We know that Richtofen is much different than the other 3 characters and we know a lot about his background. It just so turns out that on Moon, there is this achievement:
Cryogenic Slumber Party (75G) In Moon, complete Richtofen's grand scheme.

So, Just what is this "Grand Scheme" of Richtofen's. The community has some GREAT theories and we'll put them together in this thread. Feel free to link to others about Richtofen's scheme and I will put the link in here also.

Richtofen's Bio from World at War:

"Beware The Doc". A message that 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".

This is Dr. Richtofen, known affectionately as The Butcher to his victims as they scream in agony moments before he snuffs out their light. All through his career, Richtofen has been at the forefront of torture and information extraction research. Richtofen is an incurable sociopath and sees no moral distinction between natural death and murder; the victim is the victim, regardless of how their demise manifests itself.

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

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Richtofen's Biography:

- It is unknown much about what happened to Richtofen before WW2.
- During WW2 Richtofen worked under Nazi control as a Doctor performing on humans, interrogations, mind "control"/ "zombie control", weapons development, and possibly more under Group 935's control.
- He worked as Maxis' (Group 935's leader) assistant while at Der Riese and possibly other facilities.
- Richtofen is insane and suffers from schizophrenia because he thinks he hears voices, which may be due to his insanity or another force, "the illuminati" as we will see in Der Riese.
- The exact sequence of events after Der Riese is unknown and the full detail of what happened to Richtofen after leaving Group 935 is unknown, more on this later.
- Richtofen soon developed a Grand Scheme for a purpose currently unknown, some theories are to find Samantha, control the zombies, etc. We will try to best explain this scheme now.

1. Richtofen at Der Riese
[Background behind Richtofen's Scheme]

- While at Der Riese, Richtofen worked very closely with Dr. Maxis. We can see from a note pictured below that Element 115 was discovered, and the uses they first saw could come out of it were matter transference and Re-animation of the "brain" or "being"
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-Maxis took advantage of this and decided to use the re-animated dead soldiers or "test subjects" to create an undead Army for use in the War effort. After all Group 935 was a secret group for amazing war developments.
Evidence of this can be seen in the Der Riese Radios when Maxis and "Edward" (Richtofen) are testing


- It would later be revealed in the Personal Radios of Richtofen's found in Call of the Dead that Dr. Maxis tasked Richtofen to try and control the re-animated subjects.

- When this wasn't working so well Dr. Maxis wanted Richtofen to use Real living subjects to see if he could control the minds of the living and somehow use that to control the undead.
These radios tell us what happened to Nikolai, Take, and Tank and why Richtofen betrayed Maxis and Samantha


- The radios in Kino der Toten would later reveal that one method of attempting mind control would be to use films to "program" the mind. This is referenced to several times by Richtofen in wiping the minds of Nikola, Tank, and Takeo.

Radios are Maxis explaining Mind Control tests, Films are "programing" to program a subject to act a certain way or do something specific, notice the letters E.A.R on one of the films, this stands for Edward A. Richtofen, 935 is seen on the same tape proving Group 935 made the film, notice the "zombies" surrendering went with the radio about the subjects responding better and being less violent


- He also mentions trying to inject chemicals and substance like Vodka to control their minds.
- Richtofen seemed to be getting close, but their was a trust barrier that he could not get past. We still see that Tank and occasionally Nikolai and Takeo think that Richtofen is acting strange and doesn't trust him.

- Richtofen may have very well been able to break through the minds of the undead after being able to wipe the minds of his subjects as read as follows in the terminal:

"ServantB67129.txt
***TOP SECRET***
***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY***
***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE B67129***

What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project Datenbedjensteter (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below:

***SERVANT ENTRY B67129***

Experiments ongoing.
Observed a new effect
As a result of experiments.
Dr. Edward Richtofen as witness
Outlines as follows:
Tank Dempsey
Nikolai Belinski
Takeo Masaki
Subjects display unique
Side effects
Compared to previous
Subjects.
Baseline psyche remains
Intact,
But all specific memories
Have been lost.
Dr. Richtofen will continue
Observations.

***END FILE***"

- So at this point with Richtofen nearing the completion of control of the living mind and possibly the re-animated, we must now find out why he killed Maxis and Samantha.
- As mentioned in the terminals Edward developed the DG-2 at Der Riese, DG-3 was in production at this time.

"ServantA02977.txt

***TOP SECRET***
***LEVEL 1 CLEARANCE ONLY***
***DER RIESE *SERVANT* SAMPLE A02977***

What follows is the chronological primary sample from the Der Riese project Datenbediensteter (translated: DATA SERVANT). Sample was acquired from CIA asset based out of Vozrozhdeniya in the Soviet Union and is translated from its original German Below:

***SERVANT ENTRY A02977***

*Wunderwaffe DG-2 Summary:
*Prototype developed by
*Doctor Edward Richtofen, Origin Der Riese Facility
*Powered by Element 115
*The DG-2 carries 200k amperes
*Of chained electrical energy.
*Effects consist of:
*Electrical current output
*That creates a chain reaction
*From initial target up to
*10 subsequent targets within a
*5 yard radius.
*Minimal loss of power with use.
*8 second reload time.
*Next generation DG-3 JI
*Currently under development.

***END FILE***"

- What we see next is the promise of Mass producing Edward Richtofen's wonderful creation for use in the war in a radio message in Der Riese about needing more Element 115.
- Later revealed in the radio message from Call of the Dead Maxis instead didn't care much for Edward's invention and rather wanted this undead Army to be the main focus, you can see the emphasis in the letter.

Dr. Maxis: Sophia, this letter is to go to the Reichstag High Command immediately. Gentlemen, it is with the utmost urgency that I draw your attention to the lack of funding being injected into The Giant project. While I believe we are close to realizing the ultimate plan, we still have several years of development before it is ready. It would be folly to cut our expenditure so early in our development. As you know, early tests on the DG-2 have easily outperformed expectations and we fully anticipate mass producing the Wunderwaffe within the next few years. Work on the matter transference has however come to a standstill. We simply do not have enough Element 115 to continue the experiments. The test subjects have survived teleportation but are currently unresponsive to commands and cannot be controlled. If we are to overcome this obstacle we need to increase the frequency and size of the experiment. To this end, I suggest we find not only a regular supply of 115, but that we also find a larger conduit to channel the energy. Our operatives in America have informed us that the US have a large supply of the element at the Nevada base, so time is of the essence if we are to stay ahead of them. This cannot be done if you cut the budget, nor can it be done if you insist on pressuring us into action before we are ready. I am of course available for discussion of the matter but in the meantime, I will continue with the work here and try to win this damned war. Signed etc. etc. Doctor Maxis. Static.

AND BROKEN PROMISES

""Log entry 1475
Date: October 1st, 1945
Deeeeeaar diary,
As for the control group tests. they have been put on hold. Recently I discovered that Doc (static) has not been mass producing the DG-2 as he swore he would. If he won't move those plans forward, then I won't continue following his dream of an undead army! He doesn't deserve his perch of power! He doesn't know what to do with it, but I know just what to do with him... and I'll take care of that little brat when I get the chance too..."
Richtofen"[/color]

[color=olive]- This betrayal eventually led to Edward Richtofen, already insane "receiving" letters from an unknown source in Illuminati coding.
- The thing that isn't very clear is whether Richtofen was just insane and wrote these letters to himself due to schizophrenia or whether there is an actual outside force or organization writing to "failthful Servant, Edward Richtofen" instructing him what to do.

The first letter translates "The Seed Has Been Planted, Observe and Report, Maxis must not know. It is unknown who sent this but it was sent to Faithful Servant, Edward Richtofen
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This second paper when translated from Illuminati coding says "Edward It's time to kill Maxis" It is still unknown who sent this, it may have been Richtofen's Schizophrenia making himself believe he was being ordered to kill Maxis for revenge on the betrayal of not mass producing the Wunderwaffe, or it may infact be from an outside source using Illuminati coding.
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- As we hear in the radios, one day during a test Edward locks Samantha and Maxis in a room after Fluffy (Samantha's Dog) is teleported and transformed into a hellhound.
- It is unknown whether both Maxis and Samantha are dead, it is very probable Samantha still exists within Aether, a separate dimension possibly achieved with Element 115 and the teleporter and a selection of other items possibly the vril generator or focusing stone.

- After Maxis and Samantha were killed it is unknown what exactly happened, but Richtofen's Grand Scheme begins!

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