General Wilhelm Strasse

Obergruppenfuhrer Dr. Wilhelm Strasse, also known as "Deathshead" due to his skull-like visage, is a major character in the Wolfenstein series. He is one of the three secondary antagonists in Return to Castle Wolfenstein and the main antagonist of it's 2009 sequel, Wolfenstein and the 2014 sequel, Wolfenstein: The New Order.'

Role in Return to Castle Wolfenstein
In Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Deathshead is the creator of the Proto Soldiers, their failed prototypes, the Lopers, and his greatest creation, Das Ubersoldat. He is ordered by Heinrich Himmler to create these abominations for use in Operation: Resurrection, a plan to bring the German warlord Heinrich I back from the grave. Despite this, he has no belief in the occult. Protagonist Agent BJ Blaskowicz discovers the X-Labs where Deathshead conducts his experiments. After cornering Deathshead, he releases Das Ubersoldat to fight Blazkowicz. Das Ubersoldat is destroyed, but Deathshead escapes in a rocket plane and is never heard from again for the rest of the game.

Role in Wolfenstein
After Agent Blazkowicz kills General Viktor Zetta in Wolfenstein, Deathshead is called in to replace him, resuming his resaerch into Veil technology to make new, advanced weaponry for the Nazis. He, along with bodyguard Hans Grosse, capture and later kill Kreisau Circle leader Caroline Becker. Later, BJ follows him to his zeppelin and through a Veil portal, where Deathshead leaves him to be killed by Grosse, now fitted with power armor. Blazcowicz kills Grosse, destroys the Veil weapon Deathshead was working on, and escapes, leaving Deathshead to seemingly perish in the now crashing zeppelin. However, it is revealed at the end of the game that Deathshead survived the crash, cursing Agent Blazkowicz for ruining his plans.

Role in Wolfenstein: The New Order
Deathshead is set to be the main antagonist in the upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order.