Kurt Dierker

Kurt Dierker
Biography
Status	Deceased
Nationality	German
Physical information
Gender	Male
Career information
Occupation	Chief of Public Security for Paris
Rank	SS Colonel
Affiliation/s	SS and NSDAP

Kurt Dierker is the main antagonist in The Saboteur; arrogant and sadistic, he is a perfect fit for a Nazi.

Background

An adopted son of a single mother and a German butcher, Dierker developed a taste for bloodshed and brutality under his godfather's tutelage. Considering himself a patriot, but believing that all humans are animals deep down, he used his membership in the SS as an outlet for sadism. The Nazi paramilitary found uses for him, using him as a solution for various sticky problems, such as the security of their nuclear weapons program. Dierker tortured, mained, and murdered in the name of Nazism, rationalizing it as his duty. In particular, the genocide of Eastern Europe, seeing the Nazis as a bulwark against the "mongrel hordes".

He was also used as a poster boy for Aryan superiority, as the main racer for the state-backed Doppelsieg (Double Victory), running rigged races to demonstrate how Nazis were superior - even though in a fair fight, he is liable to lose to a rookie, disgraced Irishman with an alcohol problem.

Interactions

Just before the Grand Prix, he arrives at a tavern with his mechanics and encounters Sean Devlin. The two already know that they will face off against each other at the Grand Prix. Kurt Dierker, being arrogant, antagonizes Sean and sexually harasses Jule's sister. Infuriated by this, Sean and Jules brutally beat him and his mechanics up, and then leave before the shopkeeper calls the Gestapo. The day of the Grand Prix he is almost beaten by Sean. Rather than accept a loss, and international humiliation for the Third Reich, Dierker pulls out a Luger pistol, and shoots out Devlin's front right tire. Devlin spins out, and Dierker wins the race.

The winning car was to be shown on a plinth at the race track the day after. However, Sean decides that this is unfair, as it was not a 'correct' win. He then breaks into the Doppelsieg factory with his best friend, Jules. Sean launches the Silver Claw, the pride of German racing, over a cliff. However, both Jules and Sean are captured by Dierker, who reveals he is more than just a race car driver.

Believing that Sean is a British secret agent, Dierker tortures him for information. He tells Sean that unless he reveals everything he knows, he will kill Jules. Sean refuses, angering Dierker who shoots Jules repeatedly, killing him. The death of his best friend motivates Sean to hunt down and kill Dierker. Sean's relationship with Skylar leads Sean to Bishop who informs him that Kurt is less than one mile away, preparing to board a zeppelin headed for Berlin. Sean manages to reach him but the zeppelin is shot down and both men survive, vowing that when they face each other again, one of them will die.

Afterwards, he remains in the background, appointed Chief of Public Security for Paris and embarking on a bloody campaign of violence and mass murder against Parisians, to root out the Resistance. Among his atrocities many stand out, such as the public hanging of Renard and his resistance cell to intimidate the resistance, and ordering the bombardment of a countryside hideout sheltering women and children from harm, using a long-range cannon. Public round-ups, executions, and harassment of Parisians are also encouraged under his administration.

However, his plans are foiled at every turn. Eventually, as the revolution explodes, Sean corners Dierker at the top of Eiffel Tower, where the defeated Nazi drunkenly claims that the world will thank him and the Third Reich for what they did. Sean finally exacts retribution by shooting Dierker off the top of the Tower or having the satisfaction of watching him jump off. Either way, Dierker dies and Jules is avenged. However, Sean is not content with Dierker's demise, promising that his fight is far from over.

Personality

Dierker is a sadistic man who had no qualms about torturing and/or killing people so long as it served his own ends. He also hated losing as evidenced by his shooting out of Sean's tires when it became apparent that he would lose the Grand Prix on fair terms. Ultimately, he felt no guilt for any of his horrible deeds even when faced with death at the top of the Eiffel Tower, believing that the Nazis had improved the world and that they would one day be celebrated for what they did. Dierker's body will remain on the second-story of the Eiffel Tower.

Appearance

Kurt Dierker is the ideal Aryan: Blonde, blue-eyed, strong, tall, muscular, and utterly psychopathic. He is admired by his peers as well as Franziska, and sports an immaculate On his jacket underneath his lab coat whilst interrogating Sean and Jules, he appears to have an Iron Cross.

Notes

• When doing the mission involving a race with the Aurora if the Aurora has been outfitted with the machine gun, Kurt's car can be blown up, resulting in you getting the Trophy/Achievement which would normally require you playing all of the story missions; the credits will even roll. Quite humorously, the mission will count as failed and the reason given as to why is that no violence was permitted.
• In the first race during Act 1, it is also possible to kill Dierker with the Aurora if the player unlocks the machine gun before doing the race, ending the game. It's also possible to stealth kill Dierker in the bar fight mission of Act 1. It is possible through a glitch shown here.

Behind the scenes

• In a game loosely based on historical Nazis, Dierker has perhaps the least inaccuracies in his uniform, but these include the 1944 Germanic Proficiency Runes (visible on his lab coat), which were not meant for Germans, but Nordic collaborators who joined the SS. Their distinctive look made them popular, and several other games include them as a random Nazi decoration, including Bloodrayne, where they adorn the GGG uniforms. Other inaccuracies include a cuff title with no words, no rank insignia, and uniforms that loosely resemble the actual SS uniforms, in keeping with the game's aesthetic, rooted in pulp fiction and comic books showing the fight against Nazism.
• His weapon of choice is the Executioner Pistol.
• He constantly mistakes Sean as being British, only acknowledging he is Irish at the Eiffel Tower.

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