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| “ | You perplex me, Captain. But you do not scare me. | „ |
| ~ Deathshead, before his final battle with Blazkowicz. |
| “ | Captain Blazkowicz. I know a lot about you. We have the same name, you and I. Wilhelm, William. But...you call me "Deathshead". I don't like it. I'm a happy man, you see? It doesn't sound right in English. Say it...correctly. Toten...kopf. | „ |
| ~ Deathshead, telling Blazkowicz to refer to his name in German. |
| “ | So… gullible! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead's final words before his death. |
Dr. Obergruppenführer Wilhelm Strasse, better known as Deathshead (in German: Totenkopf, Skull), is the main antagonist of the Wolfenstein series.
Deathshead is a high-ranking and leading member of the German Armed Forces/Wehrmacht as well as the head of the SS Special Projects Division. Furthermore, being a gifted but twisted scientist whose war machines ensured the victory of the Third Reich against the Allied Forces. He is also the arch-nemesis of William J. Blazkowicz.
He was voiced by Robin Atkin Downes (who also voiced Travis Touchdown in the No More Heroes series, and played Lachlan McDermott in Criminal Minds and Doomsday in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice) in the 2009 Wolfenstein and Dwight Schultz (who also voiced Charon and Helios in the God of War series, Professor Pyg in Batman: Arkham Knight, Yo Mika in Final Fantasy X and Vulture in Marvel's Spider-Man) in Wolfenstein: The New Order.
Biography[]
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, wishing instead his creations be used as direct weapons of war. 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.
Wolfenstein[]
After Agent Blazkowicz kills General Viktor Zetta in Wolfenstein, Deathshead is called in to replace him, resuming his research 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.
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood[]
While Deathshead does not make a physical appearance in Wolfenstein: The old blood, he is mentioned throughout. He is the driving factor of O.S.A agent William J. Blazkowicz's infiltration of Castle Wolfenstein. Blazkowicz's aim was to obtain the secret folder containing the location of Deathshead's compound for the Allies which was under the possession of the Castle's Commander Helga von Schabbs, a high-level member of Deathshead's staff. Strasse is also mentioned during the later segments of the game through Emmerich Schreiner, who also was a member of the General's senior staff.
Wolfenstein: The New Order[]
Deathshead is the main antagonist of Wolfenstein: The New Order. In the game, he is responsible for having the Third Reich win the second world war due to his advanced technology and vast amounts of resources that he has given to the Nazi regime. On July 16, 1946, the Allies launched a desperate offensive to assassinate the General only to have the entire assault force wiped out and the Axis winning World War ll. 14 years later the Nazis have conquered the world and Europe is now the Nazi mainland with the Soviet Union completely collapsed and surrender of the United States making Germany the top power of the world. In the game, Deathshead captures Blazkowicz and his group while they infiltrate his base and forces Blazkowicz to chose whether he will experiment on either Private Wyatt or Fergus Reid, killing the other one after the choice is made. Years later, in 1960, he uses a mental institution in Poland for experiments on the mentally ill. After BJ Blazkowicz wakes up and escapes the asylum with Anya, he soon discovers the horrifying truth of the new Nazi rule the world. In the game's finale, Deathshead first pitches Blazkowicz against a robot fueled by the brain of the man Blazkowicz chose for experiments at the beginning. After the robot is defeated, Deathshead uses the Armored Robot Suit to face B.J but he is beaten. After crawling out of the armor, Deathshead is stabbed repeatedly by Blazkowicz. In his last moments, Deathshead grabs Blazkowicz's arm and states how gullible he is, before pulling the pin on a grenade he had hidden in his pocket. Blazkowicz manages to get away but is still injured as a laughing Deathshed blows himself in half.
Quotes[]
Wolfenstein (2009)[]
| “ | Blazkowicz: Deathshead. Deathshead: Agent Blazkowicz. When I heard reports you were in town, I could not believe my good fortune... Finally, I can have my revenge. Blazkowicz: You're forgetting, I'm the one with the gun. Shut that thing down! Deathshead: You're not the one giving orders here. Drop your weapon, Agent Blazkowicz. (with Grosse holding Caroline hostage, Blazkowicz drops his gun) Deathshead: And that is why the Third Reich will triumph, Blazkowicz. We are willing to risk everything to win. Many had thought this device would tear the barrier between our dimension and the Black Sun. But we persevered and now possess an inexhaustible source of power. With it, the Nazi war machine will conquer the world! Ugh, I'm tired of his continued existence, Hans. Shoot Him! |
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| ~ Deathshead's first encounter with Blazkowicz. |
| “ | Nein! Nein! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead, upon seeing the portal device being sabotaged which leads to the Queen Geist emerging from the portal. |
| “ | Deathshead: I have much to thank you for, Herr Doctor. Without you, we would never have known where to excavate for the portal. Alexandrov: My information is always correct. Did I not tell you the American would be at the train station, and where you could trap Caroline Becker? Deathshead: Very true, but I have still have doubts about your latest data on the portal. How can we be certain it will remain active? Alexandrov: I assure you, my students properly translated those two manuscripts. The portal will work. Deathshead: Ah yes, your students... Weren't they even vaguely suspicious about your true intentions? That you dragged them to Isenstadt to translate the Thule Manuscripts for the Third Reich? Alexandrov: No, Blazkowicz kept everyone so focused on his antics. No one had time to think of much else. The Golden Dawn has no idea I work with you... Deathshead: You work for me, doctor. Not with me. Alexandrov: As you wish. But please, let us pass through the Black Sun dimension... I wish to see it, and be redeemed, after a liftime of ridicule. Deathshead: I am sorry, doctor, but you're taking a different journey. Auf wiedersehen. (Alexandrov was shot in the head by Grosse.) Deathshead: Come with me. The weapon will be firing soon. |
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| ~ Deathshead's conversation and eventual execution of Dr. Lenoid Alexandrov. |
| “ | Agent Blazkowicz... you have an annoying tendency to appear at the worst possible moment. Which is why I have taken certain precautions. Beautiful, isn't it? Such raw unbridled power. It destroyed the Thule Civilization; but where they failed, we will succeed. I have the technology to control it. And our first demonstration will be the city of Isenstadt. After that, I will destroy everything that stands in my way, the world will fall on it knees before the Third Reich! A shame you won't get to see the swastika flying proudly over Washington D.C... Hans, kill him, and this time, do not fail me! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead during the final confronation with Blazkowicz. |
| “ | Damn you, Blazkowicz! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead's defeat. |
The New Order[]
| “ | What are you people doing in here? | „ |
| ~ Deathshead's first encounter with Blazkowicz and his team in New Order. |
| “ | Captain Blazkowicz. Help me make a choice. Which one, of these two varieties, would best support my research? I have inadequate room... for samples. Should you decline my appeal... I will put a scalpel to both of them and we'll be here all day! I'll make things...simple. All you have to do... Is look, to the one, of which you would have me dissect. | „ |
| ~ Deathshead as he makes Blazkowicz to choose between Fergus and Wyatt to be experimented on. |
| “ | In work like this, it is easy to be tempted. To sense... compassion! We must learn that this is pointless instinct! Not fit for the master race. | „ |
| ~ Deathshead before his experimentation on Fergus or Wyatt. |
| “ | Oh, look at you! You run like a cockroach from the light. Nothing but skin and muscle tissue to protect your fragile organs. Well, my weapons are forged from German steel! My armor reaches into the skies! Look to the clouds, Captain! There, among the thunder, is your doom! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead taunting Blazkowicz. |
| “ | Die, allied Schweinehund! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead to Blazkowicz during the final battle, and a throwback quote of Hitler. |
| “ | I will never kneel to you! | „ |
| ~ Deathshead refusing to yield against Blazkowicz after his mech is destroyed |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
- Deathshead on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Deathshead on the Wolfenstein Wiki
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