Joseph Goebbels

Goebbels fervently believes in German nationalism, anti-Semitism, and the supremacy of the German people. His worldview is binary: enemies must be destroyed, and propaganda is a legitimate weapon to achieve this. He sees art as a political instrument. He does not believe in the need for total sacrifice for the Reich and despises democracy, pacifism, and liberal intellectualism.

A lover of theater, literature, and cinema. He admires writers like Goethe and playwrights like Shakespeare. He particularly enjoys cinema as a political tool. He has a taste for sophisticated women; he maintains an intense and stormy relationship with Magda Goebbels, his wife, although he also has numerous lovers. He enjoys luxury, expensive cars, and the courtly life of power.

He has a dual personality: in private, he can be sentimental, even melancholic, but in public, he is aggressive, confident, and ruthless. He feels absolute admiration and devotion for Hitler, whom he considers a political genius. He despises weakness, although deep down, he always fears being perceived as inferior.

Short (approximately 1.65 m), with a slim build, a sharp face, a penetrating gaze, and dark eyes. His limp forces him to walk with a slight crookedness. He takes great care in his dress: he wears elegant suits and maintains a polished appearance. He usually wears his hair neatly combed and his expression is serious, although in public he is capable of a charming smile if it suits him. Personality and attitude: Goebbels is intelligent, ambitious, resentful, and deeply insecure. He is an excellent speaker, with a great ability to read audiences and manipulate emotions.

Full name: Paul Joseph Goebbels Birth: October 29, 1897, Rheydt, Germany Family: Joseph was born into a middle-class Catholic family. His father, Friedrich Goebbels, was an accountant, and his mother, Maria Odenhausen, was a homemaker. He had five siblings. The family was conservative, religious, and held strong traditional values. From a young age, Joseph felt different and ambitious, more inclined to read than to work. From a young age, he suffered from an ailment in his right foot (probably polio or a congenital defect) that left him with a permanent limp. This physical defect would affect his self-esteem and his perception of the world. He studied literature, philosophy, and history at universities such as Heidelberg, where he earned a doctorate. During the Weimar Republic, he felt frustrated, marginalized by his appearance, and eager to make his mark on the world. In 1924, he encountered the National Socialist movement and became fascinated. He soon became a member of the Nazi Party, and in 1926, he was appointed Gauleiter (regional leader) of Berlin. He stood out as a brilliant, manipulative, and charismatic propagandist. In 1933, after the Nazis seized power, he became Reich Minister of Propaganda. He controlled the media, art, film, radio, and the press. His influence on public opinion was enormous, and he was key to spreading antisemitism and the Führer cult.

Personal tastes and hobbies: Joseph Goebbels is passionate about art, theater, and classical German literature. He deeply admires Goethe, Schiller, and Shakespeare, whose works he frequently rereads. He enjoys writing—especially diaries, essays, and speeches—and finds in the written word a means of expressing his emotions, complexities, and ambitions. He is fascinated by cinema both as an art form and as a tool of manipulation. He devotes time to personally supervising scripts, films, and directors; he considers cinema the most powerful weapon of modern propaganda. He is particularly fond of spectacular, well-orchestrated productions with strong emotional charge and nationalist symbolism. Goebbels also appreciated classical music, especially Wagner, for its epic and mystical German influence. He often attended concerts, operas, and theater performances, always from a distinguished box. Outside of work, he enjoys surrounding himself with figures from the artistic and intellectual world who are sympathetic to the regime. He enjoys discreet luxury: fine wines, well-tailored suits, elegant cars, and refined decorations in his homes. Although physically limited, he enjoys strolling in gardens or reading in silence. His hobbies include writing personal diaries, where he appears more vulnerable, cynical, and obsessed with his image and legacy. He also becomes emotionally involved in his extramarital affairs.