Edward Richtofen

Doctor Edward Richtofen is a sociopathic Nazi scientist who invented the Wunderwaffe DG-2 and often loves to torture and kill his various victims. He appears in Shi No Numa and in Der Riese in Call of Duty: World at War, but in Call of Duty: Black Ops he appears in all four original zombie maps. He is voiced by Nolan North.

Biography
"Beware The Doc". This message was scrawled across walls of every town under Axis control. "Starvation may cripple you, dysentery may wreck you, and gunfire may rip the flesh from your bones, but Beware The Doc".

Meet Dr. Richtofen, known affectionately as The Butcher to his victims as they scream in agony moments before he snuffs out their light. Throughout his career, Richtofen has always been at the forefront of torture and information extraction research. Before the war he was a back alley plastic surgeon, who created an army of monstrous affluent Weimar socialites that would follow him around and laugh at every joke the genius doctor made. This all fell apart when the republic fell and the Nazi party took control. To Richtofen, their values were too moral, too liberal for his liking. He joined the army so he could satisfy his need to watch people die, slowly.

An incurable sociopath, he sees no moral distinction between natural death and murder. The victim is the victim, regardless of how their demise manifests itself.

He has a collection of stuffed animals, most of them posed in positions of terror at the instant of their death.

Quotes

 * Main article: Shi No Numa quotes
 * Main article: Der Riese quotes
 * Main article: Kino der Toten quotes

Proven Alias


Richtofen in fact turns out to be Edward, Dr. Maxis' assistant in the radio messages. This theory is strengthened with these facts:


 * One of Richtofen's quotes is "Ed wants your head!".
 * One of Richtofen's quotes is If only Dr. Maxis were here to see this..., said when near a teleporter, showing that Richtofen knows Maxis.


 * In the recordings, his voice is very similar to Edward's as they do in fact have the same voice actor..


 * The secret note to "kill Maxis" (which Edward does) that is found under a grate in Der Riese is written in an Illuminati code, and Richtofen often makes quotes about being tied to the Illuminati.
 * One of Richtofen's quotes, "Fluffy, is that you?" relates him to Edward who knew Fluffy.
 * Occasionally when the player teleports one of the images shown is Edward's face.


 * Treyarch has confirmed that Richtofen is indeed Edward.

Call of Duty: Black Ops
In Call of Duty: Black Ops, a log entry from Richtofen plays during the loading screen of Kino der Toten, the message left says: "(static) Entry 741021! Perhaps the station will hold the key to the real goals of group 935. I still do not trust my 'unconventional' allies, but they are of great use to me. But, I digress. Who would have thought the MDT was capable of time travel? How many stations does this group have? Where did that little girl disappear to? Only time will tell what new questions awaits us in this...THEATER OF THE DAMNED! (static)"

Trivia
Apparently his favorite SMG is the MP-40 as he will say "Ahh, the beautiful MP-40!," when buying it.
 * In "Shi No Numa", it is noted that if the player goes to the book case in the doctor's quarters, there will be demonic laughter if the 'use' button is held on the books. In "Der Riese", when somebody plays as Richtofen and gets a kill, the same laugh can be heard from Richtofen.
 * Doctor Richtofen created the Wunderwaffe DG-2, shown by his exclamation when he receives it. The Wunderwaffe DG-2 was planned to be mass produced and fielded to German soldiers.
 * He was one of the scientists responsible for originally creating the Zombies, and often refers to them as 'minions' or 'children'. He is also mentioned in the message sent to Peter.
 * His name suggests that he belongs to the aristocratic family in Prussia.
 * His name may have been inspired by the legendary German World War I flying ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen, more commonly known as the Red Baron.
 * He could also be inspired from the Nazi Doctor Josef Mengele, a physician at the death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau also known as the "Angel of Death".
 * Doctor Richtofen is apparently part of the mythical group, the Illuminati (see quotes).
 * Doctor Richtofen apparently dislikes the British, as when Dempsey gets a killstreak or a series of headshots he sometimes says "you thought he was British, Ja?".
 * Given the facts that Doctor Richtofen is a scientist and helped create the Wunderwaffe DG-2, he may be a member of the Schutzstaffel (SS or "Protection Squad", despite donning a Wehrmacht officer's uniform), much like Dr. Werner von Braun, the creator of the V-2 missile and Saturn V rocket.
 * He is said to look like the German that kicks Dimitri in "Their Land, Their Blood", though he is actually based off General Amsel from Vendetta, as evidenced by his similar facial features and Wehrmacht general's uniform.
 * He seems to like dogs as he shows remorse when he kills them, possibly because he is behind their creation (see quotes).
 * Richtofen seems to be the most unstable soldier in Shi No Numa and Der Reise, as his erratic quotes ("I feel like DANCING!", "WATCH! Watch the beautiful FIRE!", "I WANT MORE BLOOD!", "FRESH MEAT!") among others indications.
 * He always compliments Nikolai even though they were supposed to be polar opposites, though he looks down upon everyone (including Nikolai) due to them swiftly killing their opponents.
 * When playing as Richtofen in Der Reise, if the player receives a Wunderwaffe DG-2, he claims that "he feels aroused".
 * If the color code for points rank is green, then the player is playing as Richtofen.
 * Apparently Richtofen is schizophrenic, due to the fact of some of his quotes in Shi No Numa, like: "NO! THE VOICES! STOP!" or "Do you hear it? Talking to me?" this could be where his insanity comes from, and this could also be why he killed Dr. Maxis and Samantha, as the voices in his head may have ordered him to kill them.
 * Under Richtofen's right eye is a scar. This scar is not in Shi No Numa, so he most likely got it fighting in Shi No Numa.
 * The German multiplayer skin for sub-machine gunners look a lot like Richtofen.
 * The laugh in the bookcase in the Doctor's Quarters is the same when Richtofen gets the PPSh-41 from the mystery box. This could mean that Richtofen could have used that hut at some point.
 * Richtofen's bio picture has his name on the opposite side of the picture from the other characters.
 * Richtofen refers to the Wunderwaffe even if he doesn't get it, such as when getting the Browning/MG (Wunderbar, need Wunderwaffe. Wunderwaffe!)
 * According to his quotes, Richtofen apparently tries to hide his history away from the other characters, especially in Der Riese, where he most likely worked at some point (example: He says "Ahh, it is still here! Err . . . I mean . . . What is this strange device?" whenever he approaches a deactivated Teleporter).
 * It is strange that while playing as Richtofen his hands are bare, whilst in the Shi No Numa and Der Riese trailers he is seen wearing a pair of black gloves.
 * On the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Nazi Zombies, Richtofen (who is less insane in this incarnation) instructs the player through the tutorial before becoming a zombie, having been badly injured (and obviously infected). IMG 0158.PNG
 * In the radio messages in Der Riese, his voice is much deeper and less demented than his voice normally heard. This shows he probably went insane being in the company of the zombies, or the Illuminati with whom he is apparently associated drove him insane.
 * It seems that Richtofen created the teleporter as no one else but him could operate it to escape, along with the others, away from Shi No Numa to Der Reise.
 * Richtofen appears to have a large hatred for both Dempsey and his voice, and he quotes "Dempsey, I hate you. I hate your ugly voice."
 * Doctor Richtofen seems to have an awareness to the point system, as he quotes "You shoot so much but score so little!".
 * According to sound files, he can't say his name correctly in proper German spelling.
 * Sometimes when Pack-a-Punching, he sings the Double Tap jingle.
 * Occasionally on the PC version he may say "Blondi? Is that you?" possibly referring to Hitler's dog, meaning he could have met Hitler's dog or Hitler himself.
 * Also in Der Riese at the bottom of the staircase is a picture of a zombie and in the bottom left hand corner of that picture its says Dr. K Blondi when Richtofen says "Blondi? Is that you?" He could be referring to that person being turned into a zombie.
 * In Call of Duty: World at War, the third-person model of Doctor Richtofen has gloves on, but the first-person model does not. The first-person model in Call of Duty: Black Ops has gloves.
 * In Call of Duty: Black Ops, various paintings are hung on the walls in the Zombie level Kino der Toten. These paintings are of Richtofen, Dempsey, Takeo and Nikolai.
 * When subtitles are turned on for Kino Der Toten, Richtofen's name is misspelled as "Richtofan' when the singleplayer movie plays.
 * In Kino Der Toten Edward Richtofen seems to want zombie's kidneys for an unknown reason. More likely than not he's just out of his mind.
 * So far, Edward is the only playable German in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: World at War.
 * After exiting the elevator in the level Vorkuta, if the player looks at the books on the floor, one will say "Edward Richtofen" on the cover.
 * Richtofen's quote: "This is much better than my Hitler Youth knife" (Added with the Black Ops classic zombie DLC) is quite intriguing as Richtofen almost certainly would have been far too old to join the organization at any point in its existence. He may have been a leader or teacher in the Hitler Youth; or may have received one of these knives as a gift.
 * In one of the loading screens (the one with the combat clips) there looks to be a half a second where it shows Edward Richtofen downed.
 * His quote, "Suffer little children," is a reference to a song by the Smiths of the same name.
 * In the opening cinematic of Kino Der Toten, his name is spelt as Dr Richtofan. This may be a typo, as the A key is near the E key on a qwerty keyboard.
 * In Black Ops, in the Central Intelligence Agency Data System, within "twalker" 's account, one can view a recording by Dr. Maxis. Within it is a recording of tests run on Tank Dempsey, Takeo, and Nikolai. Edward Richtofen serves as witness, and Maxis records that these three have shown unique "side effects" to experiments run on them. He says that their baseline psyche "remains intact", but all "specific memories" are lost. This may deduce the fact that Tank, Nikolai and Takeo may have been some of the many people who volunteered (or were forced) to be used to Der Reise for physical experimentation..