History Fridge / WolfensteinTheNewOrder

* The statue outside the front of the London Nautica which is destroyed during the suicide attack is of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun Wernher von Braun]], the German rocket engineer who helped designed the V-1 and V-2 rockets which were used to attack Britain at the end of the Second World War and whose work later contributed to the American space program. Obviously it's a riff on both his work for the Nazis and the fact that in this timeline he helped put Germans on the moon instead of Americans, but there's also a bit of a StealthPun going on here. Wernher von Braun was the subject of a biography called ''I Aim for the Stars'', a title which many quipped should have ended with "Except Sometimes I Hit London". His statue holds a rocket which is aimed at the stars... and when it collapses, it hits London.

* Before ''The New Order'', it was hazy as to why Wilhelm Strasse's nickname, "Deathshead", was one word. However, after watching the scene where Deathshead tells Blazkowicz to say it in German (Totenkopf), it becomes clear that it's a literal translation. Totenkopf is one word, so therefore Deathshead is one word as well. German as a language loves portmanteaus. For instance doppelhaus (duplex) is just double and house.

* Notice how this is the first and, as far as the franchise is concerned, only time the BadBoss FatBastard couple of tropes isn't involved. Generals which represented these tropes in the franchise ([[VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D Fettgesicht]], [[VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein Helga Von Bulow]], [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein2009 Victor Zetta]] and [[VideoGame/WolfensteinTheOldBlood Helga Von Schauffen]]) are deemed unfitting for the regime now that [[TheBadGuyWins the Nazis are in charge of the world]]. Either that or their failures made them scapegoats.

* In the timeline with Jimmy, he dies playing the National Anthem on a guitar with a wall full of very loud speakers behind him. The Nazi soldiers who burst into the room say it's "some kind of weapon" before gunning him down. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_machine_kills_fascists Presumably for killing fascists]].

* [[spoiler: Deathshead separated countless brains from their bodies, judging from the corpses you see in his incinerator, and it's not just because of trial and error. It's only made worse by the ending when you see an entire fridge of these brains, with plenty of room for more.]]
** Even worse, the sheer number of cyborgs present implies this is how Deathshead is maintaining control. He's turned his enemies into weapons against the people they once loved or were a part of.

* Oskar Schindler and all of the people he saved have most likely been murdered. Not only that, considering how the Nazis now control more then 75% of the world's surface and are on their way to steamroll the the remaining 25%, there is likely no place left for those that are deemed undesirables by the Nazis to flee to. In fact, it is very likely that Blazkowicz and Set Roth are [[LastOfHisKind the last two people with Jewish ancestry left on continental Europe, if not the entire world]].
** A small-small-small consolation is that in this reality it seems they are focused more on using slave-labor than outright extermination. After all, the Polish people still exist in Poland. B.J. awoke just in time, though, as it's likely they would have begun something even worse once they finished conquering the world.

* In the game, we learned that Set Roth engaged in his own act of passive resistance against the Nazis by sabotaging the formula of Über Concrete that they managed to get their hands on, making their buildings unstable, and vulnerable to sabotage. Just remember that the Nazis have conquered 75% of the world's surface, that in-game conversation imply that they have been leveling entire conquered cities to be rebuild in their own image, and that Über Concrete is the fundamental building block that they use to do that... Meaning that ALL post-World War 2 infrastructure built in 75% of the world's surface are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project Tofu-dreg projects]] made of unstable, moldy concrete that causes respiratory illness! Even if the Nazi Regime ever gets overthrown, the new administration [[NiceJobBreakingItHero will have to engage in the economically ruinous process of literally rebuilding everything from the grounds up all over the world]]! Opening them right up for another radical takeover.
** Less horrific, thankfully, as the Nazis' constructions are all made to glorify and solidify their regime. Seth's achievement means that the Nazis achievements will all have to be born torn down and give a fresh start to any rebuilders. The Nazis will have no legacy or points to rally around for any future takeovers as they will have been exposed as complete failures in all respects. It will also prevent any new governments from being tempted to use them.

* The Nazis did not just take over the world, they are actively rendering every unique culture into a mirror image of themselves. There are clips of news articles throughout the game and other little collectable bits where they have absorbed famous music as their own. Even in Britain people have stopped eating as much fish and chips in favor of sauerkraut and sausage. They are not just killing people, they are utterly erasing their identity.

* Towards the end of the game, B.J is ambushed by [[spoiler: Bubi]] while climbing a ladder and injected with a substance that can "paralyze an elephant". However, B.J shrugs off the poison and proceeds to stab [[spoiler: Bubi]] to death. How was B.J able to resist the poison? According to [[spoiler: Bubi]] the substance acts on the cerebral cortex. Remember what happened to B.J just after escaping the incineration chamber by jumping out the window? The shrapnel in his head must have destroyed or damaged the part of the brain that the poison works on, saving B.J.

* Before ''The New Order'', it was never clear why Wilhelm Strasse's nickname, "Deathshead", was one word. However, after watching the scene where Deathshead tells Blazkowicz to say it in German (Totenkopf), it becomes that it's a literal translation. Totenkopf is one word, so therefore Deathshead is one word as well. German as a language loves portmanteaus. For instance doppelhaus (duplex) is just double and house.

* In the game, we learned that Set Roth engaged in his own act of passive resistance against the Nazis by sabotaging the formula of Über Concrete that they managed to get their hands on, making their buildings unstable, and vulnerable to sabotage. Just remember that the Nazis have conquered 75% of the world's surface, that in-game conversation imply that they have been leveling entire conquered cities to be rebuild in their own image, and that Über Concrete is the fundamental building block that they use to do that..... Meaning that ALL post-World War 2 infrastructure built in 75% of the world's surface are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project Tofu-dreg projects]] made of unstable, moldy concrete that causes respiratory illness! Even if the Nazi Regime ever gets overthrown, the new administration [[NiceJobBreakingItHero will have to engage in the economically ruinous process of literally rebuilding everything from the grounds up all over the world]]! Opening them right up for another radical takeover.

* In a way, the existence of the [[AncientConspiracy Da'at Yichud]] means the Nazis were ''[[ProperlyParanoid right]]'' about certain things.

* In the game, we learned that Set Roth engaged in his own act of passive resistance against the Nazis by sabotaging the formula of Über Concrete that they managed to get their hands on, making their buildings unstable, and valuable to sabotage. Just remember that the Nazis have conquered 75% of the world's surface, that in-game conversation imply that they have been leveling entire conquered cities to be rebuild in their own image, and that Über Concrete is the fundamental building block that they use to do that..... Meaning that ALL post-World War 2 infrastructure built in 75% of the world's surface are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project Tofu-dreg projects]] made of unstable, moldy concrete that causes respiratory illness! Even if the Nazi Regime ever gets overthrown, the new administration [[NiceJobBreakingItHero will have to engage in the economically ruinous process of literally rebuilding everything from the grounds up all over the world]]! Opening them right up for another radical takeover.

* In a way, the existence of the Da'at Yichud means the Nazis were ''right'' about certain things.

* Set Roth is Jewish and religious yet he never covers his head. Of course he doesn't, it's become his habit not to advertise his faith in a world ruled by Nazis.
** Not to mention that many sects of Judaism teach that you are expected ''not'' to obey God's commandments if doing so would directly result in the loss of life, e.g. if you and your family are starving and the only available food is pork. By breaking the Jewish dress code, Roth is preserving his own life [[spoiler: and with it, the secrets of Da'at Yichud]].

* Set Roth is Jewish and religious yet he never covers his head. Of course he doesn't, it's become his habit not to advertise his faith in a world ruled by Nazis.

* The Nazis did not just take over the world, they are actively rendering every unique culture into a mirror image of themselves. There are clips of news articles throughout the game and other little collectable bits where they have absorbed famous music as their own. Even in Britain people have stopped eating as much fish and chips in favor of sauerkraut and sausage. They are not just killing people, they are utterly erasing who they are.

* The Nazis did not just take over the world, they are actively rendering every unique culture into a mirror image of themselves. There are clips of news articles throughout the game and other little collectable bits where they have absorbed famous music as their own. Even in Britain people have stopped eating as much fish and chips in favor of sauerkraut and sausage. They are not just killing people, they are utterly destroying cultures.

* Keller, the Nazi officer exterminating the mentally disabled, it tortured in Anya's grandparents' basement; Keller is the German word for Basement.

* At the end of the Old Blood Teaser BJ is sawing a Shotgun down because the barrels are broke, until something falls down from the ceiling on fire. BJ promptly starts sawing even faster, this is funny until you realize, ''what could scare BJ so much that he is in a panic to get armed?''

* Keller, the Nazi officer exterminating the mentally disabled, it tortured in Anya's grandparents' basement; Keller is the German word for Basement.

* Before ''The New Order'', I never understood why Wilhelm Strasse's nickname, "Deathshead", was one word. However, after watching the scene where Deathshead tells Blazkowicz to say it in German (Totenkopf), I realized that it's a literal translation. Totenkopf is one word, so therefore Deathshead is one word as well.
** For further explanation of why it is one word: German as a language loves portmanteaus. For instance doppelhaus (duplex) is just double and house.

* Why does Set Roth call B.J. "Shimshon", the biblical hero whose strength came from his hair? Because of the scars on B.J.'s head!
** Does Shimshon (Samson for the Genteel) have any notable scars. I thought Set Roth just called him that because he was strong.
* As is appropriate of her {{Determinator}} status Anya, despite having a very good grasp of English, doesn't know the word for surrender.

* Comes naturally with the game's premise. We'll give you a minute to think of at least five horrible things about this world.
* [[spoiler: Deathshead had separated countless brains from their bodies judging from the corpses you see in his incinerator, and it's not just because of trial and error. It's only made worse by the ending when you see an entire fridge of these brains, with plenty of room for more.]]
* The Nazis did not just take over the world, they are actively rendering every unique culture into a mirror image of themselves. There are clips of news articles throughout the game and other little collectable bits where they have absorbed famous music as their own. Even in Britain people have stopped eating as much fish and chips in favor of sauerkraut and sausage. They are not just killing people, they are utterly destroying cultures!
* Considering the [[TheEighties 1980]]-[[TheNineties 90s]] feel to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnioYhknoR8&feature=player_embedded#at=88 this in-universe video]], it seems to imply that despite everything that the Resistance did to oppose the Nazi regime, it will continue to maintain control of the world for at least two to three more decades.
** Even if the central government falls - and it hasn't, yet - the above cultural imperialism combined with the following years of peace will have (to some extent) normalized Nazi values for many civilians and conquered foreigners (imagine the mindset of the younger generation too young to really remember the horrors of WW2). Whoever replaces them is certainly going to be brutal, reactionary, and culturally shallow, because the world has ''already been remade'' in the Nazis' image.
* Oskar Schindler and all of the people he saved have most likely been murdered.
** Not only that, considering how the Nazis now control more then 75% of the world's surface and are on their way to steamroll the the remaining 25%, there is likely no place left for those that are deemed undesirables by the Nazis to flee to. In fact, it is very likely that Blazkowicz and Set Roth are [[LastOfHisKind the last two people with Jewish ancestry left on continental Europe, if not the entire world!]]
* Max is terrified and rendered helpless by the sound of B.J. using a circular saw close to him, but isn't fazed in the slightest by loud gunfire or helicopter rotors. Why does only the sound of the saw scare him and not loud noises in general? [[spoiler:Take a look at the damage to his skull, and think about what kind of object could have caused such a clean cut through it.]]
** Alternatively, it's because he's ''used'' to the sounds of gunfire and helicopters due to the fascist state he's grown up in.