Mr. Ludwig

Mr. Ludwig, also know as the Medic, is a Teutonic man of medicine. What he lacks in compassion for the sick, respect for human dignity, and any sort of verifiable formal training in medicine, the Medic more than makes up for with a bottomless supply of giant needles and a trembling enthusiasm for plunging them into exposed flesh.

History
Raised in Rottenburg, Germany during an era when the Hippocratic oath had been downgraded to an optional Hippocratic suggestion, the Medic considers healing a generally unintended side effect of satisfying his own morbid curiosity.

During the summer of 1968, Medic was one of nine mercenaries to be recruited by Reliable Excavation & Demolition and Builders League United to continue Redmond and Blutarch's never-ending war to seize the land left to them by their deceased father.

Trivia

 * The Medic keeps a flock of doves as pets, which are allowed to fly around in his office (despite hygiene concerns). One of them is named Archimedes.
 * Archimedes is named after the ancient Greek scientist and seems to share his owner's fascination with blood, evidenced by his leaning in while watching surgery and nesting in open wounds (as both the Heavy and Scout unfortunately found out for themselves).
 * The Medic enjoys inserting baboon organs into humans, as shown in Meet the Medic. He gave Heavy the heart of a "mega baboon", and the comic A Cold Day in Hell, in which he tries to insert baboon uteri into the Team Fortress Classic team. He succeeds in putting some in Greg (TFC Demoman).