While her character model's final materials and textures were authored in-house by MachineGames staff, her face scans were provided by Goodbye Kansas Studios.Īccording to Andreas Öjerfors, Senior Game Designer at MachineGames, finding the ideal actor for a role in narrative-driven games is a very important yet laborious process. Swedish artist Vidar Rapp was responsible for creating Engel's updated uniform for The New Colossus, which is based on the one she wears in The New Order. Ĭoncept artist Christopher Brändström designed Engel's head model for The New Colossus he also created all FACS-shapes, in-game model and textures of the character for the game. Matthies explained from Engel's perspective, that since she is humiliated and her status as the "queen of the realm" was challenged, this propels much of her personal vendetta against the Resistance and Blazkowicz in particular, beginning with The New Order and continued by The New Colossus. On establishing Engel as a nemesis for Blazkowicz, Matthies thought having Engel crawl toward the player's perspective with a "totally broken, disfigured visage, coupled with her vow of vengeance" makes for a powerful moment. This enables her to be on a constant power trip and dominate others at her whim, as exemplified by the card game scene. This is because her character "cuts to the core of a fascist or Nazi ideology" and that if she is able to succeed in such a male-dominated environment and rise up its ranks, she attains a very liberating personal freedom at the expense of others. Ĭreative Director Jens Matthies said the terms "freedom" and "liberating" are Engel's defining characteristics. The developers had always intended to build up Engel's character in The New Order, so that the player would have a connection to her, and then position her as the main antagonist of The New Colossus.
In a 2014 developers diary video interview released by publisher Bethesda to promote the release of The New Order, Björk described his writing for Engel to be his proudest moment: he described her as a "cool female villain", an uncommon trope in the video game industry, and that players would likely find the train car scene to be a standout moment from the game.
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Björk also wrote the train car scene for Chapter 3 of The New Order, which introduced Engel and features a notable non-combat encounter between her and series protagonist B.J. Tommy Tordsson Björk, who served as the Narrative Designer of the Wolfenstein series of video games developed by Swedish studio MachineGames, created the Frau Engel character. Engel's appearances in the Wolfenstein series were generally well received, with several critics highlighting the effectiveness of her overall depiction as an intimidating and memorable villain. Blazkowicz.Ī scene featuring an encounter between Engel and Blazkowicz on a train car was featured in initial previews and demos of The New Order, which generated a positive response as well as sustained interest in the character from media outlets.
Franoszek was also inspired by publicized allegations of sex crimes committed by men in positions of power against vulnerable female targets, which informs Engel's sexually aggressive behaviour during the character's interactions with series protagonist B.J. She later had a moment of clarity about Engel and came to understand her as a power mad individual, who indulges in the excitement she experiences in the midst of a power trip without any inhibitions or fear of reprisal, and that judging Engel with her own moral compass inhibits her ability to portray the character effectively. Although Franoszek drew from her research into the historical atrocities committed by the Nazi regime, the role of women in Nazi Germany, and her own cultural background to prepare for the character, she initially struggled to rationalize Engel's sadistic behaviour. She is one of the major antagonistic figures of The New Order, and is presented as the main villain of the 2017 sequel Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.Įngel is portrayed by German actress Nina Franoszek through performance capture. A member of the Wolfenstein series' staple enemy faction, a fictional version of the German Reich which won World War II instead of the Allies, Engel is depicted as a cruel and fanatical high-ranking officer of the Nazi German regime who exhibits an extraordinary amount of apathy for the human condition. She first appears in Wolfenstein: The New Order, a 2014 title developed by MachineGames and published by Bethesda Softworks. Irene Engel, better known as Frau Engel, is a fictional character from the Wolfenstein video game series. Render of Frau Engel for Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.
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