Gerhard Wagner

Gerhard Wagner is the keeper of the town bar in the town near Hotel Reger. He is a major character in Atlantic Connection, the third chapter in Part 1 of the game.

Physical Appearance
Gerhard Wagner is a stern-looking, blond, white man. He is built tall and trim, wiry, and keeps his hair in a neat overcomb style.

Personality
In town, Gerhard has a reputation as a generally trustworthy individual because of his somewhat central occupation. He talks curtly to other characters.

Underneath the facade, Gerhard is a cunning and manipulative individual, who doesn't shy away from lying to and manipulating the people who consider him a friend. He is ruthless, but ultimately too hasty and clumsy in his attempts at disguising his murders and nazi-affiliated activity.

Abilities
Gerhard is a smuggler, a liar, and a killer. He talks at least German and English, likely also Spanish because of his connections to Argentina. He is very good at setting scenes and manipulating people.

Otto Reger
Gerhard first met Otto Reger roughly ten years before the game takes place, so around 1923. That was also the year Gerhard first joined the Sturmabteilung, but never told Otto about it. He led Otto to believe that their friendship was genuine, and in Otto's words was even a great support to him when he was still trying to unpack his experiences from WWI.

Hans Lenz
Gerhard and Father Hans Lenz assumably met around the same time as him and Otto did, and similarly Gerhard also led him to believe that they were fast friends.

The Policeman
The Swiss Policeman of the town seems disbelieving of Gerhard's involvement at first, when he comes to the hotel to investigate the explosion. However, when Anna and Otto present him with their evidence, he is quick to condemn and arrest Gerhard.

Trivia

 * Gerhard shares his surname with Richard Wagner, a German national-romantic composer, whose epic works were famously a source of inspiration for the mythology-based mysticism of the nazis.
 * After Gerhard is arrested, a man called Jürgen can be seen briefly as the new bartender in town in Dancing with the Beasts. Jürgen is grey-haired and has a handlebar moustache.
 * In "Exiled Dead", Gerhard can be seen on the boat at the harbor, and is mentioned by name, while Anna, Luigi and Cozzi are held captive in the abandoned house.
 * Although not confirmed, it's possible that Claudia and Helmut's killer (The Phantom) is Gerhard.