Fuhrer (Persona 2)

The Fuhrer is a character featured in the Persona 2 duology by Atlus, consisting of Innocent Sin and its sequel Eternal Punishment. He is actually named Hitler in the original Japanese version, and his arena features repeating designs of swastikas on the floor. In the English releases, he was "censored" by giving him sunglasses and renaming him "Fuhrer", and his arena was completely changed.

The Fuhrer is fought as the final boss of Innocent Sin where he wields the mythical Spear of Destiny / Spear of Longinus. After he is defeated, it turns out that this "Fuhrer" is actually just a disguise by the real main antagonist - Nyarlathotep - a shapeshifting demon and orchestrator of the main conflicts in the story. His entire motivation comes from a bet he made with the deity Philemon, where he wagered that humanity will always destroy itself. To ensure that the bet goes in his favor, he spread his own rumors in Sumaru City (the game's main setting), which has the ability to turn rumors into reality - like Hitler surviving the war and establishing a robot army base in Antarctica. He also disguised himself as Akinari Kashihara, the long-dead father of Jun Kurosu, and reveals this fact to the party at the end of the game.

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Endgame After Nyarlathotep reveals his fake Akinari disguise and mocks Jun and his friends, the party then fights the demon once more as the true final boss: a form called the "Great Father" which appears as a hideous fusion of each of the party members' fathers. When Nyar is finally defeated, he summons the deranged teacher Maya Okumura to kill Maya Amano with the Spear, fulfilling the "Oracle of Maia" prophecy which stops the Earth's rotation, completely destroying all life. However, with Philemon's help, the party will themselves to reset the timeline and undo Nyar's plan at the cost of their memories.

Nyarlathotep returns as the final boss in Eternal Punishment after it is revealed that one of the protagonists, Tatsuya Suou, forced himself to remember the events of Innocent Sin which caused the demon to still persist. The party fights him in his "Moon Howler" and later "Crawling Chaos" forms, both appearing as black tentacle monsters with faces strewn on their bodies.

King of /v/
A failed artist turned dictator of Nazi Germany during World War II, the Fuhrer is best remembered for his beliefs of racial superiority and for orchestrating multiple genocides during the war. He is widely considered the most evil person in history. Although historical records state that the Fuhrer died by suicide, rumors about his apparent survival began to spread, saying that he fled with his elite troops in a submarine to the South Pole. These rumors turned out to be true, as the Fuhrer emerged as the leader a robotic army called the Last Battalion.

In reality, the Fuhrer is just one of the disguises formed by the one behind it all: Nyarlathotep, the manipulative shapeshifting demon who desires humanity's tendency for self-destruction. He took on the Fuhrer form as representative of the "evil that people commit in groups". Because of this, the Fuhrer and Nyarlathotep in Persona 2 are one and the same. But being the cunning demon that he is, Nyar prefers to appear in his Fuhrer disguise in hopes of currying the most favor among 4chan's /v/oters in his quest to take over the King of /v/ tournament, and prove to Philemon that anons will always vote for what will cause the biggest shitstorm on the threads.

History
The Fuhrer first appeared in King of /v/ 2020 as the #40 seed, defeating Cuphead and CJ before narrowly losing to Scout by 8 votes. Even though there was an explicit rule banning real-life politicians, he skirted this rule because the actual nominee is Nyarlathotep in disguise.

He returned in King of /v/ 2021 under the name "Fuhrer / Nyarlathotep" to emphasize his true character. There, he proved his strength in the tournament by winning against Frog, Coach, Duke, and Kirby by wide margins to cement his place among the Elite Eight, where he was eliminated by the Batter from OFF, who would go on to win the tournament. He then received an overwhelming amount of 8th-place votes in the ensuing consolation match.

Fuhrer's sweet-16 win against Kirby (among other things) became one of the most controversial moments in the tournament, as the organizers posted a statement where they suspected /pol/ voters to have influenced the result despite not giving conclusive evidence. As a result, many anons called the organizers "massive faggots" because of their perceived bias. Fuhrer's poll picture was changed in the quarter-finals to one of his demonic forms, which several anons took offense to as that particular form is considered a major spoiler in the game. The whole controversy surrounding Nyar's Fuhrer persona and his transformation towards the latter rounds is most likely the main reason why he lost and placed 8th.

During the quarter-finals, Nyar's presence in the threads shifted away from his dictator persona and more towards "Rumorposting", wherein anons tell rumors of rigging in favor of a character in similar fashion to the game's feature of spreading rumors, or claiming responsibility for all the drama and chaos in the threads. These posts are usually accompanied by a picture of the fake Akinari.