Eyes of Heaven/Rudol von Stroheim

"German science is the greatest in the world!! (我がドイツの科学力はアアアアアアアアア世界一ィィィイイイイ!!)"

Rudol von Stroheim (ルドル・フォン・シュトロハイム) was one of the first characters confirmed to be playable in alongside, , , , and.

Stroheim has the exclusive Style fully named My body! It's the pride of the German people, and the prime example of our superior German Science! (ゲルマン民族の最高知能の結晶), shortened to The Prime Example of Superior German Science.

As the voice actor for Stroheim in the Battle Tendency anime adaptation and, Atsushi Imaruoka reprises his role in Eyes of Heaven with new recordings of voicelines.

JoJolities

 * My right leg is still a bit creaky, though!: Stroheim must switch to UV Radiation Mode. (200 Points)
 * We're more than enough to finish you off!: Stroheim must use "My bodyguards will keep you busy!" twice. (200 Points)
 * I can't let you go there alone!: Stroheim must successfully execute 5 Combo Breakers. (300 Points)
 * I have surpassed the entire human race!: Stroheim must use "German Science is the best in the world!" 3 times. (500 Points)
 * I'd be delighted!: Stroheim must Retire an opponent with his Dual Heat Attack. (800 Points)

As in the anime, he's voiced by Atsuhi Imaruoka. Eyes of Heaven also marks the first time Stroheim appears in a video game as a playable character.

In the Western release of the game, Stroheim's default outfit (with his military uniform) was removed, most likely due to sensitivity regarding the display of Nazi symbols, despite the uniform not donning the swastika. This also means his artwork had to be slightly edited to remove his uniform.

Tournament
He is paired with Okuyasu Nijimura in the Eyes of Heaven Tournament, but was eliminated in the preliminaries by Mariah and Esidisi.

Trivia

 * In the Japanese release of Eyes of Heaven, Stroheim's default costume is his SS officer uniform. In the game's release outside of Japan this costume is removed from the game entirely and his default costume is changed to his cyborg appearance.