The Advanced Iron Prosthetic Hand used by Götz von Berlichingen, a Medieval German Knight & Mercenary, 16th century AD

Wikipedia article for more info on Götz.

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Retreaux@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

Built by the finest automail mechanic in Rush Valley, no less!

bizarroland@fedia.io · 14 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Groovy

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

"Er kann mich..."

thesporkeffect@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

It's not stated in the Wikipedia article but I would be mildly surprised if he didn't influence Guts from Berserk wiki link

He lost an arm and had a similar prosthetic

CitizenKong@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

His most famous saying was "Tell him he can lick my ass!" (German version of "suck my dick")

Akasazh@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 1y

That's also the name of a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Leck mich im Arsch

A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

I always wonder if this mightve been some of the inspiration for that guy in Young Frankenstein, the burgher or sheriff or whatever.

Sgarcnl@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Or maybe that character in samurai showdown 2

mrsemi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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