Thomas Eichorst

Thomas Eichhorst was a main character and secondary antagonist of FX's Horror-Thriller The Strain. He was a Gestapo officer in the Treblinka extermination camp in Poland during WWII, and thereafter served as a right hand Strigoi, under the command of The Master, and has remained his right hand for decades.

Eichhorst was born in 1910, in Germany. As a Radio salesman, Eichhorst was never a successful man, always ridculed by his boss and his co-workers. Before the rise of the Nazi Party, he was captivated by a speech made by a party member. His display of admiration lost him the prospect of friendship and maybe romance with Helga, a co-worker and unbeknownst to Eichhhorst a Jew. He soon rose the ranks of the Nazi Party, due to his cruelty, and was stationed in the Treblinka Extermination camp, where he met Abraham setrakian, a jewish carpenter.

Shortly after the fall of Treblinka, Eichhorst was turned into a Strigoi by the Master, who had decided that the German's expertise in the imprisonment and extermination of large groups of humans would be useful. How exactly the Master and Eichhorst met and why he did not end up just another meal for the Master is not revealed, but Setrakian concluded that the Master's plan to seize the world was inspired by the concentration camps he preyed upon.

In 1967, Setrakian discovered clues that Eichhorst was feeding in northern Albania, and set out to track him down. Setrakian discovered an abandoned castle with a well, which he had traveled down, only to find that it was a trap. Abraham remained trapped in the well for more than a day, as Eichhorst had removed his rope. During that time, Eichhorst had attacked and turned his wife Miriam, who Abraham was forced to kill, some time later.

Present Day

In 2014, with the help of Eldritch Palmer, has the Master brought to New York, via Regis Flight 753, and uses this as a means to create his first group of strigoi.

By this time, Eichhorst was a fully mature vampire. However, through the use of extensive makeup, prosthetics and a wig, he appeared as human in order to carry out the Master's will in public settings

Eichhorst was a capable manipulator yet his arrogance towards Setrakian led to his downfall. When he displayed his supreme phisical capabilities by keeping Setrakian lifted with one arm and gloating about how Setrakian's faith in his God failed to protect him against the Master, he was ready to turn the Jew to deliver all knowledge Setrakian had to the Master once Setrakian's transformation would be completed and thus end this rivalry since Setrakian and the others became a more pressing danger.

FULL NAME Thomas Eichhorst ALIAS Waxy Boy Strigoi The Nazi Boogeyman

ORIGIN The Strain OCCUPATION Nazi SS Officer (formerly) The Master's second-in-command

POWERS / SKILLS Intimidation Manipulation Immortality Superhuman speed Superhuman strength Strigoi anatomy

HOBBY Killing Jews (formerly). Drinking blood. Tormenting Abraham Setrakian. Manipulating people into doing his bidding. Aiding the Master in his goals

CRIMES War crimes Genocide Bribery Murder Mutilation Breaking & Entering Terrorism Kidnapping Attempted rape Indirect mass destruction

TYPE OF VILLAIN Nazi Vampire