History Characters / Suzerain

* ArchEnemy: She serves as the BigBad among the foreign relations sections of the game.

!!Presidents of Sordland:
[[folder:Anton Rayne]]
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The newly elected president of Sordland.

* TheBard: Regardless of path, Rayne is fond of quoting poetry, and is hinted to write poetry himself in the case of his speech to the Assembly.
* CannotTellAJoke: Rayne has several opportunities to make a joke in conversation. None of them works, and all of them come off as awkward and insensitive.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Four years in the office take a heavy toll on Rayne, make him look visibly older and [[spoiler:potentially cost him his bonds with friends and loved ones.]]
* CharacterCustomization: From update 1.1 onwards, Rayne's appearance can be customized.
* ChummyCommies: Can very well promote a planned economy and draw closer to United Contana while respecting democracy up to the point where he can out himself as a Malenyevist to Iosef. [[spoiler:Of course, he does not politically survive this and in all likelihood is toppled by the military as a result.]]
* CorruptPolitician: Rayne has the opportunity to take bribes, conduct insider trading, and submit false evidence to the court.
* DeadlyDistantFinale: Some endings (primarily those where Rayne leaves office disgraced, but alive) reveal that he dies of natural causes in 1976.
* EasilyForgiven: It is possible for Rayne to be exposed by the press if he engages in corrupt actions (e.g. using his influence to get his son accepted into college despite his bad grades) and still be re-elected if he is popular enough.
* {{Expy}}: Of Turkish president Bülent Ecevit, who was a high-profile CHP member and whose governments were regularly threatened by political violence, scandal, intraparty crises and polarization. Like Rayne, he was also an amateur poet.
* FailureHero: If Rayne proves to be a bad leader, the consequences of his mistakes can range from [[spoiler: economic depression and nationwide pandemic to [[WorldWarIII a nuclear world war]] and the immolation of Sordland itself.]]
* FamilyMan: It is possible to play Anton Rayne as a devoted husband and father who cares deeply about his wife and children.
* GoodIsNotNice: Even if you play Rayne as well-meaning and principled, it is possible to strike at enemies of the state with no mercy or hesitation.
** One strong example is if you play Rayne as a democratic reformist and use the Anti-Corruption Police to [[spoiler: arrest or fire any state official even remotely tied to Lileas Graf's conspiracy.]] Your shocked advisors point out that you've just sanctioned [[spoiler: the biggest governmental purge in history of Sordland.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Many, many ways, often leading to TheManyDeathsOfYou (or at least disgraces):
** Doing too many corrupt deals can easily bite you in the rear if they are leaked.
** Acting as a reactionary, anti-feminist Sollist or nationalist when married to a barnstorming feminist for decades is a good way to destroy your marriage and family.
** Rumburg is a bellicose, aggressive neighbor that by default is probably somewhat stronger than Sordland and headed by a Queen that seems hell-bent on continental conquest, but who is unable to decisively outmatch Sordland militarily and lacks any foreign allies worth talking about. [[spoiler: Rayne can change that by going to war with Rumburg and aligning too strongly with one of the superpowers, in essence handing Beatrice an alliance with the other bloc on a silver platter and greasing the skids towards nuclear apocalypse.]]
* TheLeader: Anton Rayne assembles a diverse group from the United Sordland Party to form a coalition that elects him as the fourth President of Sordland, appealing to both the conservative and reformist elements of his party.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Possibly. Rayne's best friend can [[spoiler:commit suicide or be assassinated]], his teenage son can grow to despise him or [[spoiler:die at war]], his wife can [[spoiler:divorce him and take their little daughter away]], and his loyal driver can [[spoiler:be shot while saving the President's life]]. If all of it comes to pass, Rayne has a lonely dinner at home, all his friends and loved ones either [[spoiler:dead]] or [[spoiler:wanting nothing to do with him]].
* MultipleChoicePast: Rayne's socio-economic status, educational background, military record, and political history are decided by the player in the game's prologue.
* NiceToTheWaiter: If you so choose, Rayne can be consistently polite, friendly and supportive to his driver Serge, his secretary Livia and even some actual waiters.
** The ultimate example might be the option to pay for Serge's kids' education out of Rayne's own pocket. Doing so marks the transition of Serge from a member of your staff to your personal friend.
* PoliticallyCorrectVillain: It is possible for Rayne to be this if he becomes a dictator but implements policies that support the rights of women and ethnic minorities, especially as a Malenyevist.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: A dictator or an autocrat Rayne can become this, trampling on the rights of minorities and keeping women oppressed to maintain his power.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: If the player so chooses.
* RulerProtagonist: Exactly what it sounds like.
* SelfMadeMan: Anton Rayne, regardless of the economic background you choose for him, is always someone who had to climb the ranks of the United Sordland Party starting from the position of being a mere university activist.
* StayInTheKitchen: He can take this stance to appease his conservative voter base.

[[folder:Ewald Alphonso]]
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Third president of Sordland, who came to power after United Sordland Party voted to remove Soll from power and who tried to democratize Sordland (in which he failed) and privatize the economy (which he managed to start, but got then replaced by Rayne). Sordland's economical recession is often blamed on him.

* AscendedExtra: He gets a lot more focus and screentime in ''Amendment'', compared to him mostly being a background figure in the original game.
* CorruptPolitician: He took many bribes during his term and left Sordland's economy in the hands of the Oligarchs.
* {{Expy}}: Of UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin. Alphonso was, like Yeltsin, an aggressive economic reformer who worked to reverse the anti-market status quo, but the privatization of previously uncontested Sordish state assets gave certain businessmen immense power as Sordland's new Oligarchs, mirroring Yeltsin's capitalist reforms and the subsequent rise of Russia's economic oligarchs.
* FailureHero: For all his hard work in reforming the country all he achieved after removing Soll from power was an economic recession.
* GracefulLoser: He isn't particularly bitter about how his presidency ended, and can be an ally and confidant to Rayne if your beliefs align.

[[folder:Tarquin Soll]]
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Once Colonel of the 6th Army during the Sordish Civil War, he was able to defeat the other factions and established the political establishment of the Sordish Republic. He was elected President five times, before he resigned in 1946 after he lost the party leadership to Alphonso.

* ColonelBadass: As a colonel in the military, he stopped the Sordish civil war and restored the Republic.
* CultOfPersonality: Even after his departure from politics, Soll's cult of personality lives on in Sordish society, especially in the school system. If you want, you can try to abolish this.
* {{Expy}}:
** Of General Kenan Evren, who ended political violence between the left and right in Turkey by launching his own coup d'etat, and ruled as an authoritarian president who proudly suspended civil liberties and human rights, was racist to Kurds, and had ties to ultranationalist organizations. But like Evren, you can have Soll tried and sentenced to life imprisonment if you play your cards right.
** Of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, namely his negative side: his authoritarianism, his stifling personality cult, and his denial of minority rights in the name of national unity. Like Ataturk, Soll is also the creator of an codified ideology named after him that keeps Republicanism, Statism, and Nationalism as its tenets and represents them visually with pointy things (the sun-rays on the USP party flag), though Kemalism tacks on three more.
* GloriousLeader: Still revered by many citizens and the Old Guard.
* HeelFaceTurn: He's initially antagonist and dismissive to a reformist Rayne, and will attempt to block any attempts to change the constitution. [[spoiler: If he is invited to the football game, he can be asked to put his disagreements with Rayne aside for the sake of the country and help if Rumburg invades. Then at the war room meeting, if Rayne has done well throughout his presidency, Soll will finally admit Rayne has been a good president.]]
* HiddenDepths: He turns out to be a big fan of film and football, which can lead to an oddly jovial bonding moment if you take ownership of FC Anrica.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: If Rayne managed to remove his immunity and replace the corrupt Chief Justice, Soll can be put in trial for his past crimes, and will be found guilty. He then will be imprisoned, or worse [[spoiler:executed if Rayne manages to lift the ban on capital punishment]].
* KangarooCourt: Even if he is vulnerable to prosecution he can still avoid any punishment if the conditions aren't met.

[[folder:Artor S. Wisci]]
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Sordish writer and revolutionary, he served in the parliament of the Kingdom of Sordland, as part of the Republican Faction. In 1923 he guided a protest in the capital of Holsord that caused the king to abdicate. He became then the first president of the Republic, until he was removed by General Luderin's coup in 1927.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of modern Turkey and republican revolutionary. Wisci represents the positive side of Ataturk, namely his democratic beliefs and modernizing reforms.
* PosthumousCharacter: President Wisci died in prison after being couped.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Just looks like his son Deivid plus the hat.
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!!The Rayne Cabinet:
[[folder:Petr Vectern, Vice President of Sordland]]
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Vice president of Sordland and a long-time friend of Rayne, who suffers from alcoholism.

* TheAlcoholic: Petr continually drinks over the course of the game, downing liquor as if it were soda. Anton also notices to his disquiet that Petr sometimes appears late for rather important meetings and at other times appears disheveled and slovenly.
* BestFriend: Petr and Anton have been friends since the two were in school. Anton brings Petr with him as part of his staff from the beginning of his political career, and Petr makes further connections and support to help Anton succeed.
* TheCasanova: Petr is infamous for his wandering eye and playboy antics. [[spoiler:It gets him into serious hot water after he sleeps with Livia Suno, creating a major sex scandal.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: If Rayne betrays him, making him take the fall for the Livia Suno sex/espionage scandal, Petr falls into deep depression and eventually jumps from a bridge.]]
* HonoraryUncle: Petr is close enough with Anton and his family for both of Anton's children calls him "Uncle Petr".
* MeaningfulName: His last name is Sordish for "Victory", which will certainly be in abundance if Rayne keeps him around.
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:Lucian advises blaming the entire Livia Suno scandal on Petr. Somewhat justified, as it was Petr's fault as he bypassed a background check because she was attractive.]]
* SleazyPolitician:
** He is known as a 'bad boy' in politics. But the game can note the things he does has been losing its charm since he's middle aged. He also jokes that he cheated on his taxes with Anton claiming he gave away 30% of his salary to charity.
** His wife Evelyn says [[spoiler: he has cheated on her multiple times and the women in those situations had the option to sleep with him or get fired.]]
* SmarterThanYouLook: While a flawed character, Petr is politically savvy and does effectively campaign for Anton Rayne. He also correctly points out that initiating a war is one way to keep the electorate's support, should Rayne's popularity be suffering.
* TakingTheHeat: [[spoiler:If Anton Rayne takes responsibility for the Livia Suno scandal, Petr stops him, publicly acknowledges that he was responsible for the entire affair in a press conference, admits his infidelity and alcoholism, apologizes to his wife, denies that Rayne held any knowledge of his actions, resigns the Vice Presidency, and checks himself into a hospital for treatment in order to preserve Rayne's presidency. It works.]]
* UndyingLoyalty:
** [[spoiler: Should you remain loyal to him and keep him as VP, and should you get kicked out of the party, Petr will follow you anywhere you go. He will also support your reelection and the game notes that when it comes to campaigning, he still got it in him.]]
** [[spoiler:If Anton Rayne offers to take responsibility for the Livia Suno scandal. Petr is so moved by Rayne having his back in this DarkestHour of his, that he decides to willingly takes the fall himself and tries to become a better person in the process.]]

[[folder:Lucian Galade, Chief of Staff and Chief Political Strategist]]
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A lawyer, politician, and chief strategy officer in the private sector. Lucian was one of Anton Rayne's earliest supporters and credited as the architect of his successful election campaign. Following Rayne's victory, Lucian was promoted to chief of staff.

* TheChessmaster:
** Lucian is an expert in manipulating the populace into supporting the player, giving advice on how to improve the player's image and policies. [[spoiler: He also uses the sex scandal from Petr to his advantage, attempting to push President Rayne to pick him as the Vice President.]]
** Literal with the ''Amendment'' Update, where the player can have a chess match with Lucian, with most outcomes resulting in Rayne losing.
* ClockKing: Aside from being the President's chief strategist, he's also such a stickler for punctuality that he arrives on the exact hour, and ensures that meetings always start and end on time. This is part of why the perpetually-pickled Petr pisses him off; Petr's almost never on time.
* ConfirmedBachelor: Is unmarried. The reason why is never addressed in-game.
* FatalFlaw: Cynicism. Lucian honestly believes that being a politician is all about appeasing a gullible populace and getting votes, and any actual improvement of peoples' lives is more of a side benefit. This mindset can put him at odds with more principled or idealistic President Rayne.
* HonestAdvisor: Despite his moral shadiness and the aforementioned FatalFlaw, this trope is Lucian's most valuable trait. He is neither afraid nor hesitant to give his honest opinion about any decision of President Rayne and explain any negative consequences such a decision might produce.
* JerkassHasAPoint:
** Doubly so during the [[spoiler: sex scandal event.]]
*** [[spoiler: While the means he's used to obtain the information (wiretapping his own colleague) are downright immoral, he is absolutely right in that his actions revealed a disastrous security breach and a foreign spy in the Presidential office.]]
*** [[spoiler: While he's doing it to depose Petr and replace him as VP, he correctly points out that by abusing his position to sleep with his friend's secretary and by leaking sensitive state information, Petr all but betrayed his friendship with Rayne.]]
** Lucian's stance on media policies also counts. He cynically thinks that media should be under firm control of the state, because the populace is too gullible and the state knows better what people should or should not know. The game at least partially proves him right, as the populace constantly changes opinions on Rayne's administration based on newspapers who push certain narratives either out of political agenda or plain sensationalism.
* ThePeterPrinciple: [[spoiler:He's an excellent political strategist and adept at political machinations, but if you choose to make him Vice President he turns out to be lacking as a retail politician]].
* SoftspokenSadist: [[spoiler:If you choose to kill Petr to prevent his affair with Livia Suno from going public, Lucian is described to look pleased upon hearing your decision]].
* TreacherousAdvisor: Despite appearing to be loyal and supporting most of the President's schemes throughout the game, he will betray you without hesitation if [[spoiler: you choose to block his path to becoming vice-president pre-admenment update, and after it if you give the position to anyone else (so keeping Peter no longer automaticly causes him to betray you) or if his respect of you is low enough. Prior to your re-election campaign, he will leak any dirty deals you may have made.]] When Lileas Graf challenges you for your position in the USP, he will endorse her if you gave the VP position to anyone but him. And even if you did give him the post, he will choose to stay in the USP if you decide to form a new party.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He gets accused of being after the Vice President's seat since your term began. [[spoiler: If he succeeds he noted to be a very effective campaigner and popular enough to pull in undecided and centrist votes.]]

[[folder:Lileas Graf, Minister of the Interior]]
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A long-running member of the United Sordland Party since its founding. The former mayor of Sordland's capital city of Holsord, she resigned her position to become Minister of the Interior under Anton Rayne.

* ChurchgoingVillain: She is openly religious, but that doesn't stop her from conspiring with the Old Guard against the President. She is, in fact, [[spoiler:the mastermind behind the assassination of Bernard Circas, whom she killed simply to make Rayne's term difficult.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Lileas is a hardline Sollist [[spoiler: who schemes against Rayne to trick him into declaring an emergency]], but even she is disgusted by Phelix Bron's tyrannical rule in the Bergia Special Zone. Much of her mid-game scenes involves her attempting to abolish the BSZ, returning Bergia to be another province of Sordland.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Promises to stand bravely against wealthy elites in their mansions, shortly after hosting you in her own mansion.
** [[spoiler:While claiming to protect Sordland's inner stability and integrity, she provokes a nationwide revolt with massive collateral damage just because her President promises to do something she doesn't like.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Lileas' plan to kick Rayne out of the party could result in him forming his own party, and winning the election anyways, leaving the USP powerless to stop Rayne from pursuing his own agenda.
* TheRival: To Nia Morgna, who clashes openly with Lileas over their differing ideals. Should she oust Anton Rayne to contest in the election on the USP's ticket, she will also become his political rival.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: She is a die-hard Sollist that arranged the assassination of a communist MP to stoke violence between communists and nationalists. That was in order to derail the reforms that Rayne promised to get elected.]]
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[[folder:Symon Holl, Minister of Economy, Commerce, and Energy]]
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A politician and economist. Symon formerly sat as Chairman of the National Bank of Sordland, and represents state-owned industry in the National Business Council. Symon supported Anton Rayne's candidacy early and actively campaigned with Rayne, and was appointed as Minister of Economy, Commerce, and Energy.
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* HonestAdvisor: The guy is to economic matters what Lucian Galade is to political matters. Symon's advice and assessment of situations is always blunt, clear and on point.
* ItsAllMyFault: If Sordland falls into an economic depression by the end of the game, he'll blame himself for the situation, and resign.
* NoSocialSkills: Symon is noted as having poor social skills and openly smiles when he is told he has to spend more time crunching numbers than being with his family. However, Symon seems to function serviceably on the campaign trail, at the National Business Council, and in cabinet meetings.
* TheSmartGuy: Well, nobody in your cabinet is an idiot, but Symon still stands out because of his aptitude for numbers and his insightful commentaries. He also comes up with several plans to improve the economy, each and every one of them extremely beneficial and effective if implemented correctly.
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[[folder:Nia Morgna, Minister of Justice and Law]]
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A politician and attorney. Nia was the former Vice Minister of Justice and Law under the Alphonso administration and one of the most experienced attorneys retained by the government. Nia supported Anton Rayne's candidacy and was appointed to Minister of Justice and Law following his election. As the Minister, she has a voice on the Supreme Court, and is considered the voice of the reformist faction within the judicial system.
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* CrusadingLawyer: Nia is devoted to ending corruption in the legal system and eliminating the case backlog. She may even be supported by Anton Rayne to establishing an Anti-Corruption Task Force meant to clean up Sordish government.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: When meeting with Anton Rayne, Nia warns him not to trust Lileas. While she appears to be saying this out of spite, later events and revelations prove her to be correctly suspicious of Lileas.]]
* MeaningfulName: Her last name is Sordish for "morning" and as a Supreme Court Justice by dint of being Minister of Justice, she is ''the'' most vital member of the Cabinet for pushing through constitutional reform, which she wholeheartedly supports.
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[[folder:Iosef Lancea, Minister of Defense and Security]]
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A retired officer in the Sordish Army. Formerly the Inspector General of the Sordish Army, Iosef supported Anton Rayne's candidacy and was appointed Minister of Defense and Security, retiring from active duty and transitioning to civilian life.
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* BewareTheHonestOnes: He's [[spoiler: one of the only Sollists who's not at all corrupt. But if he thinks you've left Sordland defenseless or sold out to foreign powers, he ''will'' remove you from power]].
* CombatPragmatist: While he repeatedly emphasises that Sordland's army can stand on its own, he correctly realizes the need for allies in the event of war with Rumburg. Despite being possibly the most jingoistic political figure in the game, he also understands that an army of conscripts does not lend itself well to quality combat, and wants the Sordish Armed Forces to be a purely volunteer-based, professional entity.
* GeneralFailure: {{Subverted}}. He may seem to be a standard GeneralRipper physically unfit to be in the army (Rayne can make a quip about his weight if he sends Franc to the military and Franc jokes about being the next Lancea), apparently being hell-bent on charging into battle with nothing but a vague sense of national pride, but he's actually by far the more competent general between him and Kruger, though the latter's ideas aren't totally worthless. Taking his advice in as many matters as possible is a sure path to [[spoiler:victory against Rumburg, unless you're fighting without allies]].
* LastStand: [[spoiler:If Sordland loses the war against Rumburg, he will be the last person standing beside Rayne. He then does a badass sacrifice, stating that he always wanted to go with a bang.]]
* MajorlyAwesome: During the Wehlen Civil War, Iosef held the position of major and was Anton Rayne's commanding officer. As a major, he earned Sordland's highest military honor. His nickname was "the relentless".
* QualityOverQuantity: Actively seeks to reform the Sordish Armed Forces by abolishing conscription and converting the military into a fully professional force.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Among Sollists. Iosef exhibits many dubious traits of this ideology, e.g. aggressive nationalism, isolationism bordering on xenophobia and a dismissive attitude towards women and minorities. However, unlike other Sollists, he does not engage in any form of corruption, he truly cares about Sordland's security and integrity, and he wants to protect his country with as little casualties as possible.
* {{Warhawk}}: He is certain that Rumburg will invade within a year. [[spoiler: He's not right about the timeline, but [[ProperlyParanoid he is correct that Rumburg will invade unless Rayne makes decisions to stop Rumburg.]]]]
* WarHero: Credited with significant military victories and very popular with the Sordish Armed Forces and the nationalists as a result.
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[[folder:Ciara Walda, Minister of Education, Technology, and Research]]
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An independent member of the Assembly. Ciara was a philosophy and political science professor who ran for office as independent. Ciara joined the United Sordland Party explicitly to campaign for Anton Rayne's candidacy, and was appointed as Minister of Education, Technology, and Research following his election victory.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: She's a committed reformist, but if you have expanded presidential powers, then she'll ask you to pass her women's rights reform by decree instead of going through the Assembly.
* SoapboxSadie: Ciara is a committed radical, and isn't afraid to show it. She goes on political rants about inequality and social issues in nearly every scene she's in, and while her causes are arguably noble ones, her tirades can be irritating at times.
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[[folder:Deivid Wisci, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade]]
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Professor, diplomat, ambassador, and son of Sordland's first president. Deivid was a long-time diplomat and ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was nominated as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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* AFriendInNeed: Deivid aided 10,000 Sordish and Bludish immigrants in Lespia, and was celebrated in Merkopan diplomatic circles as a result.
* TheMentor: Was one of Rayne's professors in college, and continues to advise his old student now that he's the President.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite the gravitas of being a foreign minister old and wise enough to have been his boss' professor in university - which he was - Deivid is amused at the Alliance of Nations summit when the foreign heads of state misbehave.
* {{Realpolitik}}: If the player decides to have Rayne attend university in Deyr in the prologue, Deivid will give a lecture explaining the merits of realpolitik. For all of his commitment to liberal democracy, his professional concerns about Wehlen have more to do with its stability (and therefore reliability as a diplomatic partner) than Smolak's human rights abuses, though he certainly lets his displeasure about them known to Rayne during the AN meeting.
* SoProudOfYou: While he'll be loyal to his old student to the end regardless of his ideology, he'll be especially proud of a Rayne who brings a democratic constitution to Sordland.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Just looks like his father Artor, minus the hat.
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[[folder:Gus Manger, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development]]
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A politician and businessman. Gus was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under Ewald Alphonso, but supported Anton Rayne's candidacy. Following Anton's electoral victory, Gus retained his cabinet position.
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* HairTriggerTemper: {{Downplayed}}. Gus is known to have a short temper, and frequently argues with people who disagree with him, but he is never violent or out-of-control.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Gus is more or less just Rayne's investment broker, providing him with the opportunity to make money off of a number of deals if Rayne has been pro-free market and pro-business enough. He also is a key Gasom partner responsible for securing a potential investment by Rizia into the firm. At this point, he just moonlights as Minister of Agriculture and the only remotely farming-related thing he does is offer a few proposals for reviving agriculture in his home region of Gruni.
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[[folder:Paskal Beniwoll, Minister of Health, Social Affairs, and Labor]]
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Author, university president, and civil servant, Paskal's political career revolved around establishing pro-worker labor practices like workman's compensation and safety regulations. Paskal supported Anton Rayne's bid for presidency, being named the Minister of Health, Social Affairs, and Labor after Rayne's successful election.
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* DisappointedInYou: [[spoiler: If Rayne did corrupt things and the scandals got leaked, Paskal will express his disappointment and decided to resign at the end of the game.]]
* {{Irony}}: Rayne notes in the first meeting with Paskal that his Minister of Health was portly.
* NiceGuy: He is possibly the most benevolent and least flawed characters in Anton Rayne's cabinet. Genuinely concerned for the welfare of Sordland's citizens, he never gives bad advice and has no quarrel with his colleagues. He is also a principled man who will leave the cabinet should the President engage in any form of power abuse.
* OpposeWhatYouSuffered: The child of miners, Paskal's childhood was spent in poverty. As an author, he illustrated the plight of poverty in his books. As a civil servant, he endeavored to establish policies to support workers in a similar condition to his parents. As a minister, he hopes to improve and expand Sordland's healthcare system.
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!!Party Leaders and Members of the Assembly:
[[folder:Gloria Tory, Speaker of the Assembly]]
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Speaker of the Assembly, and leader of the conservative wing of the United Sordland Party.
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* FemaleMisogynist: As a USP conservative, Tory is ''guaranteed'' to be put off working with Rayne if Monica is allowed to make a speech at a major gathering in Benfi centered around Christianity's FantasyCounterpartReligion, the biggest in Sordland. This dynamic is discussed by ''The Radical'' during the decision on [[spoiler:who will be your new Vice President, in which the paper is conflicted between their desire for Sordland's first female VP and the fact that the only candidate for such a position is a staunch anti-feminist]].
* IronLady: Gloria mentions that she has held the position of Speaker for years against fierce opposition, and has done so by being forceful and effective. [[spoiler:She cannot be bribed for her support in constitutional reforms and will fight a reformist Anton Rayne. She is amenable, however, to being named Vice President.]]
* MeaningfulName: Gloria's last name is Tory, a slang term for the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She's a conservative Sollist, but she's not insane about it. She's willing to make moderate concessions to reform for the sake of the country, so long as ''you're'' willing to play ball too and not go too nuts.
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[[folder:Albin Clavin, Deputy Speaker]]
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Deputy speaker of the assembly, and leader of the reformist wing of the United Sordland Party.
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* CorruptPolitician: Clavin is willing to take bribes in exchange for supporting the new constitution. It was revealed after the Amendment update that he was possibly bribing the teachers at his son's school to give him higher grades than he should have had.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He claims to support electoral reform (and he will back a reduction in the electoral threshold), but he's also the author of the electoral finance bill that'll give the United Sordland Party a vast increase in election funds, at the expense of the minor parties.
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[[folder:Frens Ricter, Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the PFJP]]
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Liberal politician and leader of the biggest opposition party in assembly, and a long time advocate for constitutional reform.
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* ChewOutFakeOut: If Rayne's reform proposal is comprehensive enough, it'll at first seem in their meeting that he for some reason can't support the new constitution, but it emerges that Ricter was just so shell-shocked by how extensively (and more) it meets the PFJP's demands.
* FairWeatherFriend: Publicly condemns Rayne as an ineffectual reformer if a reformist constitution fails in the Assembly, no matter how closely they worked together.
* FriendlyRival: A reformist Rayne will get along very well with Ricter.
* PlayingTheVictimCard: Galade notes that Ricter plays the victim whenever he doesn't have the upper hand.
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[[folder:Manoly Suheil, Group Deputy Chairwoman of the PFJP]]
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Member of the Assembly, and de-facto leader of the People's Freedom and Justice Party's radical progressive wing, opposing Frens Ricter's economic liberalism.
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[[folder:Kesaro Kibener, Chairman of the NFP]]
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Ultranationalist politician and leader of the second largest opposition party, and advocate for expanding presidential power.
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* TheBully: A legislative version. Each and every bill proposed by Kibener and his party aims to assault or demean someone, usually Bluds.
* DoubleSpeak: Is a fan of trying to pass laws with fluffy sounding titles (Religious Harmony Bill, Unified Education Language Act, Human Dignity Bill) that actually strip away certain rights (the former two laws [[spoiler:force the use of Sordish language in religion and education respectively, while the latter completely outlaws prostitution]]). This is very much something that can catch egalitarian players off-guard if you don't ReadTheFinePrint before signing them.
* HateSink: Though Kibener can be an ally, one can't help thinking he was written primarily as this trope. He is a racist, sexist, fascist, hatemongering jerk whose entire political career consists of bullying Bluds and women. {{Downplayed}} after ''Amendment'', when he appears to be an nationalist of a more subtle kind while his worst aspects are transferred onto Holstron.
* PetTheDog: The ''Amendment'' update gives him some more sympathetic moments, particularly when it comes to moderating Holstron's extreme demands. [[EveryoneHasStandards He opposes the demand to completely ban the Bludish language]] for example.
* {{Realpolitik}}: Kibener carefully words himself in public to avoid speaking out his true intentions, portraying himself as a civic nationalist instead of an ultranationalist.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Blue to Holstron's Red. Kibener understands that Holstron's Blud-exclusionary Sordish nationalism will lead to disaster even by hardline Sollist standards, and his attitude towards the Bluds is one of suppressing their culture and forcibly assimilating them into Sordish identity.
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[[folder:Remus Holstron, Deputy Chairman of the NFP]]
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A founder of the National Front Party closely associated with the Young Sords during the Sordish Civil War. He resigned in 1949 due to his declining influence in the party, but accepted an offer to rejoin as Deputy Chairman in 1953.
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* AbsoluteXenophobe: Holstron is immensely racist, fascistic, and wants a literal race war against the Bluds. This is shown through the point that Holstron is completely against any pro-minority peaceful solutions, or even non-violent but not pro-minority Sollist solutions, whereas even staunch Old Guard conservatives such as Lileas Graf are against his insane genocidal fantasies. Furthermore, such statements (very rightfully) appalls the likes of pro-minority and principled reformists like Nia Morgna due to both the hateful nature of it and the no-filter way it was said during the Victory Day event.
* DoWrongRight: Holstron ''hates'' the idea that Bluds can be Sords, even in the sense that they ought to be forced to adopt Sordish culture.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Kibener's Blue. Whereas Kibener's faction of the [=NFP=] is a more "modern" right-wing nationalism that's cautiously open to Sollism and seeks to suppress Bludish identity to bring them under the definitional umbrella of Sordness, Holstron is a full-blown "Sordist" fascist who sees Sords as superior to Bluds and wants to crush the Bludish.
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[[folder:Denis Stahler, Leader of the CPS]]
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Political theorist and current leader of the Communist Party of Sordland.
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* ChummyCommies: Stahler is a firm believer in democratic socialism and isn't afraid to publicly oppose communism's more authoritarian tendencies, something that has caused a minor schism within the CPS.
* OutOfFocus: A centrist, reformist Rayne generally won't encounter Denis until the run up to the '57 election.
* StartMyOwn: He previously joined the People's Freedom and Justice Party in 1936, but quit when he was snubbed from the party's candidate lists for his communist views, which ultimately led to him co-founding the Communist Party of Sordland in 1950.
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[[folder:Fetih Ejall, Leader of the WPB]]
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A former Communist Party member who co-founded the Workers Party of Bludia, which he is the current chairman of after Mansoun Leke's resignation.
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[[folder:Mansoun Leke, Leader of the Independents]]
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The former leader of WPB, a socialist politician and de-facto leader of the independent block in the Assembly.
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* FriendlyRival: Even if you aren't ideologically aligned, he will like and respect you if you protect Bludish rights.
* StartMyOwn: After the WPB missed the electoral threshold in the '49 election, he opted to resign and run as an independent (who are not subject to the electoral threshold), succeeding in the '53 election. [[spoiler:Although this move was controversial, he returns to lead the WPB again in the '57 election]].
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[[folder:Katarina Horten, Labour Union of Sordland Spokesperson]]
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Independent Member of the Assembly and the current spokesperson of the Labour Union of Sordland.
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* RebelLeader: Horten is the leader of the protests late-game.
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[[folder:Bernard Circas, Member of the Assembly]]
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A famous Malenyevist writer and poet in Sordland, Circas is an independent member of National Assembly, being the first communist who was voted into the assembly.
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* ChummyCommies: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's introduced as a poet and an independent communist, and the ideological leader of Sordish Socialism. According to the ending political compass, however, he's pretty much a textbook Malenyevist who ''slightly'' leans toward the democratic end of the spectrum.
* {{Expy}}: With Sordland being a more or less clear reflection of Turkey, Circas seems like a walking nod to Nâzım Hikmet Ran, the author of the game's epigraph. Both are "romantic communist" poets with profound impacts on their respective nations' thespian spheres, if not their political ones.
* PlotTriggeringDeath: His murder at Rayne's inaugural ball triggers nationwide conflicts between the communists and nationalists. Rayne can put reforms on hold to deal with the fallout or push them through regardless. The unrest is used by Rumburg as an excuse to claim Sordland is a threat to the region because of its instability and close their consulate in the capital. The first of many actions they take to [[PretextForWar justify potentially invading Sordland]]. [[spoiler:His murder was planned by the Old Guard to cause the unrest, hoping to derail Rayne's reforms]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Rayne never even gets to meet him before he is assassinated, unless he was a member of the Red Youth.
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! Justices of the Supreme Court
[[folder:Orso Hawker, Chief Justice]]
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Current head of the supreme court and opponent of any kind of constitutional reform.
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* AmoralAttorney: He is very secure in his place as head of the Old Guard and enjoys immunity given to him as a Justice of the Supreme Court.
* EvilOldFolks: Hawker is in his 70s by the time the game starts, and is determined to shut down any reforms that is brought to the Supreme Court.
* HatedByAll: A well known obstructionist, he's disliked enough that attempting to impeach him when legally allowed to (which will require a majority vote of the assembly) will always work. [[spoiler:Even Soll, the very person Hawker is obstructing to serve, will admit he doesn't like him if Hawker is assassinated by The Young Sords.]]
* KangarooCourt: Soll can be put on trial for his crimes as President in front of Hawker. The narration notes that Anton can practically hear the quotation marks in Hawker's statement for his alleged "crimes."
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[[folder:Heron Garaci, Justice]]
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Hawker's second in command, who is infamous for his obstructionist actions.
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* {{Irony}}: Despite being a judge, Heron will gladly be bribed for his support in return for Rayne supporting him with several investments.
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[[folder:Isabel Edmonds, Justice]]
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Leader of centrist faction inside the supreme court, and effectively the key to gaining support of other centrist judges.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She can be swayed to support the reforms offered by Anton even if they include removing immunity from the Supreme Court Justices.
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[[folder:Ovid Grecer, Justice]]
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A candidate to replace any removed Justices in the Supreme Court. He is a centrist noted for having a lot of respect and experience.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He is noted for his impartiality in his rulings. This respect even gives him the opportunity to [[spoiler: become chief justice if Hawker is arrested and Grecer is selected to become a supreme court justice. He will even convict Soll for previous crimes if Anton launches an investigation.]]
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! Foreign Heads of State
[[folder:Beatrice Livingston, Queen of Rumburg]]
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Queen of Rumburg, who has effectively seized power in her country, removing the parliament's power and ruling as an autocrat.
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* ArchEnemy: She serves as the BigBad among the foreign relations sections of the game.
* DownerEnding: Rumburg defeating Sordland in the war can be considered this.
* {{Expy}}: Largely a genderflipped version of Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria somehow keeping his empire into the early Cold War. Both monarchs are absolutist dictators of mid-tier powers with expansionist policies based on ancient imperial pasts and nationalist mythologies, are ruthless to their enemies, and are quick to start seeking a pretense for war. [[spoiler: Both are also so bloody-minded they neglect the importance of diplomacy and are likely to be outfought in a war or outmaneuvered diplomatically.]]
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Queen Beatrice, as a bellicose imperialist plotting to seize control of Merkopa by any means, is arguably the most villainous of Suzerain's world leaders, with the possible exception of the genocidal dictator Smolak.
* HatedByAll: The international community's response to Beatrice's speech at the AN summit implies she is widely despised by the rest of the world for her imperial ambitions. It seems that even if some in Sordland do favor caution in dealing with Beatrice's threats, no one really ''likes'' her. [[spoiler: Exploiting this fact and her lack of sponsors or firm commitments is a good way to nip her in the bud.]]
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Rumburg is a formidable regime and much larger than one might think, but prior to Beatrice's rule its best days were well behind it and even with her saber rattling it is still a middle power going its own way in a world dominated by superpowers in a nuclear standoff. [[spoiler: One of the most effective ways to checkmate her is by taking advantage of this by outplaying it militarily or diplomatically.]]
* OutsideContextProblem: Not so much to Rayne or the Sords, but to the international community. In the global standoff between capitalism and socialism, you have an overinflated wannabe Tsarina rattling sabers and invading places. Indeed, she is so divorced from the context of the Cold War that [[spoiler: President Rayne can align with either of the superpowers or even both to stop her.]]
* PetTheDog: If you choose to pay reparations for the 15-Day War, Beatrice will call you and thank you for doing the right thing, even offering a trade deal to you to further smooth relations between Rumburg and Sordland.
* TakeAThirdOption: Given a choice between different forms of socialism or capitalism in terms of foreign alliance, Beatrice has more or less decided to go with hypernationalist Rumburgian Absolutism. [[spoiler: This leaves her dangerously exposed on the diplomatic front, and ironically the most likely way she will get a foreign ally is [[HoistByHisOwnPetard if your alignment with one superpower prods the other to join with her just because.]]]]
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Played with in that she was the legal, rightful heir to the crown and thus is the legal monarch of Rumburg, but early in her rule she consolidates power and undercut the Parliament, turning her position from being "Constitutional Monarch with Strong Powers in a Parliamentary System" to "Totalitarian Dictator wearing a Crown."
* VillainHasAPoint: Should you defeat Rumburg militarily with Wiktor Smolak's help, Beatrice points out that the lives of Rumburgians and Bluds in the territories annexed by Wehlen will be endangered. Given that Smolak doesn't deny this and tells her that it's none of her business, it's likely plans for ethnic cleansing are already underway.
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[[folder:Dwight Walker, President of Arcasia]]
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President of Arcasia, the most important capitalist nation and one of the two primary superpowers, and de-facto head of ATO.
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* {{Expy}}:
** Of UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, down to the hairline and jawline.
** Of UsefuLNotes/JohnFKennedy and his womanizing tendencies, namely the way he hits on Monica when he visits Sordland.
* HistoricalInJoke: [[spoiler:When bringing up Livia Suno's trial for espionage, he hints that he was involved in a recent scandal involving a secretary, a potential reference to UsefulNotes/BillClinton's infamous Lewinsky scandal.]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: {{Lampshaded}}. If Rayne suggests that Walker might be about to do this when it comes to Sordland joining ATO, Walker good-naturedly denies that he means to order Rayne around.
* SleazyPolitician: Has absolutely no problem making moves on Monica and sexually harassing her during a diplomatic event.
* VillainRespect: Well, he is more ruthless and sleazy than downright evil, but if Rayne decisively stops his harassment of Monica by stepping in and dancing with Monica himself, it's implied that Walker is genuinely impressed and respects Rayne's readiness to protect "his" woman.
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[[folder:Emmerich Hegel, Chancellor of Valgsland]]
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Creator of Valgslandian socialism, a more democratic version of Malenyevism, and current leader of Valgsland, an important naval power in Eastern Merkopa and a member state of the CSP.
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* ChummyCommies: Hegel's regime is democratic and just for the most part, and Hegel himself is shown to be a staunch defender of his country's workers.
* GoodIsNotNice: Hegel comes across as an aggressive and bellicose leader (especially in the AN summit, where his uncontrollable rage causes a scene in front of the global community), but his steadfast defense of his citizens and the oppressed peoples of the world arguably makes his cause a righteous one.
* HairTriggerTemper: His main character flaw, which leads to him having outbursts of anger whenever someone stands against him.
* HistoricalInJoke: Hegel causes a scene at the AN summit by banging his shoe on the table in anger as ATO denounces his actions against Agnolia, referencing a supposed similar incident with UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While somewhat brash and easily irritatible, Hegel has a legitimate point to make about the Heljisland dispute. The islands had been sold by Agnolia to Valgsland centuries ago and at the time of the game, is home to a Valgish population. The fact that the illegitimate Agnolian governor has authorised the use of deadly force against protestors is thus something that justifiably infuriates Hegel into retaliating against Agnolia.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: While Hegel's ideology is most comparable to syndicalism, his character has a lot of similarities to Soviet leader UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev: both took power after the death of a more authoritarian leader, denounced purges that happened under the previous administration, slowly reformed the country to bring an end to the influence of their predecessors, and both have a reputation for aggressive rhetoric and fiery tempers. He also shares strong similarities to UsefulNotes/JosipBrozTito, maintaining a communist system and ruling with a gentle hand while pursuing decentralized market reforms that strongly empower workers. His fierce temper, fiery anti-imperialist speeches, having political dissidents flee via boat and being at the center of an international crisis involving nuclear missile silos on an island all bring to mind UsefulNotes/FidelCastro.
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[[folder:Leon "Malenyev" Chavatangakwunua, Chairman of United Contana]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/malenyev.png]]
Creator of the first Malenyevist nation and his namesake ideology. Leader of the superpower United Contana and de-facto leader of the CSP.
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* {{Expy}}: UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin, albeit with a full head of hair and clean-shaven. Also has a small amount of UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky thrown in as well, sharing not just the first name but having a theory of Permanent Revolution, like Trotsky, and the determination to see communism spread across the world and be its future.
** Also, just like Trotsky, Leon is mostly referred to by his nickname instead of his real surname.
** His attire is very reminiscent of that of Mao Zedong.
* HistoricalInJoke: Chavatangakwunua ominously warns ATO that "we will bury you" at the AN summit, referencing a similar line said by UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev.
* RaceLift: In the original version of the game his last name was Malenyev which is a Russian surname in real life. However, the ''Amendment'' update changed his surname to Chavatangakwunua which in real life is a surname of Native American origin, implying that Leon is descendent from the ''Suzerain'' universe's equivalent of Native Americans.
* {{Retcon}}: The ''Amendment'' update changed "Malenyev" from his last name to a nickname.
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[[folder:Martin van Hoorten, Prime Minister of Agnolia]]
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The elected head of Agnolia from the Nurist Democratic Party.
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[[folder:Patricio Alvarez, Prime Minister of Lespia]]
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Leader of Lespia, the strongest capitalist nation in East Merkopa and a member state of ATO.
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* TheAlcoholic: Has the reputation of one, and smells of alcohol if Anton has a trade meeting with him.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: In the run-up to the Sordish-Lespian trade meeting, Symon details Alvarez's drunken antics, but warns Rayne to not underestimate him, as he's rumored to be an incredibly shrewd leader beneath his facade of incompetence. [[spoiler:Symon is right.]]
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[[folder:Wiktor Smolak, President of Wehlen]]
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President of Wehlen, the poorest nation in East Merkopa, and effectively a dictator.
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! Family Members
[[folder:Monica Rayne, First Lady of Sordland]]
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Wife of Anton Rayne and aspiring to be feminist activist. She is from an Ango-Sordish background.
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* HappilyMarried: Possibly. If Anton supports Monica's aspirations and throws his weight behind her feminist cause, they can work closely together to improve women's position in Sordland and remain passionately in love with each other.
* TheHeart: Of Rayne household. Staying on Monica's good side is the key to keep unity and peace in your family overall.
* {{Housewife}}: A role she desperately wants to grow out of. Monica spent years managing the household and raising the kids, and now she wants to become something other than just the President's wife. Anton Rayne can either support this transition or try to push Monica back into the kitchen, [[spoiler: though the latter will most likely ruin the family completely.]]
* LoveMakesYouDumb: It is possible for Monica to not realize that her husband is a misogynistic die-hard Sollist conservative, and will, bizarrely, expresses her anger at Rayne for not supporting her before filing for divorce towards the end of Rayne's presidency. Her dumb behavior is alleviated after ''Amendment'', when it became possible for the player to choose if he supports a young Monica after she tells him of her advocacy for women's rights, along with additional dialogues where Monica finally admits that she was an idiot for thinking that she can change her husband's mind in the scene where she divorces him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: While her request to replace the sexist fundamentalist Curtan Leste for a speech in Benfi feels like a reasonable one, her fiery rhetoric advocating for progressive values at a religious event could potentially cause national outrage and subsequently harm her own cause, in addition to losing Rayne the support of the conservatives for his new constitution.
* SoapboxSadie: There is nothing Monica likes more than making big declarations and "giving Sordish women their voice". She gets so much into her crusade she's ready to break up her own family if Anton Rayne does not support her.
* TheSuffragette: While she never explicitly brings up women's voting rights, she otherwise fits the role to a tee, passionately campaigning for an end to workplace discrimination against women, criminalization of domestic violence, and bringing equality to the education system.
* SupremeChef: When Monica puts her mind into it, her cooking is described as superb. Over the course of the game, she cooks several delicious meals in order to cheer the family up.
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[[folder:Franc Rayne]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/franc.png]]
The somewhat distant teenage son of Anton Rayne.
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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: He can start dating a Blud, to which Anton can respond with disapproval.
* {{Nepotism}}: He can get into Anton's alma mater because he's the President's son.
* RebelPrince: He may join protests against Anton while he's in college if Anton has a low approval rating.
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[[folder:Deana Rayne]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/deana.png]]
Anton Rayne's daughter and younger child.
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* CheerfulChild: Deana is often shown in the game as being more bubbly and lively than her introverted brother, Franc. This can become a SubvertedTrope if the mood within the family turns sour.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Deana is one of the few characters who does not commit any questionable acts within the game, being a little child.
* HarmfulToMinors:
** The player can slap Monica during the fallout of the Benfi Festival, with Deana seeing you doing so as she becomes scared of you.
** If the player has treated the Bludish population poorly, Deana will read out a death threat sent by the Bludish Freedom Front.
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[[folder:Evelyn Vectern, Second Lady of Sordland]]
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Wife of vice-president Peter Vectern.
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! Prominent People of Sordland
[[folder:Marcel Koronti, Chairman of Heart of Sordland]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koronti.png]]
One of the two most important oligarchs in Sordland, who soon after the game starts will inherit his father's media empire. Owns Heart of Sordland, which controls one of the most important newspapers in Sordland, Sordland Today.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[spoiler: He will try to form a media deal with you and if investigated is found to be using his company as a front for one of the largest criminal families in Sordland.]]
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: Koronti is a capitalist oligarch, but he will let you get away with absolutely ''anything'', up to and including instituting a Malenyevist dictatorship, so long as he supplants Tusk and you don't infringe on his business interests, which are largely media-centric instead of posing as much of a threat to socioeconomic equality as Tusk does. He'll even actively help you by biasing his media outlets towards you.]]
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Implied during the conversation at his villa in Conriat with Rayne, Petr and Lucian, saying that it would be a shame if sensible information about a scandal were published, and they could instead help eachother.
* SmugSnake: Koronti is a cunning businessman and a powerful media mogul, but he is just too full of himself for his own good. This can bite him in the ass if President Rayne manages to outsmart or [[spoiler: arrest]] him.
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler: Plans to supplant Walter Tusk as leader of the Lotherberg Group, and wants President Rayne's help in doing so.]]
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[[folder:Walter Tusk, Spokesman of the Lotherberg Group]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tusk_0.png]]
One of the two most important oligarchs in Sordland, and head of the Lotherberg Group.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive Aside from trying to bribe you during the first meeting with him and constantly attempting to pressure you [[spoiler: he is smuggling weapons to the BFF.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: The man eats, breathes and makes love with this trope. Tusk believes he can buy anyone and anything, up to the President of Sordland himself. His solution to almost any problem is to throw a colossal bribe at it.
* SmugSnake: Even moreso than his main rival, Marcel Koronti. Tusk is extremely self-assured and condescending, but his corrupt "schemes" lack even the thinniest facade of subtlety and finesse Koronti possesses. Walter is so crass and unrefined he comes out as a classless slob with loads of money.
* WhileYouWereInDiapers: If the player decides to partially or entirely nationalize his company, Bergia Steel, an angry Tusk will threaten Anton as he signs away the rights to the company's daily operations. If the player have Anton say that he is not intimidated by Tusk's threats and that it is Tusk who is the one should be worried if he tries anything, he will spit this line at Anton:
-->'''Tusk:''' Do you know who I am? I've been chewing up and spitting out Sordish politicians since you were in diapers!
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[[folder:Serge Wolkner, Presidential Chauffeur]]
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Presidential chauffeur with lots of experience, happily married with two children.
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* ChekhovsGun: If Rayne pays for Serge's children's education, he will give him his antique pocket watch as a sign of gratitude. The pocket watch will result in Rayne surviving his assassination attempt, should he faces one.
* TheDriver: Serge serves as Rayne's chauffeur, and often has conversations with him as he drives him to his duties.
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: Serge's devotion towards Rayne is unshakable regardless of what kind of leader Rayne actually is. A ruthless totalitarian fascist or a corrupt tool of the oligarchs receives the same admiration from Serge as a democratic or socialist President.
* NiceGuy: Serge is the kindest and friendliest character by far, and will always support Rayne no matter how badly the President treats him.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: If President Rayne decides to hold a military parade while a military coup is being plotted, Serge can take a bullet to save Rayne's life. It is necessary to get the ''Just Another Funeral'' achievement.]]
* TrueCompanions: If Rayne treats Serge well, their relationship will evolve into a geniune friendship. The President and his driver can converse about their family lives and exchange gifts and tokens of gratitude, Serge can give Rayne solid advice about his son Franc, Rayne can pay for Serge's kids' education etc. In one scene, if their bond is strong enough, they can even settle for a bachelor night of football game, beer and pizza.
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[[folder:Mikail Aven, Chairman of the National Business Council]]
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Representative of private business in National Business Council and a man with connections to Walter Tusk.
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* RageBreakingPoint: Aven will snap at you if you fully nationalize both companies, and calls you an idiot. The player can respond by sending Aven to prison.
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[[folder:Karl Grieser, Police Chief]]
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[[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:''Click here'' to see Karl in the pre-''Amendment'' version of the game.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/greiser.png[[/labelnote]]]]

Head of police and the man in charge of the President's safety.
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* DaChief: A professional police chief who will support Rayne during his presidency.
* InternalAffairs: He leads the Anti-Corruption unit if Rayne creates it.
* JustFollowingOrders: [[spoiler: If he is forced to testify against Rayne after being ordered to perform horrific tasks after the SSP is formed, he'll appear genuinely confused at the idea of doing something other than what he was ordered to do.]]
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Grieser is an effective, driven policeman who, if Rayne creates the Anti-Corruption Police takes to the role of internal ethics enforcer like a duck to water. However, he also takes to the role of oppressive SecretPolice chief like a duck to water, unquestioningly ordering hits on Rayne's political rivals if so directed.
* PoliceAreUseless: {{Averted}} if they are properly funded and directed. During the inaugural ball, though, Rayne can call Grieser and the police clowns.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: If the SSP has been formed and Rayne is targeted for assassination during his re-election, Karl will shield Rayne during the assassination attempt and take the bullet instead.]]
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[[folder:Edith Agnoc, Chairwoman of the Central Bank of Sordland]]
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Chairwoman of the Central Bank of Sordland, a member of the National Business Council, and Artor S. Wisci's adopted daughter.
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[[folder:Valken Kruger, Chief of the Sordish General Staff and the Sordish Armed Forces]]
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Chief of the Sordish General Staff and the Sordish Armed Forces with traditional views on military and a convicted Sollist.
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* GeneralFailure: In general, his old fashioned tactics are much less effective than the more modern strategies suggested by Lancea.
** That said, it is possible to win with his tactics, albeit at a higher manpower cost, but you need to fully commit to them.
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[[folder:Livia Suno, Secretary to the President '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS!)''']]
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Rayne's secretary, given the job by Petr for her "assets".
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* DeadPersonImpersonation: Lucian's investigation reveals the ''real'' Livia Suno is dead, since a corpse matching the description of Livia by a previous employer was found in the sea.
* LoveInterestTraitor: It comes to light that "Livia" is in fact a spy for Rumburg who killed and stole the identity of the real Livia Suno and exploited the information gold mine that is Petr by seducing him. Petr is wracked with guilt over his affair, but it turns to horror when he discovers that he has also gravely endangered national security in the process.
* TheMole: Is revealed to actually be Ilana Vance, a spy for Rumburg.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Livia's appearance bears a striking resemblance to that of [[Creator/TessaThompson Tessa]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/84/7c/bb847c687acbc75e6a7c7faf546e2efa.jpg Thompson]].
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[[folder:Phelix Bron, Governor of the Bergia Special Zone]]
A hardline nationalist who has served as the Governor of Bergia since 1941. Widely hated by the Bludish population due to his racist and repressive policies.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Bron is not only despised by the native Bludish population due to his tyrannical regime as the Governor, but by other parties, USP included, for his unchecked powers and constant non-compliance with the national government. Even the NFP isn't a big fan of him or what he represents, as his "separate but equal" doctrine goes against their desire for a completely united Sordland, and abolishing the Bergia Special Zone is one of their aims.
* TheFaceless: Likely the most important character in the game to lack a portrait.
* HatedByAll: Virtually everyone who doesn't share his beliefs dislikes him, with the only reason he has kept the job is because he has managed to keep Bergia stable and economically growing during his tenure.
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He ''has'' managed to bring a level of political stability and economic prosperity to Bergia, at the expense of terrible repression against the Bluds.
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[[folder:Alfred Kcirbuk, Renowned Film Director]]
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An internationally famous Sordish film director and producer.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His name alludes to both Creator/AlfredHitchcock and Creator/StanleyKubrick.
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* LastStand: [[spoiler:If Sordland loses the war against Rumburg, he will be the last person standing beside Rayne. He then do a badass sacrifice, stating that he always wanted to go with a bang.]]

* HonestAdvisor: The guy is to economic matters what Lucian Galade is to political matters. Symon's advice and asessment of situations is always blunt, clear and on point.

* TheSmartGuy: Well, nobody in your cabinet is an idiot, but Symon still stands out because of his aptitude for numbers and his insightful commentaries. He also comes up with several plans to improve the economy, each and every one of them extremely benificial and effective if implemented correctly.

A candidate to replace any removed Justices in the Supreme Court. He is a centrist noted for having a lot of respect and experience

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Livia's appearance bears a striking resemblance to that of Creator/TessaThompson. [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/84/7c/bb847c687acbc75e6a7c7faf546e2efa.jpg]]

* TrueCompanions: If Rayne treats Serge well, their relationship will evolve into geniune friendship. The President and his driver can converse about their family lives and exchange gifts and tokens of gratitude, Serge can give Rayne solid advice about his son Franc, Rayne can pay for Serge's kids' education etc. In one scene, if their bond is strong enough, they can even settle for a bachelor night of football game, beer and pizza.

Head of police and man in charge of the President's safety.

* TreacherousAdvisor: Despite appearing to be loyal and supporting most of the President's schemes throughout the game, he will betray you without hesitation if [[spoiler: you choose to block his path to becoming vice-president. Prior to your re-election campaign, he will leak any dirty deals you may have made.]] When Lileas Graf challenges you for your position in the USP, he will endorse her if you gave the VP position to anyone but him. And even if you did give him the post, he will choose to stay in the USP if you decide to form a new party.

* TyrantTakesTheHelm: She *is* the legal monarch of Rumburg, but she still counts as early in her rule she consolidates power and undercut the Parliament, turning her position from being "Constitutional Monarch with Strong Powers in a Parliamentary System" to "Totalitarian Dictator wearing a Crown."