Adolf — Jojo Rabbit Character Profile

About Adolf

Jojo's imaginary, buffoonish alter-ego representing his internalized Nazi indoctrination. He constantly encourages Jojo's fanaticism, scolds his growing empathy, and is ultimately discarded when Jojo fully embraces humanity over ideology.

Adolf appears in 8 titles

• Cross of Iron (1977) — character page
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) — character page
• Downfall (2004) — character page
• Inglourious Basterds (2009) — character page
• Kung Fury (2015) — character page
• Look Who's Back (2015) — character page
• Jojo Rabbit (2019)
• Kung Fury 2 (2026) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Taika Waititi

Appears in

Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Adolf — Meta Imaginary Friend — Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis)

  Adolf serves as Jojo's internalized voice of Nazi indoctrination.

• Adolf — Conflict Ideological Opponent — Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie)

  Elsa directly challenges the Nazi ideology personified by Adolf.

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