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|fullname = Adolf Hitler | |fullname = Adolf Hitler | ||
|alias = Adi<br>The Führer<br>Hitler<br>His Excellency<br>Wolf<br>Herr Wolf<br>Grofaz<br>Adolf<br>King Nothing (posthumously by Metallica fans)<br>The Anti-Christ (posthumously by pretty much everyone) | |alias = Adi<br>The Führer<br>Hitler<br>His Excellency<br>Wolf<br>Herr Wolf<br>Grofaz<br>Adolf<br>King Nothing (posthumously by Metallica fans)<br>The Anti-Christ (posthumously by pretty much everyone) | ||
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|type of villain = Genocidal Dictator | |type of villain = Genocidal Dictator | ||
|name=Adolf Hitler}} | |name=Adolf Hitler}} | ||
{{Quote|Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.|Adolf Hitler}} | {{Quote|Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.|Adolf Hitler}} | ||
'''Adolf Hitler''' (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was an Austro-Hungarian born German artist, statesman, theoretician, politician, soldier, and writer. He became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and ''Führer'' in 1934, positions both of which he held until his suicide in 1945. He led the National Socialist German Workers Party (more commonly known as the [[Nazi Party]]) and created the Third Reich. | '''Adolf Hitler''' (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was an Austro-Hungarian born German artist, statesman, theoretician, politician, soldier, and writer. He became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and ''Führer'' in 1934, positions both of which he held until his suicide in 1945. He led the National Socialist German Workers Party (more commonly known as the [[Nazi Party]]) and created the Third Reich. | ||
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==== Death ==== | ==== Death ==== | ||
{{Quote|One day my spirit will rise from the grave and the world will know that I was right.|Adolf Hitler}} | |||
By mid-1945, Hitler was utterly defeated, and, finding no way out of the situation, refusing to surrender or be captured, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker on April 30<sup>th</sup>, 1945 by shooting himself in the head. His wife of one day, Eva Braun, committed suicide by taking a cyanide pill. He killed his dog before killing himself. Their remains were later cremated. It is believed the Soviets found his body around 1970 and later cremated him and his wife Eva. | By mid-1945, Hitler was utterly defeated, and, finding no way out of the situation, refusing to surrender or be captured, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker on April 30<sup>th</sup>, 1945 by shooting himself in the head. His wife of one day, Eva Braun, committed suicide by taking a cyanide pill. He killed his dog before killing himself. Their remains were later cremated. It is believed the Soviets found his body around 1970 and later cremated him and his wife Eva. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Hitler is widely regarded as one of the most evil and notorious villains (if not | * Hitler is widely regarded as one of the most evil and notorious villains (if not the most evil and notorious villain) in the history of humankind. Before Hitler, the person who had received this title was [[Attila the Hun]]. | ||
* Hitler only got drunk once in his life. It was when he was 15–16 years old after getting his (obligatory education) school certificate. He was happy and went out partying with his classmates. He got drunk and by mistake used his school certificate in lieu of toilet paper. It was later found dirty and in 4 pieces. | * Hitler only got drunk once in his life. It was when he was 15–16 years old after getting his (obligatory education) school certificate. He was happy and went out partying with his classmates. He got drunk and by mistake used his school certificate in lieu of toilet paper. It was later found dirty and in 4 pieces. | ||
* Hitler once mentioned that he used to smoke between 25-40 cigarettes a day when he was young, broke and pretty much lived in the streets of Vienna. He said he only ate bread and milk, never had a warm meal, yet spent 30 kreuzers a day on cigarettes. When he realized that for 5 kreuzers he could have bought some butter to put on his bread, he quit smoking. | * Hitler once mentioned that he used to smoke between 25-40 cigarettes a day when he was young, broke and pretty much lived in the streets of Vienna. He said he only ate bread and milk, never had a warm meal, yet spent 30 kreuzers a day on cigarettes. When he realized that for 5 kreuzers he could have bought some butter to put on his bread, he quit smoking. | ||
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* As one of the most, if not the most evil villains in the history of human mankind, he has influenced numerous fictional villains, such as [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor_Palpatine_(Star_Wars) Emperor Palpatine] from ''Star Wars'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Mrs._Tweedy?so=search Melisha Tweedy] from Aardman's ''Chicken Run'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Scar_(Disney)?so=search Scar] from Disney's ''The Lion King'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Judge_Claude_Frollo Judge Claude Frollo] from Disney's ''The Hunchback Of Notre Dame'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Darkseid_(DC)?so=search Darkseid] from DC Comics, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Madame_Margaret?so=search Madame Margaret] from Cartoon Network's ''Codename: Kids Next Door'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/General_Mandible?so=search General Mandible] from Dreamworks' ''Antz'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lord_Farquaad?so=search Lord Farquaad] from Dreamworks' ''Shrek'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lord_Voldemort?so=search Lord Voldemort] from ''Harry Potter'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Zanu?so=search Zanu] from Joe Camp's ''Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince'', Assef from ''The Kite Runner'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Boycott Dr. Boycott] from Richard Adams' ''The Plague Dogs'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Bowser_(Mario)?so=search Bowser] from the ''Super Mario'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/King_K._Rool?so=search King K. Rool] from the ''Donkey Kong'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Ganondorf_(The_Legend_of_Zelda?so=search Ganondorf] from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/King_Dedede_(Kirby)?so=search King Dedede] (in his early appearances) from the ''Kirby'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Giovanni_(Pok%C3%A9mon)?so=search Giovanni] from the ''Pokémon'' series and [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Ivo_%22Eggman%22_Robotnik?so=search Dr. Eggman] from Sega's ''Sonic the Hegehog'' series. | * As one of the most, if not the most evil villains in the history of human mankind, he has influenced numerous fictional villains, such as [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Emperor_Palpatine_(Star_Wars) Emperor Palpatine] from ''Star Wars'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Mrs._Tweedy?so=search Melisha Tweedy] from Aardman's ''Chicken Run'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Scar_(Disney)?so=search Scar] from Disney's ''The Lion King'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Judge_Claude_Frollo Judge Claude Frollo] from Disney's ''The Hunchback Of Notre Dame'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Darkseid_(DC)?so=search Darkseid] from DC Comics, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Madame_Margaret?so=search Madame Margaret] from Cartoon Network's ''Codename: Kids Next Door'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/General_Mandible?so=search General Mandible] from Dreamworks' ''Antz'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lord_Farquaad?so=search Lord Farquaad] from Dreamworks' ''Shrek'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lord_Voldemort?so=search Lord Voldemort] from ''Harry Potter'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Zanu?so=search Zanu] from Joe Camp's ''Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince'', Assef from ''The Kite Runner'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Boycott Dr. Boycott] from Richard Adams' ''The Plague Dogs'', [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Bowser_(Mario)?so=search Bowser] from the ''Super Mario'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/King_K._Rool?so=search King K. Rool] from the ''Donkey Kong'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Ganondorf_(The_Legend_of_Zelda?so=search Ganondorf] from ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/King_Dedede_(Kirby)?so=search King Dedede] (in his early appearances) from the ''Kirby'' series, [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Giovanni_(Pok%C3%A9mon)?so=search Giovanni] from the ''Pokémon'' series and [https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Ivo_%22Eggman%22_Robotnik?so=search Dr. Eggman] from Sega's ''Sonic the Hegehog'' series. | ||
** Assef even owned a biography of Hitler. | ** Assef even owned a biography of Hitler. | ||
* In addition to fictional villains, Hitler has also inspired numerous real life villains, such as [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]], who idolized Hitler and committed the Columbine High School massacre on his birthday, also [[David Duke]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Xi Jinping]], [[Richard Spencer]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Augusto Pinochet]],and [[Emperor Hirohito]]. | * In addition to fictional villains, Hitler has also inspired numerous real life villains, such as [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]], who idolized Hitler and committed the Columbine High School massacre on his birthday, also [[David Duke]], [[Francisco Franco]], [[Pol Pot]], [[Xi Jinping]], [[Vladimir Putin]], [[Richard Spencer]], [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Augusto Pinochet]],and [[Emperor Hirohito]]. | ||
* In the Downfall Parodies, Hitler is referred to as the "'''real Hitler'''" by the Downfall Hitler (played by Bruno Ganz). | * In the Downfall Parodies, Hitler is referred to as the "'''real Hitler'''" by the Downfall Hitler (played by Bruno Ganz). | ||
*Hitler referred to Eastern Europe as the "Wild East" and explicitly called Slavic people "redskins", based on the idea of ''Lebensraum'', a nod to the US colonial ideology of Manifest Destiny. In fact, there are many books that detail how Hitler's ideologies were inspired by the [[Amerindian Genocide|Native American genocide]], the [[Jim Crow laws|Jim Crow]] policies directed towards African-Americans in the southern United States, the [[Armenian Genocide|Armenian genocide]], Imperial German colonial policies during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and the South African concentration camp system during the Boer Wars. In addition, Hitler praised the [[colonialism]] of the British Empire and tried to convince the UK to join the Axis Powers in the 1930s, to which they declined. | *Hitler referred to Eastern Europe as the "Wild East" and explicitly called Slavic people "redskins", based on the idea of ''Lebensraum'', a nod to the US colonial ideology of Manifest Destiny. In fact, there are many books that detail how Hitler's ideologies were inspired by the [[Amerindian Genocide|Native American genocide]], the [[Jim Crow laws|Jim Crow]] policies directed towards African-Americans in the southern United States, the [[Armenian Genocide|Armenian genocide]], Imperial German colonial policies during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and the South African concentration camp system during the Boer Wars. In addition, Hitler praised the [[colonialism]] of the British Empire and tried to convince the UK to join the Axis Powers in the 1930s, to which they declined. |