Gerald Wilkins

Gerald "Jerry" Wilkins or "Captain Wilkins" was a renowned hero and captain in the United States Army. He became a resistance fighter after the Nazi occupation of the US. He traveled to Nazi-controlled Alaska to dismantle Operation Black Sun.Whitaker, Ron (July 28, 2017). Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus Season Pass and Pre-order DLC Revealed. The Escapist. Retrieved on July 30, 2017 He is an old-fashioned soldier with little enthusiasm toward technology.
==Biography==
Born during the Greatest Generation in his hometown Manhattan, Gerald Wilkins was forced to enlist in the United States Army in 1939. Despite brutal training, Wilkins was motivated by his sweetheart and lover Henrietta, whom he hoped to return to marry when the war ended. However, he would never see her again.
During the war, he befriended Clive Cross who would later become his second-in-command, forming the Scorpions after D-Day. Captain Wilkins saw America's loss against the German Empire in 1948, who bombed his hometown.
Stranded abroad, Wilkins and the Scorpions made it their goal to kill as many Nazis as they could, gaining infamy among the Reich as the "Butzemann" (Boogeyman). Eventually, most of his band of fighters were killed. The only surviving Scorpion left, Wilkins soon received a message to head to Alaska to stop a mysterious project called the Black Sun. Stealing a U-Boat and some equipment within, he heads back to American territory for the first time in 20 years.
==The Amazing Deeds of Captain Wilkins==
Wilkins infiltrated the Nazi base in Anchorage, collecting classified information on a project called the Sonnengewehr and eventually being ambushed and held at gunpoint by Nazi soldiers. He is saved by his second-in-command Clive Cross and a mysterious girl called Ginny Williams who informs him that General Wolfgang Schwarz is throwing a party for the firing of the Sun Gun on another base in Kodiak Island.
The three infiltrate the Nazi base with Wilkins and Cross prepare to destroy the Kodiak base's primary artillery guns by turning their smaller guns on them. The captain has a rough time with Ginny as he states her father should have taught her manners when speaking to a superior. After destroying the first gun, Wilkins asks Ginny where Cross is as she states she hasn't heard from him, asking Wilkins to check up on Cross. Gerald dismisses her and tells her that Cross sticks in the shadows as he wants to kill the Nazis head on, leading to Ginny to end the conversation with him stating she hangs up on him.
Reaching to the second supergun, Clive reveals himself to be a Nazi spy and sends soldiers to kill him, with no success. Ginny tells him that Cross intends to fire the second artillery gun at her, to which he responds by sabotaging the shell to be loaded into the gun. The shell destroys the second artillery piece, incapacitating Cross and allowing Wilkins to kill him.
Ready and stating he always ready to kill Nazis, Ginny argues with him and tells him that she's his daughter by Henrietta. She tells him to be safe as he makes his way to Schwarz's personal U-Boat.
Wilkins tears his way through the U-Boat before making his way to the General, who threatens to fire the Sonnengewehr at Alaska unless he drops his gun. When Wilkins does so, Schwarz gloats that he would have fired the gun anyway, only to find that the Sun Gun does not actually fire on his command thanks to Ginny preemptively sabotaging the local satellite dishes. Wilkins kills Schwarz and reunites with Ginny, who asks him if he is ready for another mission with the Sun Gun still in orbit.
==Personality==
Captain Wilkins showed great enthusiasm in killing Nazis, much to the disapproval of his daughter Ginny. His one goal is to kill as many Nazis as he can before dying on the battlefield, this changes once he learns that has a daughter and encouraged him to live on. Gerald also shows little enthusiasm in technology, stating he doesn't know how it works, to Ginny's enjoyment. An noticeable example is the radio gear, telling the specter (Ginny) to get out of his head, and wore them in the water, thinking they would protect his ears.
== Abilities ==
* Kampfwanderer: a special mechanical actuator system in a boots stolen by Wilkins that similar to the Battle Walker in the ability to extend the leg of user.
==Quotes==
== Gallery ==
Wolfstein-2.jpg|Gerald Wilkins (carrying the Maschinenpistole and wearing his army uniform) in the Freedom Chronicles DLC Episode Zero.
ixpJBB4t47ruVn8T7SqTM9.jpg|Gerald running.
Gerald-and-Henrietta.png|Gerald and Henrietta.
Untitlefevvvvve.png|Gerald Wilkins during his training days as the army conscript.
Gerald Wilkins fighting in World War 2..jpg|Gerald Wilkins fighting in the war.
Gerald-Fighting.jpg|Wilkins fighting a Nazi with his bare fist.
Wilkins-Honored.jpg|Wilkins getting medals for his bravery.
Untitled 1rer.png|Gerald with the Scorpions.
Elder-Wilkins.jpg|An elder Wilkins.
Wilkins-stealth.jpg|Wilkins killing his way on a U-boat.
Untitled 1devve.png|Gerald stole a Kampfwanderer from a U-boat.
Gerald-post-Volume-1.jpg|Gerald after succeeding in Volume 1.
Wilkins-Ginny-Clive.jpg|Gerald with Ginny and Clive.
Wilkins-Clive-Ginny-Files.jpg|The trio looking at the plans.
defecccccee.png|Gerald executes his treacherous second-in-command, Clive Cross for being a Nazi spy.
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Wilkins-Sub.jpg|Wilkins in the sub.
Ecvvvv.png|Wilkins kills Wolfgang Schwarz.
Wilkins-Reunite.jpg|Gerald reunites with Ginny at the end of Volume 3.
Wilkins-End.jpg|The Wilkins at the end of the game.
==Trivia==
* His nickname is “The Butzemann” similar to BJ’s nickname “Terror-Billy” in that they are both names given to a legendary enemy of the Nazi regime
* He uses a hatchet as his melee weapon with some takedown animations unique to him
* He appears to have grey eyes, a very rare eye color
* He appears to love cheeseburgers, stating this in the opening gameplay of Volume 1. In addition, Wilkins appears to love to pipe smoke, having one at the end of Volume 1.
* Wilkins also wears glasses to read information, seen in Volume 1's cutscene.
* Wilkins is similar to B.J. Blazkowicz himself from The New Colossus, as both are US Military veterans who hold the rank Captain, are in their old age, both have children, and kill Nazis with extreme brutality that earned them nicknames.
* Wilkins' quote when he gets the Kampfwanderer "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'." is a reference to the 1966 song of the same name sing by Nancy Sinatra.
* Gerald Wilkins is modeled after Clint Eastwood from Heartbreak Ridge.
==References==
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