointed whenever he orders him to do something unusual (like putting his life at risk) he always prevents himself from making mistakes in front of him.

Erich von Rerugen
His relationship with him seems complicated and it has yet to be proven if he is aware of the fact that he is terrified of his personality.

Loria
He falls in love with Tanya at first sight. Loria vows to do everything in his power to capture him, break him, and ravish him. Thus, he decides that in order to win the war, the Union needs to release the prisoners from the lageri, (particularly the mages who were loyal to the previous Czarist regime)