The German
| The German | |
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| Portrayed by | Ken Lally |
| First appearance | Berlin, Part 1 |
| In-story stats | |
| Known ability | Magnetism |
| Formal name | Unknown |
| Gender | |
| Home | Munich, Germany |
| Residence | The German's apartment |
| Occupation | Criminal |
| Other relatives | Karl Lander (cousin) |
The German is a Munich, Germany born man with the ability of magnetism.
Character History
Graphic Novel:Berlin, Part 1
In the process of robbing a bank, the German receives a visit from a mysterious figure who warns him about the Company agents that are there to capture him and claims to have fed them false information about his plans. The informant hands him pictures of Gael Cruz, Devin Patterson and another person. He responds that it won't be a problem and he will make them crumble by taking out the boss first.
Graphic Novel:Berlin, Part 2
Bianca and Devin find out that the German has used the back entrance of his apartment building to access his apartment, has obtained Gael's photo and location, and is in possession of an automatic pistol.
The German arrives at the hotel room where Gael is staying and holds him against the wall with metal support bars from the bed. Bianca and Devin then arrive as the German shoots Gael in the stomach. Devin distracts the German by shooting at him while Bianca frees Gael. The German responds by using his ability to kill Devin by redirecting multiple rounds from his gun before being knocked out by Bianca and a well placed gas grenade.
Graphic Novel:Hindsight
Gael Cruz learns that there is a mole within the Company when he finds out that Evs Dropper gave the German Company files.
The Butterfly Effect
After a battle between Sylar and Elle, the German manages to escape Level 5 when the grid is knocked out by Elle's electrical blast. He flees the facility with three other villains from the prison. Later at a gas station, he steals a car, magnetically opening the doors. When Peter Petrelli (as Jesse Murphy) asks why they killed the woman driving the car, the German replies that they are just having a little fun.
Heroes Evolutions
Originally, the Company's assignment tracker listed the German's last known location as New York, NY and information on his ability. However, a complete image of the German was not included, and the German's personal history and psychological profile were missing from his entry.
After a mission to bag and tag the German begins in Berlin (Berlin, Part 1), the German's assignment tracker entry was updated to list the German's last known location as Berlin, Germany. The personal history was also updated to include an "Evidence" link.
Clicking on the link open a new file entry with satellite telemetry data for Devin Patterson's PDA. The image zooms from outer space to a photo of the PDA. Upon entering the correct four character password, the PDA becomes accessible. The filesystem of the PDA displays a list of photo albums, of which "Ohne Titel" is the only album shown. That album contains 16 photographs, some of which appear to be annotated photos of locations in Berlin. There is also a list and a file written in German.
On July 11th, 2008, the file was updated. His personal history now reads:
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The Company first learned about the subject after major law enforcement organizations across Europe and the United States linked a rash of unusual bank robberies to a single individual. The suspect--known only as "The German" due to witness accounts of his accent--apparently used extreme force to penetrate physical security measures, tearing bank vault doors in half and blasting holes through reinforced steel walls. Yet law enforcement agencies were unable to find any chemical or physical evidence of explosives or tools.
Despite a pre-operational consensus that the subject was a posthuman capable of manipulating metal, the extent of the subject's abilities was not realized until the acquisition itself. [Sentence Omitted: Classified] At one point, the subject was able to redirect bullets in mid-air, killing Agent Patterson with his own weapon. [Sentence Omitted: Classified]
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The update also includes a psychological profile:
As a result of the subject's initial counter-strategy upon regaining consciousness after retrieval--see CSIR-0704 for facilities impact report--the subject has been maintained under Class IV sedation while additional measures are implemented to facilitate further communication. [Sentence Omitted: Classified]
Pre-operational analysis indicated that the subject inflicted bodily and extraneous property damage only when necessary to achieve primary objectives--generally large-scale theft--but new intelligence gained during the subject retrieval suggests significant potential for improvement in the initial psychological profile. Additional psychoanalysis is expected to reveal highly sociopathic instincts, apparently projected in close psychological association with the subject's posthuman ability.
Evolved Human Abilities
The German has the ability to manipulate ferrous objects and materials. He can also use this ability to emit an electromagnetic field.
According to his assignment tracker file at primatechpaper.com, The German's control index is 70%. His data analysis shows his biological level at 35, cerebral at 25, elemental at 75, and temporal/spatial at 10.
Memorable Quotes
"What are you doing?"
"Just having a little fun, that's all."
- - Peter (as Jesse), The German (The Butterfly Effect)
Trivia
- According to the German's assignment tracker profile, the German is 180 lbs., fair and medium build, 6 feet tall with blond hair, and Caucasian.
- The German could possibly be a reference to X-men's Magneto, who is also Germanic in origin and controls magnetic fields.
Spoilers
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Fan Theories
Please refer to Theory:The German for fan-created theories and other speculation.