Stroheim first introduces this weapon against Kars.
On a regular basis, Stroheim also loudly laughs at his foes and point his finger at them when they are in a position of weakness. Thus, three times during the story, a Pillar Man gets the better of him first Santana easily escapes his cell and attacks him, then his cyborg body is also defeated by Kars and finally Stroheim rushing to finish Kars in the battle of the Piz Bernina Ruins allows the Pillar Man to return the UV light against the humans and turn into the Ultimate Lifeform. Because of it, Stroheim tends to both overestimate himself or his technology and underestimate how formidable the Pillar Men are. His pride occasionally grows into overconfidence and arrogance. He is particularly proud of his cyborg body praising "German science" and generally loudly boasting the Germans given the occasion. His appreciation for valor is seen when he spares one Mexican boy for being willing to sacrifice himself for his cellmates on the other hand he executed the rest of the prisoners for not having the same spirit, making the boy's sacrifice moot. Likewise, Stroheim respects courage from others, no matter what ethnicity the individual may belong to. Stroheim maintained his bravery up until the Battle of Stalingrad, 1943, where he is said to have fought bravely and died. This is seen once again when Stroheim gives him a helping hand in defeating Kars and helping Joseph drive him into the volcano with an airplane. However, upon being threatened with Santana's rampage, he also demonstrates bravery and does not hesitate when trapped in asking Joseph to cut off his leg or blow himself up with a grenade to kill the invading Santana. During his mission in Mexico, Stroheim commits several heinous misdeeds such as capturing locals and forcibly turn them into guinea pigs for his vampire experiments (including women and children), or threatening to cut a maid's tongue for slightly cutting him during a shave.
When Stroheim is first introduced, he is a callous and cruel Nazi Major who has the foolish idea to experiment with the Stone Mask in order to further the power of the Waffen-SS. His cyborg prosthetics include his entire abdomen, which houses a powerful machine gun. He wears a range of official Nazi military attire. Later, he acquires complex metallic cybernetic prosthetics, including the section of his face surrounding his right eye which is additionally covered by a sort of monocle. Stroheim is a tall, well-built man of masculine facial features (comparable to those of the contemporary Dolph Lundgren).īlue-eyed at his introduction his blonde hair involves a short flat-top and a length at his neck soon developing into tall, splaying cut.