History Characters / TNOSouthernEurope

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->'''Role:''' Head of State

* RegentForLife: Like Miklós Horthy before him, Imrédy leads Hungary as its Regent, as the Kingdom of Hungary has had no king since the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: He was once shamelessly loyal to Germany until they supported Romania during their invasion of Transylvania, betraying Hungary in the process and straining their relationship.

!! "The Ruin" Update
Upcoming content coming with the Hungary rework in the "The Ruin" update

* LaserGuidedKarma: By siding with the Germans in World War II and tying their economy to the Pakt, Hungary is paying the consequences after the economic crash in the [=1950s=], leading to the monopolization of their economy by German corporations and facing subjugation.
* WonTheWarLostThePeace: Hungary joined the victorious Axis Powers, but has since become a semi-fascist dictatorship only kept in power through Germany's support. As a result, the next generation of Hungarians are demanding for the institution of a democracy and the government needs to find a way to suppress these calls. Meanwhile, Hungary's triumphant reclamation of Transylvania has proved a thorn in their side with Romania's funding of pro-independence insurgent cells and the German minority who are heavily favored by the Reich.

!!''István Horthy''
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->'''Role:''' Regent of Hungary[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Party:''' Magyar Élet Pártja[[note]]Party of Hungarian Life[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism
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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Horthy has a decent amount of support for reversing the humiliating Treaty of Trianon and expanding the countries borders, uniting the Hungarian people under one nation.
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! Rumania

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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Rumania
->'''Ruling Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]] (Center)
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarianism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
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* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: After the Great Market Crash in the 1950s, Romania used the crisis to invade a weakened Hungary and reclaim its lost territories.
* PyrrhicVictory: In the 1950s, Romania invaded Hungary to reclaim Transylvania. The war was won, but at a high cost - the Romanian troops faced heavy casualties, resistance in occupied territories remained at critical levels, and the explusion from the Pakt left Romania internationally isolated and soon caused an economic crash.
* TheRemnant: Even though Romania's former dictator, Ion Antonescu, has been purged, many of his supporters have not and long for to continue his warmongering agenda. As such, they disapprove of Michael's more restrained approach and serve as a major domestic foe against him.

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]His Majesty Michael I of Romania has been reigning over his kingdom for more than twenty years, but has been ruling it for much less. Placed on the throne when he hadn't even reached the age of 20 by dictator Ion Antonescu and his then allies, the Iron Guard, Michael was supposed to be a puppet King - standing in the shadows as the Conducător amassed victories and fame on the battlefields of World War Two. Impotently witnessing Antonescu's grip on Romania tightening, Michael waited for the right moment to break out of the gilded cage which he had been relegated into by the dictator and his army goons. That moment finally came when Antonescu, in his inflated hubris, decided to reclaim Transylvania from Hungary.\\\

* TheGoodKing: Michael wants to turn Romania away from the dictatorship formed by Ion Antonescu and reform the country into a democracy.
* InternalReformist: Since seizing power from Conducător Ion Antonescu, King Michael has been slowly undergoing a project of liberalisation and democratisation after decades under an oppressive junta.
* ThePuppetCutsHisStrings: When he was initially placed on the throne by Ion Antonescu, Michael started with this status, but he's since broken free of them when Antonescu launched an invasion against Hungary and caused an economic crash when they were expelled from the Unity Pakt for it, which Michael used as justification to oust Antonescu and his clique.
* YoungAndInCharge: Michael was placed on the throne during World War II, when he was only 18 years old.

!!! Tropes pertaining to the rework
->'''Role:''' King of Romania

* UniversallyBelovedLeader: King Michael is the most beloved person in Romania, bar none. Ever since he sabotaged Bratianu's premiership and restored free elections in the 1923 constitution, Michael is widely seen as the harbinger of democracy. In the Romania rework teaser, the people still entrust Michael to defend the liberty he's brought to the country.

!! "The Ruin" Update
Upcoming content coming with the Romania rework in the "The Ruin" update

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ion Antonescu invaded Transnistria in World War II, which they still own in the Romania rework teaser. Unfortunately, he never considered the costs of such a venture, forcing Romania to pour money and arms into a territory for no net benefit. Worst still, allying with the Axis Powers would alienate any potential trading partners outside of the Pakt, keeping the Romanian economy dominated by Germany, despite their ideological differences.
* TheExile: After the formation of the National Legionary State, a number of PNT officials including Viorel V. Tilea and Ion Ratiu became political asylum seekers, first in London, and then in Canada after Operation Sealion, only returning to Romania after the collapse of the Antonescu regime.
* PyrrhicVictory: As a member of the Axis in the Second World War, Romania reaped benefits for being on the victorious side. However, in the decades since, much of these gains have come to haunt Romania in their rework teaser. Particularly, the annexed territories of Transnistria have come to be a burden on Romania with the government having to spend significant monetary and military efforts to secure the region for little gain. Being a German ally has also caused the country to suffer from a lack of trading partners beyond the Pakt, along with German domination of the Romanian economy. There are also lingering tensions over having given away Northern Transylvania in the Second Vienna Award, with many awaiting a time to reclaim the land from Hungary.
* AScarToRemember: A figurative, geopolitical example in the teased "Scars of Vienna" national spirit, regarding the Hungarian annexation of Northern Transylvania after the Vienna Diktat. Romanian nationalists have never forgotten or forgiven Hungary for claiming a land they pride over in the Romanian constitution, eagerly awaiting a chance to take it back.
* ShownTheirWork: As in OTL, Romania is known in this time period internationally under the name of "Rumania". It was only in 1970 OTL that the English exonym was changed to "Romania".
* VillainousLegacy: Though Ion Antonescu's dictatorship was dismantled and a democracy was implemented in its place, the sins of the regime still persist into Mihalache's administration. The Danube-Black Sea canal remains unfinished and a detriment to the environment; the agrarian situation is still deteriorating; and the country's elite still hold too much power than they should. In the Romania rework teaser, these problems inflict all sorts of debuffs on the country and it remains to be seen if they will be fixed.

!!''Ion Mihalache''
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->'''Role:''' President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Ion Mihalache, father of peasantism in Romania and a founder of the PNT, is one of those rare politicians that has threaded a political needle: though more left-wing than most of his party, he commands the respect both of that party-the PNT-and the entire Romanian nation. Politicians disregard him at their peril.\\\
Fifty years ago Mihalache's career began in education. Beloved among his fellow teachers and the local clergy in his rural home region, he parlayed that popularity into a political association that emerged from Northern Muntenia to gain national appeal.\\\
A perennial advocate for reform to benefit peasants and farmers, he survived the vicissitudes of dictatorship and war to become the most successful politician in Romania after Antonescu's hold at last failed. Presiding over the PNT's obtaining the largest majority in parliament in 32 years at the 1960 elections and uniting the left-wing of the PNT back into the party, he now leads a majority government with PSD backing.\\\
But the hour is late, and Mihalache has begun to feel the age that everyone else has long seen. His hope these days is that whoever takes over from him can capitalise on what he has left behind for Romania and its people.[[/labelnote]]

* TheAce: With a long political record to his name, Mihalache is recognized as one of the most successful politicians in Romania. His teased biography mentions his numerous accomplishments, including the PNT's gained majority in parliament for the first time in 32 years and his persuasion of the PNT's left-wing to rejoin the party.
* FeelingTheirAge: Despite his illustrious career, the Romania rework teaser clearly states that Mihalache is starting to feel his old age and in desperate need of a successor to continue his work.
* InternalReformist: In the Romania rework teaser, Mihalache worked within the Antonescu dictatorship during World War II, advocating reforms that benefited the peasants and farmers.
* SelfMadeMan: In the Romania rework teaser, Mihalache started off as a beloved rural teacher who used that popularity to move into politics, eventually rising to national prominence and eventually leading Romania.
* UniversallyBelovedLeader: As mentioned in his teased biography, Mihalache is beloved by the PNT and the entire nation, despite being considerably more left-wing than most of his party. Even when he was a teacher, he was admired by his colleagues and the local clergy, which allowed him to enter the political scene in Northern Muntenia and elevate to national fame.

!!''Nicolae Penescu''
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->'''Role:''' Vice President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet), President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Mihalache succession)
->'''Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]] (Center)
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarianism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography (Vice President of the Council of Ministers)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Nicolae Penescu is a veteran agrarianist, in the spotlight ever since Mihai Antonescu legalized party politics in 1952. First becoming secretary general of the PNT, he would become a cabinet favorite of the Maniu, Pop, and Coposu premierships as Minister of Internal Affairs, eventually ascending to party president in 1958.\\\
Nowadays, Penescu is a name whispered with reverence by PNT men. He serves the crucial role of Mihalache's second-in-command within the party, the prime representative of the centrist faction's needs and wants within the government. It is here where Penescu upholds the balance of the PNT/PSD coalition with his utmost vigour.[[/labelnote]]

* TheAce: In his teased biography, Penescu is revered by his PNT colleagues, being a veteran agrarianist ever since party politics were legalized in 1952, as well as a favored cabinet member by Maniu, Pop and Coposu.
* NumberTwo: The Romania rework teaser calls Penescu the second-in-command to Mihalache, acting as the centrist faction's representative and upholding the balance of the PNT/PSD Coalition.

!!''Viorel V. Tilea''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]] (Center)
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarianism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography (Minister of Foreign Affairs)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Viorel V. Tilea is a grandmaster of diplomacy. After having impressed his superiors following his conduct representing his nation at the Paris Peace Conference, he was made an attache of the Romanian legation in London. Disgusted by the National Legionary State's formation, he resigned and requested political asylum in Britain.\\\
Tilea soon became one of the leaders of a makeshift group of PNT exiles until he handed his place over to Ion Ratiu. After Operation Sealion, he evacuated to Canada, staying in exile until he could return to Romania after Antonescu's regime fell in 1956. Since then, he has been considered an almost permanent foreign minister, serving consistently since the Maniu cabinet.[[/labelnote]]

* TheAce: Tilea first rose to prominence by impressing his superiors at representing Romania at the Paris Peace Conference after World War 1, becoming attaché of Romanian legation in London shortly afterwards. Upon his return to Romania in their rework teaser, he has consistently held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs across multiple governments.
* SelfImposedExile: Tilea lived in political asylum in Britain when the National Legionary State was formed and he moved to Canada when Operation Sea Lion was carried out. He only returned to his home country when Antonescu's regime was toppled, now serving as foreign minister since the Maniu cabinet, according to the Romania rework teaser.
* ResignInProtest: According to his teased biography, Tilea was an attache of the Romanian legation in London. However, he resigned from this post and went into political asylum in Britain when the repulsively fascist National Legionary State was formed.

!!''Gheorghe Zane''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Finance[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]] (Left)
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Agrarianism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography (Minister of Finance)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To those in the know within the PNT, Gheorghe Zane was a clear pick for such an important cabinet position. The economist and historian rose from poverty in the turn-of-the-century Galati to a flagship academic for Romania's political economy and financial literature. It was with these credentials that his appeal to the PNT's concerns over economic rationalism proved to be a winning formula.\\\
This impressive background made his rise through the PNT very swift following his entry into politics, a rise only assisted by Corneliu Coposu's fondness for him. Now, Zane stands as one of the main flagbearers of the PNT's left wing, a figure of powerful influence when it comes to policy-making but also one with a willingness to compromise, making him a popular bipartisan figure.[[/labelnote]]

* LovedByAll: In the Romania rework teaser, Zane is a darling in the eyes of the PNT and seen as the flagbearer of their left-wing. He's also respected across the aisle because of his willingness to compromise.
* RagsToRiches: He grew up in poverty before becoming one of Romania's most cherished academics and historians, as stated in his teased biography. He would elevate to new heighrs when the PNT turned to his advice to direct the economy, facilitating his rise to one of the most powerful political figures in Romania.

!!''Corneliu Coposu''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Internal Affairs[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet), President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of State[[/note]] (Penescu bombed)
->'''Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Christian Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography (Minister of Internal Affairs)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]A law student, a journalist, a boxer and an apt pupil of PNT party founder Iuliu Maniu, Corneliu Coposu is truly a man who could do anything. All he desired was to act as a mechanic for PNT’s political machine, first as a coordinator, now as second-in-line to the party presidency.\\\
During the party conference which ultimately decided on Mihailache's candidacy, Penescu presided as interim President of the Council of Ministers throughout the entire sequence of events. A calculating man, his politics may be compromising but his morals have certainly not yet been as tainted. For someone who has spent the past decade in the political limelight, it is ultimately ironic that now he seeks only to retreat back into the shadows once more. Should the office of President of the Council of Ministers once again beg his name, Coposu shall not answer its call this time around.[[/labelnote]]

* TheAce: As listed in his teased biography, Coposu has a long list of occupations. He's a law student, a journalist, a boxer and a pupil of Iulia Maniu, the PNT's founder.
* TheFettered: His teased biography states that his morals are unshakable, but Coposu is willing to compromise on politics to get work done.
* ShortLivedLeadership: In the Romania rework teaser, Coposu briefly served as an interim President of the Council of Ministers while Mihalache's candidacy was being decided. Ever since stepping away from the limelight, he's made it clear that he won't accept this position again.

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->'''Official Name:''' Transnistria Governorate
->'''Ruling Party:''' Consiliul de Directii[[note]]Board of Directors[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

* AllTakeAndNoGive: According to one of their teased national spirits, the Tighina Accords are supposed to govern Transnistria as a hybrid administration where Romanians and Germans will play equal roles in controlling the region. In practice, the Romanians bear most of the general management, while Germany just uses the land for military bases, troops, and economic concessions.
* TheAssimilator: Under pressure from activists like Nichita Smochina in the Romania rework teaser, a program of Romanianization has been carried out in Transnistria in preparation for its eventual annexation.
* CorruptPolitician: One of the teased national spirits mentions that corruption in Transnistria is widespread, with many taking bribes and no solution being seen from Bucharest.
* EvilColonialist: The Romanian government has previously encouraged Romanian settlers to take up land in the newly annexed governorate, particularly in the Dniester Hills. In the decades since, the Romanian government has lost interest in pursuing these goals but public activists like Nichita Smochina and their nationalist supporters amongst the settlers have started demanding the full annexation of the region in the Romania rework teaser.
* HostageSituation: During the Ukrainian Civil War in the Romania rework teaser, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army will seize a local [=VoMi=] office and take its occupants hostage, requiring an immediate response to defuse the situation.
* IAmWho: One of the biggest questions confronting the Transnistria Governorate in the Romania rework teaser is what it's supposed to be. Though the Romanian government formally controls it, the administration is corrupt and filled with bureaucrats looking to fill their pockets with Reichsmarks. Divisions persist within the administration itself, as the mayor of Odesa and the Romanian garrison clash with each other, to the point that there was a German-Romanian coup against a former governor who refused to submit to Bucharest. Ethnically, there's not much cohesion to be found either; The Black Sea Germans segregate themselves into communities governred by the Sonderkommando R and the Romanians do the same. And that's not even mentioning the Ukrainians, who are completely neglected by the authorities. Overall, Siminel is leading, in his own words, "a hodgepodge government for a hodgepodge region".
* LaResistance: Forces from the Communist Party of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army frequently launch insurgencies against the Romanian-German administration, with a newspaper from the Romania rework teaser showing how the Ukrainian Civil War will restart insurgent activity in the Transnistria War. The rebels use the Odesa catacombs to launch surprise attacks on the city and bomb government buildings, representing a threat to Romania's national interests.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: While the governorate is supposed to be jointly governed by the Romanians and Germans, the two often come into conflict and the most notable example of cooperation being a joint effort to replace a rebellious governor in the Romania rework teaser.

!!''Victor Siminel''
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->'''Party:''' Consiliul de Directii[[note]]Board of Directors[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]General Victor Siminel, governor of Transnistria, did not exactly ask for the duty he has these days. But he regards it as his job to see that it is done.\\\
The scion of a Moldavian 'razesi', or yeoman, family, Siminel served with some distinction during the First World War. During the war against the Soviets he was kept out of high command, instead serving in the cavalry and in the middle ranks of the Special Intelligence Service, Romania's spy agency.\\\
Antonescu fell, and in 1956 Avramescu's cabinet made Siminel director-general of the Special Intelligence Service, giving him the duty of reintegrating the anti-Antonescu spy cells and military factions back into the broader government apparatus now that their raison d'etre was no more. He fulfilled that duty, so luliu Maniu's government appointed him as the governor of Transnistria: "a hodgepodge government for a hodgepodge region", Siminel often calls it.\\\
Under Siminel's leadership, the long-rising partisan threat has been held back for the time being. Despite that success, there is a question that troubles both Siminel and his political superiors: for how long will the region hold?[[/labelnote]]

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: In the Romania rework teaser, Siminel was made governor of Transnistria, a job he has no emotional attachment to and only fulfills because it's his duty to Romania.
* PassedOverPromotion: {{Downplayed}}. During the Second World War, he was kept out of high command and left in middle ranks with the cavalry and Special Intelligence Service. It was only after the fall of the Antonescu regime that he rose to director-general of the Special Intelligence Service, as mentioned in his teased biography.
* TheSpymaster: After Antonescu was deposed, Siminel was made director-general of the Special Intelligence Service, Romania's spy agency. In the Romania rework teaser, Siminel has extensively reintegrated the anti-Antonescu spy cells and military factions back into the government and thus rebuilding their intelligence capabilities.
* WarHero: Siminel started his career with distinctive service in the First World War.

!!''Grigore Bastan''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Consiliul de Directii[[note]]Board of Directors[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

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! Serbia
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->'''Official Name:''' Independent State of Serbia, Government of National Salvation (Serbian Civil War), Gebiet des Militärbefehlshabers in Serbien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia[[/labelnote]] (German Garrison coup), Reichsprotektorat Serbien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Protectorate of Serbia[[/labelnote]] (Return to Einheitspakt), Kingdom of Serbia (Đujić)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
Germany's puppet state in Serbia.

* AuthorityInNameOnly: The Germans in Serbia really only control the major roads and cities of the country, with everything else plagued with anti-German partisans. Even worse, the Serb collaborators don't even govern some of the few areas they are officially responsible for, as some places like Banat are more autonomous zones governed by the local German populace instead.
* BlatantLies:
** Officially, the German garrison present in Serbia is intended to protect their borders, justifying any extraction of Serbian wealth for the purpose of maintaining this security force. However, virtually everyone recognizes that this garrison is really intended to keep the Serbians occupied and maintain Germanic influence in the Balkans.
** The Government of National Salvation frames itself as the great protector of all Serbian people. A completely ludicrous claim, considering the oppressive actions they conduct.
* CitadelCity: The city of Belgrade is a Wehrmacht fortress, owing to its important strategic position on the river Danube and its railway junction. The best German soldiers are stationed to defend the city, down to the last man against the Serbian partisans.
* CivilWar: In the interim of Hitler's death and the German Civil War, the Serbs will launch an anti-German uprising, plunging Serbia into a civil war between the puppet regime and the pan-Yugoslav partisans.
* DarkHorseVictory: The news event for the Serbian Civil War makes it no secret that the unpopular collaborationist government faces an uphill battle against the partisans, yet it is still possible for them to overcome the odds and emerge on top.
* DystopiaIsHard: The collaborator government is barely functioning by 1962, with their economy in shambles and their reputation worsening with the general populace, while the anti-German partisans are growing stronger by the day.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Many Serb collaborators were stunned to hear of Mušicki joining the Ustaše, knowing well of the organization's "leanings".
* ForeignRulingClass: The German minority living in Banat are the most powerful class in the puppet regime, providing much of the activity needed to sustain the economy and the manpower needed to supply the garrison.
* InvadingRefugees: Heavily persecuted by the Ustaše in Croatia and the Albanization programs in Italian-occupied Kosovo, waves of Serbians have fled to the country and congregated in makeshift camps or slums. More importantly to Germany, this heavy migration creates a constant drain on Serbia's economy and allows the partisans to recruit even more people to their cause.
* NonIndicativeName: The "Independent State of Serbia" is anything but. The name thinly disguises the brutal German occupation that has been conducted in Serbia, with the collaborationist government going along with their oppressive policies.
* PragmaticVillainy: Much as the Germans despise the Slavs as untermenschen, they accept their collaboration because the German garrison lacks the sufficient manpower to enforce order alone.
* PuppetState: Serbia is a puppet state of Germany. Its economy is entirely built around extracting every single speck of wealth and exporting it to Germany. The German garrisons maintain complete control over the infrastructure, and German firms control all significant mining, industrial and financial enterprises in Serbia.
* SkewedPriorities: The far-right collaborationist regime has single-mindedly pursued the suppression of "Judeo-Bolshevism" and "Freemasonry" to the detriment of actual national building, something that has little legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The collaborators are all initially united in their shared enmity with the partisans, but once they're dealt with after the Serbian Civil War, they will begin to argue over how Serbia should be governed.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Milan Nedić, the former prime minister who collaborated with the Germans during World War II, is still popular throughout Serbia. Generally, most Serbs justify his collaboration as a necessary sacrifice to spare his country from further German repression.

!!''Dimitrije Ljotić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]] Of all the Serbs, only Dimitrije Ljotić and his clerical-fascist party ZBOR - the Yugoslav National Movement - are trusted enough to run the Serbian puppet régime. This makes sense given that he and his party were the only willing bootlickers of Germany in a country that was awash with anti-German sentiment even before the Second World War and the fall of Yugoslavia to the national socialist empire.\\\
Born in 1891, he fought in the Serbian army during the First World War; afterwards, he entered politics. In 1931, he was appointed justice minister for all of six months, being forced out after proposing a political system that was too autocratic for even the notoriously authoritarian Alexander I. Afterwards, he founded the pro-German ZBOR only to be met with rejection in 1935 and 1938, forced into a lunatic asylum under not entirely false allegations of 'religious mania', and at last driven into hiding until 1941, when the Axis conquered the Balkans.\\\
When the Axis looked for collaborators, only Ljotić met the bill; very few were as enthusiastic, insane or sycophantic enough. A staunch anti-Semite, he proudly advocated the extermination of Jews before even many Nazis did. This combined with his crazed love of Germany, as well as an insane hatred of freemasons, communists, and capitalists, made him the perfect fit for control over the rump portion of Serbia left to native rule... too bad for him, then, that it does not work, and never could have.\\\
The Serbian regime ruled by ZBOR is universally hated; not even the Church - who liked him for freeing their Patriarch from Dachau - tolerates him anymore. The country is a failed state that makes most basket cases look like Thomas More's Utopia. There is a refugee crisis, caused by Serbs that fled or were expelled by the Ustaše during their rule over Croatia. Various partisan groups - communists and nationalists alike - litter the countryside. Defections occur en masse every day.\\\
Yet Ljotić, far from coming up with a solution, keeps ranting on and on just like his German idol. Why self-reflect, after all, when he can just blame the Jews, the liberals, the masons, the communists, and at times even the Pope, the Turks, or the Tsar of Bulgaria for his problems? The only solution to the Ljotić régime is putting it out of its misery. But at this point, it is not a matter of if that will happen but when. [[/labelnote]]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: He is deeply unpopular within his homeland of Serbia because he is a pro-German sycophant who was responsible for selling his country to the Nazis, despite the fact that the majority of the Serbs had anti-German sentiments before World War Two. Not even the Church (who used to like him for freeing their Patriarch from Dachau) tolerates him now.
* NeverMyFault: Ljotić refuses to self-reflect on himself and try to solve the problems afflicting Serbia, instead, blaming a wide variety of groups including the Jews, the liberals, the masons, the communists, and at times even the Pope, the Turks, or the Tsar of Bulgaria for his problems.
* TheQuisling: He's a Nazi collaborator and ruler of German-controlled Serbia.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Ljotić gets assassinated by Serbian partisans during the onset of the German Civil War, within the first two years of the game.

!!''Karl Göbel''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Government (Dimitrije Ljotić government), Head of State (Dimitrije Ljotić succession)
->'''Party:''' Militärverwaltung in Serbien[[note]]Military Administration in Serbia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Stratocratic Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Amidst the long brutalities of the Great War, Germany called upon its men to sacrifice themselves in defence of the Fatherland and the Kaiser. And so in 1918, mere months after having reached the age of maturity, Karl Göbel would heed the Fatherland's call and leave his homeland of Bavaria to serve as a soldier on the frontlines. Unfortunately for both him and his Fatherland, the German surrender would arrive in that very same year and national humiliation would ensue.\\\
After the war, Göbel remained dedicated to the defence of his country. He volunteered and was admitted into the Reichswehr which he would continue to serve in until his promotion to the rank of Oberleutnant in 1935 which was followed shortly by the replacement of the Reichswehr by the Wehrmacht. Soon after, his fatherland would call on him again to serve in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then once more to serve in the long and gruelling Russian Campaign where he would lead his unit to thunderous victory in the now infamous capture of Rostov, netting him the prestigious Knight's Cross.\\\
The end of the Second World War saw Göbel appointed to post of Military Commander in Serbia where has served since. Perhaps an anomaly among his fellow peers, Göbel holds no particular disdain for Serbs or Slavs alike. However, as the protectorate descends further and further into chaos and anarchy, he has taken it upon himself to once more heed the Fatherland's call and crush the rogue partisans - in reality, they were nothing more than traitors and saboteurs - that dream of tearing apart his country.[[/labelnote]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Rather {{downplayed}} for a Nazi. Göbel has no compunctions about destroying the native partisans who have risen up against the puppet government, but unlike his peers, he has no special disdain for Serbs or Slavs.
* WarHero: Fighting on the Eastern Front of World War II, Göbel earned a Knight's Cross for overseeing the capture of Rostov.

!!''Dragomir Jovanović''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War)
->'''Party:''' Vlada Narodnog Spasa[[note]]Government of National Salvation[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]When one asks a foreigner who is well versed in contemporary Balkan history about those people in Serbia who embraced the Reich, they'd tell them first about Milan Nedić, then about Dragomir Jovanović.\\\
Having been the chief of Belgrade's police prior to the war, Dragomir Jovanović already found himself with connections within the Reich, something which had allowed him to attain prominence swiftly in the Government of National Salvation. When the German occupation formally began, he was appointed as commander of Belgrade, bolstering its defense and aiding the Germans with whatever they had ever needed help with. Be it dealing with communist guerrillas with his Special Police, or assisting in the creation of various camps across Serbia, Germany sought him out time and time again. They loved his reliability, his dedication, and the draconian measures he often employed to eliminate left-leaning resistance forces.\\\
He has defined himself with those characteristics, and he will continue being just that. Reliable, draconian and dedicated, even if he is comparatively less fanatical about ideology than some of his other contemporaries in the government.[[/labelnote]]

* PyrrhicVictory: Even if he manages to cling onto power after defeating the uprising, many are skeptical of his ability to maintain his rule, with many seeing Jovanović as treading on the same old ground as the previous Milan Nedić government he was apart of.
* TheQuisling: Jovanović has collaborated with the Axis since Yugoslavia was conquered by them, serving as mayor of Belgrade during World War II and returning Serbia back to the German sphere of influence if they align with them over Italy.

!!''Momčilo Đujić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)
%%->'''Party:'''
->'''Ideology:''' Reactionary Nationalism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To many, he's the culmination of all that's wrong with the Chetnik movement, a collaborator, a pillager, a rotten person. But to his men, he's the leader that got them back to Belgrade safe and sound.\\\
Momcilo Đujić was born in rural Dalmatia to a relatively wealthy family, where he later became a priest of Orthodox Christianity. The wealth of his family made him influential in the area, and the beginning of his association with the emerging Chetnik movement following the conclusion of the Great War landed him in the town of Knin. In Knin and around it, word was quickly spreading of Đujić's leadership capabilities, where he organized paramilitary formations within the greater framework of the Chetniks. When German tanks rolled through all of Yugoslavia, he moved to the newly formed Independent State of Croatia with his men, where he continued his resistance against the occupiers. Though his resistance was quite minimal, given he and his men were more involved in looting and ravaging the countryside, collaborating with Germans and Italians so they could survive.\\\
And it would be correct to assume that Momcilo was rewarded for his actions in the form of his chief's, Draža Mihailović's, assassination by Gorkić's communists following the conclusion of the war, given he had immediately consolidated himself as the new leader of whatever scraps of the Chetnik movement still existed. When the Italo-German split finally occurred, Đujić made for Belgrade, where his gamble had paid off - he and his Chetniks were key to the formation of the now legalized Serbian National Army.[[/labelnote]]

* LesCollaborateurs: Under Đujić's command, the Chetniks have become a tool of oppression for the fascist Serbian government and part of the Serbian National Army, being more than happy to collaborate with the Germans and Italians to survive.
* AFatherToHisMen: While many view him with great disdain for his collaboration, the Chetniks under his command view him as the leader who managed to return them to Belgrade safely.
* RapePillageAndBurn: Đujić and his men have had no issues with looting and ravaging the countryside.
* RightfulKingReturns: Đujić and his Chetniks plan to restore the Kingdom of Serbia and invite Peter II, the former King of Yugoslavia, back to the country.
* SinisterMinister: Đujić is not only an Orthodox Christian priest, but also a German collaborator, a pillager and a generally rotten person.

!!''Jakov Ljotić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)
->'''Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To many in Serbia, the death of Dimitrije Ljotić was nothing to celebrate, knowing who would very likely end up replacing him. And to those same Serbs, the former Prime Minister's spirit lives on through his remaining family, aiding in the most holy crusade against corruption.\\\
Jakov Ljotić, the younger brother to Dimitrije Ljotić, is much like his brother. Pious, loyal to Germania, and deeply involved in the mysticism that the two were embroiled in since the early days of the Zbor. Jakov styles himself after fearless crusaders, supported by the Reich itself in his crusade against the satanic influences of communism, liberalism and masonic internationalism. His mission is one given to him by God - with his brother's death, Jakov takes the mantle of leadership, becoming the new spiritual leader of the entire country, guiding it through the muddied waters that Serbia finds itself in. And only through the proper implementation of religious zealotry and National Socialist policies can he ever hope to keep Serbia afloat, to prevent it from drowning into the judeo-bolshevik mud, and asphyxiating itself beneath the waves of masonic liberalism. And now, at the most important crossroad in Serbia's collective history, Jakov is ready to forge a path forward.[[/labelnote]]

* LesCollaborateurs: Ljotić is firmly committed and loyal to Germania.
* EvilReactionary: Jakov Ljotić is the most reactionary leader that can come to power after his brother's death, believing in proper implementation of religious zealotry and National Socialist policies.
* TheFundamentalist: Ljotić is a religious zealot who believes in implementing fundamentalist and Nazi policies to combat "Judeo-Bolshevism".
* MeetTheNewBoss: His ascension to Head of State marks a return to the previous fascist Zbor regime that was in place when his brother ruled Serbia.
* MissionFromGod: Ljotić believes he is on a crusade to rid Serbia from the satanic influences of communism, liberalism and masonic internationalism.

[[folder:Serbian National Liberation Front]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Serbian National Liberation Front, People's Republic of Serbia (Ranković), Republic of Serbia (Ćosić)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Narodnooslobodilačka Vojska[[note]]National Liberation Army[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

* TheFederation: The left-wing partisans desire a reunification of Croatia, Bosnia, and even more territory to restore the Yugoslav federation.
* HatedByAll: After winning the civil war, the pan-Yugoslav partisans find themselves alone, surrounded by hostile neighbors who disdain communism and socialism.
* LaResistance: Two generations of Serbian partisans are united under the NOV's banner; the old guard that are still loyal to Tito's communism and pan-Yugoslavism, and a new wave who do not believe in those two ideas.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork:
** The Serbian resistance movement is divided between the old guard who still adhere to Tito's dream of a communist, pan-Yugoslavic nation and the newer generation of rebels who desire a democratic, Serbian government instead. Both groups are willing to work together against the Germans, but once their common foe is taken care of, these factions will fight for control of Serbia.
** Even the communists are divided themselves, split between moderate and conservative factions who debate over how Serbia should be governed.

!!''Aleksandar Ranković''
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->'''Party:''' Narodnooslobodilačka Vojska[[note]]National Liberation Army[[/note]], Nacionalni Komitet Oslobodjenja Srbije[[note]]National Committee for the Liberation of Serbia[[/note]], Antifašističko Viječe Narodnog Oslobođenja Srbije[[note]]Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Serbia[[/note]] (Election)
->'''Ideology:''' Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]] (Election)
->'''In-Game Biography (Post-civil war):''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Sometimes known by his nom de guerre, Leka, Aleksandar Ranković is the foremost member of the partisan old guard in Serbia, and for many, one of the few remaining symbols of the Yugoslav dream. Born into a poor family in the outskirts of Belgrade, Ranković joined the Serbian workers' movement at the age of 15, soon entering the Serbian Communist Party. A dedicated and indefatigable organizer, Ranković was arrested and imprisoned for six years by the authorities of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and upon being released immediately resumed his political activity, playing a vital role in the early strengthening of the Party in Serbia.\\\
Not even the war was able to stop him - immediately joining the partisan movement as Serbia was invaded by Germany, he was again arrested in 1941, but this time by the Gestapo. Surviving torture at the hands of the Nazi criminals, he was rescued by a daring partisan raid. In retaliation, Gestapo agents executed his wife and his mother. Ever more determined to fight on, Ranković would later go on to become a major leader in the communist leadership, founding and directing OZNA, the partisans' secret police and intelligence bureau.\\\
In his role as president of ASNOS, Ranković was entrusted with keeping the flame of Yugoslav communism alive. An entire generation of Serbians grew up barely remembering Tito and his comrades, but Ranković was there to remind them - to remind them that through the people's struggle, a new Yugoslavia would be reborn from its ashes. As the red star has once more risen in the skies of Belgrade, a new light shines in the Balkans - destined to either lead the Serbs to the liberation of all Yugoslav peoples, or to be once more stamped out by the vile servants of fascism.[[/labelnote]]

Leader of the AVNOS. He represents the pan-Yugoslavian old guard of the partisans.

* ChummyCommies: A longtime member of the Yugoslav Partisans, Ranković continues to follow Tito in hopes of forming a unified communist Yugoslavia.
* GenocideSurvivor: He was captured and tortured by the Gestapo in 1941 while fighting with the Yugoslav Partisans. He was eventually rescued by his comrades, but the occupiers took revenge by murdering Ranković's wife and mother.
* OldSoldier: Ranković is one of the few Serbs old enough to remember Tito's resistance against Germany during World War II. He feels obligated to remind his fellow comrades of Tito's vision for a free, communist Yugoslavia.

!!''Dobrica Ćosić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Election)
->'''Party:''' Socijalistička Partija Srbije[[note]]Socialist Party of Serbia[[/note]], Socijalistička Partija Srbija - Narodna Radikalna Stranka[[note]]Socialist Party of Serbia - People's Radical Party[[/note]] (SNS-NRS coalition)
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Nationalism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Second term), Dominant-Party Democracy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Third term)
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In the aftermath of the Serbian Civil War, it is Dobrica Ćosić who has assumed responsibility for the welfare of the remnants of the Serbian state. Yet if you told a young Ćosić in 1938 or 1939 that this would be his fate he would laugh in your face or refer you to the local sanatorium.\\\
In that time, the happy time before Yugoslavia was destroyed, Ćosić joined the Communist youth in Negotin. When the Axis came for Yugoslavia in 1941, he joined the Communist Partisans and took to his duties with alacrity... until the Soviet Union fell, and the war kept dragging on with no true hope of success.\\\
Then, he began to doubt the validity of both Communism and Yugoslavism. As a result, as he continued to rise through the ranks, he became more a nationalist than a communist. Exploiting the divide between the Italians and Germans - which was leading to the fortification of the Serbo-Croatian border, and dividing the Croatian and Montenegrin partisans from the Serbs and Macedonians - he inspired others that shared his sentiment and developed a sizeable following within the Partisan movement.\\\
And now that has reached fruition. The man that could debatably be referred to as the father of modern Serb nationalism now is in charge of his country, for better or for worse - though others may well have something to say about that.[[/labelnote]]

* DefectorFromDecadence: Witnessing the downfall of the Soviet Union, Ćosić became disillusioned in the idea of communist and pan-Yugoslavism. Since then, Ćosić has become more of a nationalist, separating the Serb partisans from the other Balkan resistance movements.
* PresidentForLife: By sidelining the communists and employing intimidation tactics, Ćosić easily wins the restored democratic election, taking control of the Presidency and legislature. Ćosić doesn't get better from there, running unopposed by either employing more anti-democratic practices or forming a coalition with the People's Radical Party.
* PatrioticFervor: Ćosić represents the Serbian nationalist faction of the Serbian partisans, who oppose the old guard's Titoist and pan-Yugoslavian beliefs.

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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Election)

->'''In-Game Biography''' (Serbia) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]For decades, Josip Broz "Tito" has fought to defeat the fascists and their puppets within Yugoslavia. Even as the Soviet Union fell and the Westerners were prostrated, Tito did not fail or falter - instead he redoubled his efforts. And now, his efforts are rewarded; he and the Partisans have assumed responsibility for Serbia. For the first time in twenty years there is a modicum of hope in the Yugoslavian hell.\\\
Broz was born to a Croat father and Slovene mother in the village of Kumrovec. Drafted into military service, he became the youngest sergeant-major in the Austro-Hungarian Army of that time. Captured by the Russians during World War I, he was sent to a work camp in the Ural Mountains; when the Russian Revolution came, he joined in for a year. Upon his return to the Balkans in 1918, Broz entered Yugoslavia and joined the Communists. When the Nazis came, he led the Partisans against them throughout the old Kingdom.\\\
Things very nearly went to hell in Croatia in 1963 - Tito narrowly avoided a near-death experience, though he did not emerge uninjured. Fortunately, however, the ZBOR government in Serbia collapsed at that exact moment and his fellow partisans won out. He was taken to Serbia, ushered into the government, and made leader of the People's Republic.\\\
This is a great opportunity, Tito knows. He will not squander it - no, he will restore hope to his tormented people. He will return freedom to Serbia, nay, to the entire Balkans.[[/labelnote]]
See his entry in the Croatia folder.

%%!!''Vladimir Ćopić''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State
%%->'''Party:'''
%%->'''Ideology:'''
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%%[[folder:Serbian National Liberation Front]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' Provisional Government[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
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%%* AllohistoricalAllusion: The Otpor movement may emerge far earlier in this timeline than OTL, rising against Ćosić's or Kalabić illiberal moves in the Serbian Spring.

%%!!''Borislav Pekić''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Election)
%%->'''Party:''' Demokratska opozicija Srbije (Demokratska Stranka)[[note]]Democratic Opposition of Serbia (Democratic Party)[[/note]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]] (Liberal election), Big Tent[[note]]Liberal Conservatism[[/note]] (Liberal conservative election)
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%%!!''Nikola Milošević''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Election)
%%->'''Party:'''
%%->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
%%----

%%!!''Veljko Guberina''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Election)
%%->'''Party:''' Narodna Radikalna Stranka[[note]]People's Radical Party[[/note]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' National Conservatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
%%----
%%[[/folder]]

! Dinaric Alps

[[folder:Kingdom of Croatia]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Croatia, Republic of Yugoslavia (Tito), Independent State of Croatia (Francetić)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Italian Authority
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism

%%* BalkanizeMe: Shortly after Tito takes over Croatia, Bosnian nationalists led by Alija Izetbegović will secede from the country and declare their independence, and back up their independence by allying themselves with Italy.
* CurbStompBattle: If the Ustaše or Tito's partisans rise up and take over Croatia, Italy (which has one of the strongest armies in the world) will rapidly intervene and crush that regime.
* GhostTown: The prior ethnic cleansings carried out by the Ustaše have displaced thousands of Serbs and the few survivors have emigrated elsewhere, leaving their villages abandoned and the economy in ruins.
* PuppetState: Croatia is an Italian puppet state that is independent only on paper.

!!''Tomislav II''
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->'''Party:''' Italian Authority
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism, Despotism (Operation Teuta)
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Tomislav II, previously known as Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe Torino di Savoia-Aosta, was inaugurated against his will as the new Croatian King whilst the Second World War consumed Europe. Once a Prince of Italy's royal house, Aimone found himself at the head of a nation which he had no love for - he didn't speak a word of Croatian nor had he even ever been there, as he was picked simply because of his noble blood. Upon being forced into kingship, Aimone soon found that his title was nothing but a farce, a thin disguise for the iron fisted rule of Ante Pavelić, commander of the brutal Ustaše fascist movement.\\\
The creation of the Kingdom brought further woe upon Croatia, already plagued by the ruthless ethnic and religious violence wrought on the population by the Ustaše, as the destruction of what little was left of the nation's industry during the turmoil caused the collapse of its already weak economy. The only thing resembling good news was that with Pavelić's death in 1959, Italy, now with Ciano at the helm, seized the chance to actively oppose the Ustaše, forcing them underground.\\\
Now, power stays firmly in the hands of a cadre of Italian advisors and military officers, with King Tomislav II being an unwilling farce of King ruling over a broken nation that hates him and the foreign oppression he represents. With dissent in the country reaching unbearable levels, Croatia might very soon reveal itself to be a powder keg sitting right next on Italy's borders - and the fuse is getting shorter by the day.[[/labelnote]]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Tomislav is hated throughout Croatia as a foreign dictator and Italy only sees him as a useful tool to keep the country under their sphere.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Tomislav was disgusted by the many atrocities committed by the Ustaše during World War II and after, so he had few complaints when the organization was forced underground by Italy.
* OfferedTheCrown: Due to his noble blood, Aimone di Savoia-Aosta was inaugurated against his will as King Tomislav II of Croatia, even though he neither speaks the language nor has even ever been there.
* PuppetKing: Tomislav II has no true power. Initially, he served as a figurehead for Ante Pavelić, commander of the Ustaše; after Pavelić's death, a cadre of Italian advisors and military officers now control Croatia.
* ReluctantRuler: Tomislav never wanted to rule, much less be crowned ruler over a foreign country he has no love for which speaks a tongue he speaks nary a word of. Unfortunately, Italy had little care for his wishes and appointed him just because he's royalty.

!!''Zvonimir II''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Post-Italian invasion)
->'''Party:''' Italian Authority
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

* MeetTheNewBoss: After Tito or Francetić's rebellion is crushed, Zvonimir is put in charge of the country, restoring the status quo of Italian rule.

!!''UsefulNotes/JosipBrozTito''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Communist takeover)
->'''Party:''' Zemaljsko Antifašističko Vijeće Narodnog Oslobođenja Hrvatske[[note]]National Anti-Fascist Council of the National Liberation of Croatia[[/note]], Antifašističko Viječe Narodnog Oslobođenja Srbije[[note]]National Anti-Fascist Council of the National Liberation of Serbia[[/note]] (Serbia)
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]] (Yugoslavia), Communism (Serbia)

* CoolShades: In his Serbia portrait, Tito wears a pair of sunglasses.
* TheDeterminator: Long after the Soviet Union and Western Allies were struck down by the Axis, Tito has not given up his mission to liberate the Balkans from the influence, subverting their control in Croatia and Serbia.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: His initial attempt to liberate Croatia will inevitably end in failure, as Italy invades with overwhelming force and nearly kills him. Fortunately, he has more success in liberating Serbia.
* GoodIsNotNice: His goal of liberating Croatia is an inherently noble one, but he also formulates lists to round up reactionaries and collaborators for detention and "re-education". Unfortunately, this also comes with the side effect of imprisoning and punishing people who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Tito has fought an endless guerrilla war to liberate the people of Croatia from Italian rule.
* OldSoldier: Tito never ceased his resistance against the fascists, continuing to lead his partisans against both the collaborationist Italian Authority and the homegrown Ustaša.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Tito" is just a pseudonym that he took while doing undercover work, but he's almost always referred to that by name.
* ThePurge: If Tito triumphs in Croatia, he will launch reprisals on reactionaries and collaborators, detaining them and sending them to "re-education".
* RebelLeader: Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans since World War II, is a hero to all of the oppressed peoples of the Balkans, and the bogeyman of the Italian occupiers.

!!''Jure Francetić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Ustaša takeover)
->'''Party:''' Ustaša – Hrvatski Revolucionarni Pokret[[note]]Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

%%* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Francetić and Ustaša will ultimately fail to turn Croatia racially "pure" state because Italy will just invade the country and restore Italian rule through Zvonimir II.
* FinalSolution: If the Ustaše led by Francetić take over Croatia, they begin launching harsh reprisal operations on the "undesirable" ethnic groups in Croatia.
* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Jure Francetić and his Ustaša are openly hostile towards the minorities of Croatia, particularly the Bosnians. [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain He has openly called for ethnic cleansing to purge Croatia of so-called "undesirables"]].
* TheRemnant: Since Ante Pavelić's death in 1959, Francetić has taken over the Ustaša remnants that have been forced into hiding by Italian suppression.

!!''Mladen Lorković''
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->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]

* FourEyesZeroSoul: He wears a pair of glasses and is a senior ranking member of the Ustaša.

[[folder:Bosnia]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Islamic Republic of Bosnia
->'''Ruling Party:''' Stranka Demokratske Akcije[[note]]Democratic Action Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
%%Bosnia secedes from Croatia if Tito takes over Croatia, and joins Italy in order to protect their independence.

* VoluntaryVassal: Bosnia allies themselves with Italy in order to receive an Italian [[{{Protectorate}} guarantee of protection]].

!!''Alija Izetbegović''
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->'''Ruling Party:''' Stranka Demokratske Akcije[[note]]Democratic Action Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]

%%* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: If Tito's partisans take over Croatia, Izetbegović organizes Bosnia's secession from the country and avoid conflict with him.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kingdom of Montenegro]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Montenegro
->'''Ruling Party:''' Crnogorsko Državno Vijeće[[note]]Montenegrin State Council[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Corporatism[[note]]Fascism[[/note]]

* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The closest thing to an army in Montenegro is the patchwork Montenegrin National Army, led by Pavle Đurišić. They spend just as much time fighting partisans as they do raiding local villages, in which the government can't do anything to stop them because they're too important to turn against.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Montenegro is plagued with partisans that have continued to resist Italian occupation of their country. CASNO is the largest anti-fascist movement, in which they base themselves in the mountains and forests, while also helping other Yugoslav resistance movements.
* PuppetState: They're one of several satellite states that have been carved from the former Yugoslavia and are now tied to Italy.

!!''Nikola II''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Crnogorsko Državno Vijeće[[note]]Montenegrin State Council[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Corporatism[[note]]Fascism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Historically, many rulers were deprived of their crown and forced into exile. Nikola II, king of Montenegro, is in the far more peculiar situation of being simultaneously a ruling monarch and an exile in a foreign land. A scion of the Russian imperial house of Romanov, Nicholas Romanovich has never seen his ancestral lands: born in France in 1922, he and his family moved to Italy in 1936, where young Nicholas completed his education, intending to pursue a career as a naval officer in the Regia Marina. His family connections quickly made him close to the Italian royal court, and he even lived in the residence of king Vittorio Emanuele III during World War II.\\\
It was then that the trajectory of prince Nicholas's life intersected with the arrows drawn by Axis forces as they stormed across the European map. In the Balkans, Yugoslavia was dismembered into occupation governments and puppet states, among them the Italian protectorate of Montenegro, and as a newly restored kingdom, Montenegro needed a king. Nicholas was not only an Orthodox prince with an ancient surname: he was also educated in Italy, close to the Italian court, and even a relative of the old Petrović-Njegoš ruling house. After much reluctance, Nicholas was forced to accept his crown, and sent off to rule in Cetinje as Nikola II.\\\
Beneath all the pomp and propaganda, Nikola rules a broken country: while the constitution grants immense powers to the king, such power is more theoretical than real. In the cities, it must contend with the wishes of Montenegro's Roman masters, and in the countryside, it fails to reach into the partisan-controlled valleys of the interior. The few allies Nikola has, the local Chetniks and the Cossack regiments of the Italian army, are untrustworthy to say the least. Time will tell whether Nikola will bring back some semblance of peace in the country, or if his kingdom is destined to be yet another broken husk, swept away by the ever bloody tide of Balkan history.[[/labelnote]]

* PuppetKing: While King Nikola II is granted immense powers by the Montenegrin constitution, these powers only exist on paper, as he must listen to his masters in Rome and has very little grasp over the partisan-controlled countryside.
* ReluctantRuler: After much reluctance, Nikolai Romanovich Romanov was forced to accept the crown when the Italians established the puppet Kingdom of Montenegro.
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[[folder:Regno d'Albania]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Regno d'Albania[[labelnote:Italian]]Kingdom of Albania[[/labelnote]]
->'''Ruling Party:''' Partia Fashiste Shqiptare[[note]]Albanian Fascist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism

* PuppetState: One of the many Italian puppet states that were established from their conquered territory of World War II. That said, Albania was given more autonomy to combat the guerrilla units and bandits who oppose the current fascist administration.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: Albania's inability to resolve its internal problems is because there is little to unite the country's various factions to a common cause.

!!''Tefik Mborja''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Partia Fashiste Shqiptare[[note]]Albanian Fascist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism

* TheQuisling: When King Zog of Albania was overthrown by the Italians, Mborja was rewarded with the position of General Secretary of the Albanian Fascist Party.
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! Bulgaria
[[folder:Tsardom of Bulgaria]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Tsardom of Bulgaria, Independent Republic of Bulgaria (Stokykov), Republic of Bulgaria (Petkov), People's Republic of Bulgaria (Zhivkov)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Praviteslvoto na Tsaria[[note]]Tsar's Government[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

%%* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: During the Second Italo-Turkish War, Bulgaria will try taking Thrace from Turkey, but this is doomed to fail, thanks to German and Italian interference.
* TheFederation: Following a potential success in the Gorna Dzhumaya Agreement, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and possibly Serbia will unite together in a single federation. The autonomy of Macedonia in that federation will depend on the outcome of the negotiations.
* KangarooCourt: If a fascist Bulgaria's Cheren Offensive against Macedonia succeeds, a tribunal declares Čento guilty of various, trumped up charges and sentence him to death.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Although Bulgaria is independent from Germany, a German garrison was left behind to suppress any dissident activity against them, angering many native Bulgarians who want to expel them. As a result, numerous political groups have united together as an anti-fascist front who wants to shed Bulgaria of any fascist taint left.
* OnlyFriend: Bulgaria is the only non-puppet Balkan nation that has remained allied to Germany, though that status can change when Boris III dies, leaving Germany and Italy to compete and win Bulgaria's allegiance.
* PyrrhicVictory: Taking advantage of the Axis gains made in the Balkans during World War II, Bulgaria occupied Macedonia to fulfill some of its dreams for expansion. Despite being hailed as Boris' grandest achievement, these regions are as a hotbed for resistance activity, and were nearly lost a decade before 1962. As soon as assisting German forces are pulled out of Macedonia after the German Civil War, Macedonian partisans rise up against their occupiers.
* QuantityVersusQuality: The Bulgarian army is quite large, but it's also extremely bloated and fairly underdeveloped, severely reducing its combat effectiveness.
* LaResistance: The Fatherland Front is a nationalistic, anti-German group that has opposed the government since World War II ended. Today, they serve as a constant threat to the peace and stability of Bulgaria.
%%* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Bulgaria tries to make another land grab at Thrace during the Second Italo-Turkish War, but, being a pretty minor country on the world stage, the major powers aren't going to happily accept this. This Bulgarian intrusion merely enrages Ciano that Germany is threatening their own land claims and, not wanting to get into a pointless war, the Reich forces Bulgaria to withdraw. Stuck between two more powerful neighbors, Bulgaria has no choice but to obey.
* VillainousLegacy: Hristo Lukov is the founding member of the fascist UNBL and the organization persists long after his death under the leadership of Zhekov.
* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The military is a powerful force that can even cow the Tsar himself, but factionalism plagues the armed forces, which allows Boris to hold onto some of his authority and avoid becoming a full PuppetKing.

!!''Boris III''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Praviteslvoto na Tsaria[[note]]Tsar's Government[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]] (actual), Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]] (Sevov cabinet)
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The tale of Tsar Boris III extends beyond mere biography. For over forty years, the fate of Bulgaria has rested upon the Tsar's shoulders. Every act of heroism is his pride; every act of villainy is his shame. When they are all tallied up, what will his legacy be?\\\
Boris III's allies refuse to ask such a question - they feel they have an answer. With his intelligence and courage, Boris III delivered Macedonia to Bulgaria, saved the nation from fascism, and preserved its independence. This is the story his government tells: simple, clean, and easy to repeat.\\\
Yet behind closed doors, many refuse to believe it. The Tsar has shown a clear trend towards authoritarianism, using harsh repression to maintain his authority. Despite all the pomp and grandeur, Boris III remains a dictator as much as a king - and as a dictator, he can be as stubborn and paranoid as anyone.\\\
Regardless of his legacy, the Tsar's story must soon end. Now deep into his sixties and in poor health, Boris III has begun grooming Prince Simeon to one day take his place. Someday soon, there will be no Boris III - and for good or ill, the tale of the Unifier-King will be complete.[[/labelnote]]

* BlatantLies: Bulgarian propaganda reveres Boris III as a hero who expanded his country's domain to Macedonia and preserved its independence from the Axis warpath. However, almost everyone knows that this claim is a lie. In reality, Boris is a ruthless dictator, defined by his stubbornness and pompous arrogance.
* TheParanoiac: Boris III is paranoid of losing his power, which is why he backslid into increasingly dictatorial means to retain his authority.
* PuppetKing: Inverted. Though the Kingdom of Bulgaria is technically a constitutional monarchy, Parliament's edicts and bills mean nothing in comparison compared to the powers of the Tsar, who rules Bulgaria as effectively an absolute monarch.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In the wake of Macedonian uprisings, Tsar Boris may flee his own country, leaving Simeon II to take up the reins where he left off.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Everyone knows he's a stubborn dictator and talk of his retirement has become increasingly more common in his advanced age, but most still admire his past accomplishments, which gave even a brief period of prosperity to Bulgaria.

!!''Simeon II''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Boris succession, Monarchist coup)
->'''Party:''' Praviteslvoto na Tsaria[[note]]Tsar's Government[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Semi-Constitutional Monarchy[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Boris III succession), Left-Wing Corporatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Puppet)
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Boris III succession, Macedonian Thaw) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, now Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria, surveys the vistas of his beautiful homeland and eagerly begins to set apart his difficult work after decades spent as his late father's heir.\\\
A reformist, the Tsar spent much of his schooling in the West—or at least those parts of it accessible from within the grasp of Germany and Italy—and came back with hopes of transitioning the Bulgarian state away from the old oligarchical system towards a more free market. Boris III dismissed such suggestions as the fancies of a callow youth... until Bulgaria nearly collapsed during the Macedonian War. That terrible experience was more than enough to convince even Simeon's conservative father that reforms were needed—so the father followed the son, if hesitantly and with small steps of the sort that Simeon had taken when he was young.\\\
But all things come to an end, and Boris has shaken off the mortal coil. The new Tsar has many ambitious ideas, but it is unclear whether he will have as easy a time at convincing the public of his ideas as his gregarious father did.[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Boris III succession, Boris III fled) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, now Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria, surveys the vistas of his beautiful homeland. It is all he can do to distract himself from the untenability of his situation, for he is woefully underprepared for real rule.\\\
As Crown Prince, the Tsar was educated in those parts of the West that were accessible from within Germany and Italy's grasp. He was taught many theoretically useful things and came back with many ideals and proposals. But the intellectuals that educated him could not give him any hints on how to hold his father's collapsing coalition together, let alone bring it back into prominence. Small wonder, then, that the new Tsar is in such a quandary.\\\
The Macedonian War brought Bulgaria to near-collapse, and now another near-collapse is playing out—the communists and fascists fight amidst each other for control over the Bulgarian nation. But Tsar Simeon Second-of-that-Name can only watch passively as his nation bleeds. What choice does he really have, since his words mean little and his actions still less?[[/labelnote]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Monarchist Coup) [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, now Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria, surveys the vistas of his beautiful homeland, and shakes his head grimly. There is much work to be done, and he must be about it.\\\
As Crown Prince, the Tsar was educated in those parts of the West that were accessible from within Germany and Italy's grasp. He was taught many theoretically useful things and came back with many ideals and proposals. But the intellectuals that educated him could not give him any hints on stabilising Bulgaria after Simeon's puppet-masters used him, threw him aside, and were then thrown aside by the Fatherland Front. He needed no Western teachings to call loyal policemen and soldiers to his side and seize power for himself.\\\
The Tsar and his prime minister, the communist-hunting retired police chief Nikola Geshev, are in agreement; Simeon's old reformism is a foible that Bulgaria cannot risk when the situation is as grave as this. Authoritarianism, which after all had kept Bulgaria stable from its re-establishment, must be reembraced if there is to be stability in Bulgaria ever again.[[/labelnote]]

* InternalReformist: Being groomed to succeed his father, Simeon plans to implement free-market reforms, stepping away from the dirigisme policies of his predecessor. How far he goes in this respect depends on his own will.
* OverlyLongName: His full name is Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
* ThePuppetCutsHisStrings: After being puppetted by the Fatherland Front, Simeon II may regain control over his country through a coup and an alliance with police chief Nikola Geshev.
* PuppetKing: When the Fatherland Front succeeds in their coup, they'll put Simeon under house arrest and turn him into a powerless figurehead, potentially abolishing the monarchy at some point.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike Boris, Simeon does want to reduce the autocratic powers of the Tsar and turn Bulgaria into a constitutional monarchy. {{Downplayed}} in the anti-Fatherland Front coup, as he rejects his old reformist mindset and embraces authoritarianism for the sake of restoring Bulgaria's stability.
* TookALevelInCynic: After being treated as a puppet by the Fatherland Front, Simeon II disdains his old reformist mindset and decides that Bulgaria can only be kept stable by a firm hand.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: If the Monarchist coup takes place and Simeon II is restored to power, he decides that the authoritarianism he rejected for reformism must be embraced if there is to be stability in Bulgaria ever again.

!!''Jordan Sevov''
->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Reactionary Boris III cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Praviteslvoto na Tsaria[[note]]Tsar's Government[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]

* EvilReactionary: After Boris III purges his cabinet of any reformists, he nominates Sevov as his new Prime Minister, who will take Bulgaria down a far-right direction.
* RedBaron: The press calls Sevov "Bulgaria's Rasputin", due to being the leading conservative voice in Boris III's cabinet.

!!''Kimon Georgiev''
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->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Puppet Simeon II cabinet)
->'''Party:''' Zveno[[note]]Link[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Corporatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Prime Minister) [[labelnote: Click to Show]] Kimon Georgiev, the old coup-maker, is perhaps the only man in Bulgaria to near the veneration and respect of Boris III himself. Involved in three separate coup d'etats over five decades, Georgiev founded the Zveno organization, even briefly ruling as Prime Minister in 1934. Though he has been under house arrest ever since, he remained influential in the armed forces. Using these connections, he aided in the revival of the long-shelved Fatherland Front - and with his skills, got them to power.\\\
Since then, Georgiev has been a fairly quiet ruler, content to let younger members of his staff work beneath him. Georgiev is old now - and the true work, liberation, is already complete. [[/labelnote]]

* {{Cincinnatus}}: By the time the Fatherland Front overthrows the monarchy, Georgiev himself begins to move away from the center stage and lets his younger allies work more independently, now that his mission for Bulgaria's independence has been fulfilled.
* TheCoup: With Macedonia's split from Bulgaria, Georgiev and the Fatherland Front may launch a coup against the autocratic Tsardom and declare a return to democracy in its wake.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He had a personal feud with Dimo Kazasov, a high-ranking member of Zveno. This contributed to the latter being sidelined most of the time.

!!''Todor Zhivkov''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Puppet Simeon II cabinet), Head of State (Fatherland Front election)
->'''Party:''' Balgarska Komunisticheska Partiya[[note]]Bulgarian Communist Party[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Todor Zhivkov has spent the last decades consolidating his power - the power of himself over his state, and the power of his state over his party. The result, after a failed monarchist coup, is a communist Bulgaria - with Zhivkov at the head.\\\
Despite his decades of struggle in the name of the revolution, Zhivkov is not without controversy, both from within communist circles and without. Unlike figures such as Ranković, Zhivkov is not especially expansionist, but he still has incorporated nationalist views hailing from the monarchist-era into his vision for Bulgaria. He continues to claim Macedonia, to connect his reign to traditional Bulgarian national heroes, and to maintain a relationship with the Church. His promotion of his own daughter to the ministry of Art and Culture had also ruffled some feathers.\\\
Not only does Zhivkov draw ire from many communists for his nationalism, but also for his internationalism. He readily works with capitalist powers such as the OFN, and even works to normalize relations with nearby Balkan states. Nevertheless, while these decisions may anger hardliners, Zhivkov's same policies have made him beloved in the eyes of the common people.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Nepotism}}: Zhivkov promotes his daughter to the ministry of Art and Culture, which makes all the more controversial in his party.
* PatrioticFervor: Though not hawkish, Zhivkov uses nationalist rhetoric to inspire morale from the people, pushing Bulgaria's claim over Macedonia and comparing himself to traditional Bulgarian heroes.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Zhivkov has a divisive reputation in his party, as some criticize his open nationalism and internationalist foreign policy with Bulgaria's neighbors and the capitalist OFN.

!!''Nikola Petkov''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Finance[[note]]Economy Minister[[/note]] (Puppet Simeon II cabinet), Head of State (Fatherland Front election)
->'''Party:''' Balgarski Zemedelski Naroden Sayuz "Pladne"[[note]]Bulgarian Agrarian National Union "Pladne"[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarian Socialism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Nikola Dimitro Petkov lived more than long enough to see Bulgarian democracy die once before, and that despite his every attempt to save it. He saw Aleksander Stamboliyski fall in a coup and fled to Paris. When he returned he was sent to and from prison camps throughout Bulgaria until the repression at last began to ease up a bit. Many people who met Petkov came to believe what one journalist said of him: "I have known no nobler friend of common people, no stauncher anti-Fascist, no more devoted democrat."\\\
The Fatherland Front's reign progressed, autocracy grew, and Petkov realized that democracy could well die a second time unless he unified his efforts with that of the whole of the BZNS (instead of the factions closest to him) and formed a front against autocrats on all sides.\\\
When Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha's failed coup began, Petkov seized the opportunity that the Lord had clearly presented him and used it as a pretext to remove not just the Tsar but all the autocratic scum that had been ruining Bulgaria for years. In their place, Petkov enthroned true multiparty democracy in Bulgaria.\\\
The question of democracy remains up in the air. Bulgarian Agrarianism as represented by the BZNS has struggled with party democracy because of the long and often antidemocratic legacy of Stamboliyski. But Nikola Petkov has sworn a vow to the God he loves, and who loves him: so long as he remains on Earth, Bulgarian parliamentary democracy will not die without a fight.[[/labelnote]]

* TheDeterminator: He vows that he will not rest until Bulgaria has fully democratized and will push this goal until his dying breath.
* HonorBeforeReason: Witnessing the Fatherland Front begin to backslide into autocracy, Petkov unified the BZNS to stand against them rather than continue favoring the factions closest to him.
* ThePurge: After Simeon II's failed coup, Petkov can seize the opportunity to purge Bulgaria of any potential dictatorial figures who would dare overthrow the country's fragile democratic system.
* RealMenLoveJesus: Petkov is a Christian who prays for God's blessing in his difficult mission to protect Bulgaria's multiparty democracy.

!!''Hristo Stoykov''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Fatherland Front election)
->'''Party:''' Zveno[[note]]Link[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Corporatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Hristo Styokov is not the true leader of the Zveno-ruled Independent Republic of Bulgaria. In the aftermath of the death of Kimon Georgiev Stoyanov, neither Stoykov nor anyone else had the stature to lead alone. No, Stoykov merely forms part of a trifecta of leaders, each playing to a different side of the coalition that props up the Zveno regime, which sorely needs propping up. With resistance to the unpopular authoritarianism and inefficient corporatism of Zveno growing left, right, and center, the triumvirate's services will all be needed - at least for the moment.\\\
Stoykov, who connected Georgiev to the nationalists and the agrarians, is the champion of the radical militarists, those closest to the late Georgiev's technocratic, authoritarian vision. Stancho Cholakov, the Prime Minister, is the visionary in charge of the crowd of Zveno-aligned bureaucrats, who form the heart of the Bulgarian government. Then there is Dimo Kazasov, minister of defense - easily the most distinguished, but sidelined due to his right-wing alignment and personal feud with Georgiev.\\\
These three will now govern. But until they can grow their influence, even this trifecta when unified cannot hope to match the strength of the man they have lost.[[/labelnote]]

* NonIndicativeName: {{Downplayed}}. While Stoykov's Independent Republic of Bulgaria is not under direct control by another country, Italy does dominate their economic trade and has significant control over their foreign policy (forcing them to align with either the CPS or the OFN if Italy joins either bloc).
* TakingUpTheMantle: After Georgiev's passing, Stoykov was part of the triumvirate to take his place as Zveno's leader.
* UnfitForGreatness: Neither he or the senior members of Zveno have been able to match the greatness of Georgiev's legacy and the best Stoykov can do is rule Bulgaria in a triumvirate, unable to hold power alone.

!!''Todor Zhekov''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of War[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Cheren Offensive Simeon II cabinet), Head of State (Sofia Bombing coup)
->'''Party:''' Sayuz na Balgarskite Natsionalni Legioni[[note]]Union of Bulgarian National Legions[[/note]]

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]When Todor Zhekov first found glory on the battlefield, the poison of fascism was already in his head. Already, he imagined a better Bulgaria, one in which the Macedonians knew their place, one in which all its lost land returned home. Yet on that fateful day, he could not have known that he would one day be the man to lead it.\\\
His life as a dictator began that day in Vranya. In the last days of the uprising, it was his army who took the town of Vranya and sent Koliševski to be hanged. He returned to Sofia a hero, emboldened to speak openly on his far-right ideals. In a nation reeling from the loss of Thrace and the instability in Macedonia, he found his audience: a youthful rabble to call his own.\\\
Soon, Zhekov became the favorite child of the fascist idolizer, a man who represented the aggressive and violent individualism of fascism movement. When Hristo Lukov died, the UNBL elected Zhekov to lead it, placing the general in charge of Bulgaria's largest fascist movement and functionally at the head of the far-right overall.\\\
Over his life, Zhekov has seen many movements like his fail. He watched the old UNBL calcify under Lukov and his uncle. He watched Alexander Tsankov flail and collapse. Those men refused the call of their nation - but Zhekov will listen, and Zhekov will fight. On the battlefield, he fought to the death - now, his country will do the same.[[/labelnote]]

* BloodKnight: Zhekov relishes in the glory of fighting on the battlefield and is the biggest representative for the aggressive and violent individualism of fascism movement in Bulgaria.
* TheCoup: Zhekov rises to power in an orchestrated assassination of Simeon II and subsequent purge by the UNBL that secures his hold over the country.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Given his heavy saber-rattling and belligerence, Zhekov is treated as an outcast by the other Balkan nations.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He considers Macedonians as a lesser race occupying "rightful" Bulgarian territory.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: His hanging of Lazar Koliševski, a communist partisan, made him a hero in the Bulgarians' eyes. More unpromisingly, it allowed Zhekov to become more open about his far-right views.
* {{Warhawk}}: Militarism is given heavy focus by Zhekov and he expects every person in Bulgaria to carry out his hawkish vision.

!!''Asen Kantardzhiev''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Cheren Offensive Simeon II cabinet), Head of State (Sofia Bombing Coup)
->'''Party:''' Ratnitsi[[note]]Ratniks[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Socialism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Even as he ascends to the head of Bulgaria, Asen Kantardzhiev is an unknown, an anonymous Führer. Even close followers of his party know him as little more than a name on a wall. Yet make no mistake - all of this was planned. This moment, this revolution, was the dream.\\\
The dream began three decades earlier, in a small room in Sofia. A veteran of the Great War, Kantardzhiev came back to a nation in need of order, stability, purity. Yet in the paranoia that followed Zveno's fall, Kantardzhiev knew Boris would destroy any threatening organization - at least, any he could see.\\\
Instead of integrating with the military as the UBNL did, Kantardzhiev moved to the shadows. His "party" proved more conspiracy than party, influenced by Freemason societies. It worked. No matter how often he was arrested, beaten, banned, his party grew behind him, organizing autonomous pogroms, worming into Boris III's cabinet.\\\
Now, surrounded by the blood of fallen allies, Kantardzhiev rules alone. Now, few can tell what will follow next. Kantardzhiev always spoke of violence and might, saving a nation by reminding it of God and Tsar - but these are the words of a fascist, as weak and disposable as tissues. What will truly follow, no one can say but Kantardzhiev - and he is not one to tell.[[/labelnote]]

* BeneathNotice: Kantardzhiev knew that Boris would eliminate any organization he viewed as a threat to his power, so he took his supporters underground, slowly building his power and avoiding as much attention as possible.
* TheCoup: If the Cheren Offensive takes place or the Fatherland Front takes over Bulgaria, Kantardzhiev may launch a coup by assassinating Simeon II and launching a relentless series of purges against the UNBL.
* ThePurge: Even after he secures leadership of Bulgaria, he publicly announces a renewed series of purges in the government to "renew" the country in his vision.
* TheSpook: Kantardzhiev is an enigmatic figure and not even his close followers know him as anything but a name on a wall. By the time he seizes power, he outwardly sets typical far-right goals of using violence and reminding Bulgaria of God and the Tsar. However, no one knows how much of this is a façade or how he will carry them out.
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[[folder:Macedonia]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Democratic Federal Macedonia, People's Republic of Macedonia (Failed Gorna Dzhumaya talks)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Narodnoosloboditelna vojska i partizanski odredi na Makedonija[[note]]National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

* HatedByAll: Macedonia is hated by nearly every one of its neighbors, except for Turkey, because they place claims on their territory.
* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: Macedonia has struggled for its independence in the past 50 years, with Bulgaria being their latest occupier after World War II.
* SinisterSurveillance: Under Apostolski, the people of Macedonia are surveilled for any sign of treachery to his regime.
* StillWearingTheOldColors: The NOV i POM partisans have shifted away from communist doctrine in favor of nationalism, but they still utilize communist imagery to represent themselves, such as a red star on their flag.

!!''Metodija Andonov-Čento''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Narodnoosloboditelna vojska i partizanski odredi na Makedonija[[note]]National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Partisan Movement[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Social Nationalism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Potentially), National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]] (Potentially)
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The battle for Macedonia has been endless. Over twenty years, Metodija Andonov-Čento has watched his friends and family perish, as his nation burned under royalist captors. But take one look in his eyes, and you will know that the war has been worth it. Macedonia would be worth anything he could give.\\\
Born under the chains of the Ottoman Empire, Andonov-Čento has watched his nation fall under every one of Macedonia's conquerors. After thirty years, he took to protesting - and later, to arms. Andonov-Čento proved to be an adept general, and soon the de-facto leader of the partisans.\\\
Under his rule, the Partisans moved away from strict communism and towards inclusive, unfettered nationalism. It has proven effective, despite the qualms of former hardliners. Almost every Macedonian has something to support in Andonov-Čento; almost every Macedonian joined him in the streets when his forces took Skopje.\\\
Now, Macedonia is free at last - a fifty-year struggle has been realized. There is far more to be done - a language to codify, lands to liberate, a government to define. Yet for just a moment, there is time to take a breath. Nowhere on Earth is the air as sweet as in Macedonia.[[/labelnote]]

* CategoryTraitor: Čento's willingness to compromise with Bulgaria makes him perceived as a traitor by his more radical allies, especially by Apostolski.
* TheDeterminator: Čento's decades-long fight for Macedonian independence since the days of Bulgarian occupation. During his time as a partisan, he's witnessed most of his family and friends get killed, but his efforts finally pay off when Macedonia is finally freed during the German Civil War.
* TheExile: If Apostolski takes over Macedonia, Čento will be forced into exile, while his country shrinks into isolation.
* PunishedForSympathy: His potential negotiations to join Bulgaria in a federation may incite a coup from Apostolski, who refuses to align with Bulgaria in any capacity.
* RebelLeader: A Macedonian nationalist, Čento has waged a guerrilla war against Bulgaria for his country's independence.

!!''Mijajlo Apostolski''
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->'''Role:''' Security Minister (Andonov-Čento cabinet), Head of State (Failed Gorna Dzhumaya talks)
->'''Party:''' Sojuz na Komunistite na Makedonija[[note]]League of Communists of Macedonia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' National Communism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In another world, perhaps Mihajlo Apostolski and Metodija Andonov-Čento could have lived each other's lives. Two men stood ready to save Macedonia. Two men devoted their lives to its liberation. Two men lived to see it free.\\\
Yet one became lost. Too willing to accommodate the Bulgarian reactionaries, he gradually alienated his base of Macedonian youths, whose dreams of independence he slowly sold away. When Andonov-Čento flew too close to the sun, Apostolski returned to cut off his wings.\\\
Now leader of Macedonia, Apostolski's fears has come to dominate Macedonian life. A scholar as much as a warrior, he has long written of Bulgaria as a nation of oppressors, from which Macedonia must defend. With hostile forces surrounding him, the chairman saw no choice but to lock Macedonia off from the world.\\\
Now, Macedonia is independent - fiercely independent, with a growing army and a mess of fortifications in every city. Yet Bulgarians live as second-class citizens, and even Macedonians must watch for government eyes. Apostolski is not a cruel man, but he demands freedom for his nation. Until the world accepts Macedonia, he will never emerge from the fortress he has made.[[/labelnote]]

* DirtyCommunists: Despite having good intentions, he rules as an iron-fisted dictator who oppresses his own people and especially the Bulgarians in Macedonia.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Out of revenge for Bulgaria's oppression against Macedonians, Apostolski treats the Bulgarians in his country like second-class citizens, even if they had nothing to do with Boris III's regime.
* RebelLeader: Apostolski stood alongside Čento in his mission to liberate Macedonia from Bulgarian occupation.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He obeys a belligerent foreign policy against his neighbors and often resorts to dictatorial actions because he deems them precautions against a seemingly hostile world out to destroy Macedonia.
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! Greece

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->'''Official Name:''' Hellenic State, Provisional Democratic Government of Greece (EAM war), Greek People's Republic (EAM victory), Kingdom of Greece (Monarchy reestablished), Hellenic Union (Grivas), Hellenic National State (Poulos)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Ethniki Enosis Ellados[[note]]National Union of Greece[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism

* ArmiesAreEvil: The army and its allies were given authorization by President Pangalos to take whatever actions to destroy communist elements and the EAM, allowing them to not be held accountable for collateral damage and allowing for the execution of partisans without tribunal, as described in the starting Greek laws teaser.
* ArmyOfThievesAndWhores: The Security Battalions (Tagmata Asfaleias) established during the Second World War is a ragtag anti-partisan paramilitary unit largely made up of members from the National Union of Greece (EEE) and the Greek National Socialist Party (EESK) that frequently partakes in banditry in the name of fighting the National Liberation Front (EAM). Many of their members are also regular farmers who oppose the EAM, fearing that they would destroy their livelihoods. With greater autonomy granted under President Pangalos, they are also exempt from most legal punishment, as described in the starting Greek laws teaser.
* LesCollaborateurs:
** The current Greek government was set up by the Axis during World War II. It continues to survive only because of the Italian occupation.
** Many, but not all, of the majority-Muslim Cham Albanians within Greece have chosen to collaborate with Italy and the puppet government following decades of discrimination. However, the Greek collaborator teaser shows that this has worsened tensions between them and the Greeks, with many, particularly in the EDES, viewing them as traitors and foreigners.
* CorruptPolitician: The Greek government is plagued by rampant corruption and cronyism.
* TheFamine: During the Second World War, a combination of plunder and anti-partisan warfare led to an apocalyptic famine within Greece, killing hundreds of thousands. Greece still struggles to recover economically, and the people continue to be haunted by memories of the famine. The government blames the partisans on the famine and Prime Minister Georgios Mercouris issued the Food Requisition Order in 1947 to allow the Ministry of Agriculture to seize foodstuffs and prioritize the distribution of food towards those who work for the Greek and Italian governments. Anyone who refuses to comply is accused of working with the partisans and regarded as traitors, being [[DeadlyEuphemism "dealt with as such"]].
* GovernmentInExile: The old king George II fled Greece after its invasion, with the monarchy being eventually abolished in his absense by Theodoros Pangalos and a republic being declared. However, George's grandson, Constantine, can potentially return to Greece if Velouchiotis' revolution is put down by a democratic Italy, leading to the staunchly royalist NOX taking power and restoring the monarchy.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite Cyprus being taken over by the Axis and handed to Greece after the fall of the British Empire, the ethnic tension on the island still leads to the creation of the EOKA (National Organization of Cypriot Fighters) and the TMT (Turkish Resistance Organization) which fought each other and the government in the interests of the Greek and Turkish community respectively, much like Cyprus in our world. The violence and destruction eventually prompted Italian military intervention in 1957, which has put the conflict on temporary hold.
* PuppetState: The Greek government is filled with Italian staff who have the authority to approve, counter-sign and override decisions made by the Hellenic State, a constant reminder that state's existence is soley due to the Italian Empire's "generosity".
* PyrrhicVictory: When the Greek resistance movements liberate their country from the collaborators, Italy will invade them again to bring Greece back into their sphere of influence. However, if the Italians win, they'll be stuck managing a restless population that still despises their presence and awaits an opportunity to rebel in the future.
* RedScare: The KKE and associated EAM are treated as the primary antagonist by the collaborationist government. The KKE has been banned in Greece since 1938 and most of the efforts of the Security Battalions in the 1950s were targeted towards the EAM. However this is PlayedWith by the fact that the government still allows some KKE meetings to continue to bring disillusioned communist partisans out of the EAM and into the open, so long as they continue to be a controlled opposition, as described in the starting Greek laws teaser.
* TheRemnant: If the EAM successfully leads the socialist revolution to victory in Greece and subsequently neither fully beats back the Italian invaders nor gets fully defeated, the Italian collaborators will set up a rival government in the territories that the socialists failed to hold on to.
* LaResistance:
** The collaborationist government is burdened by two resistance groups, the left-wing National Liberation Movement led by Aris Velouchiotis which includes the banned Communist Party of Greece and the liberal National Republican Greek League led by Dimitrios Psarros.
** In Cyprus, the government is struggling to deal with resistance from the Greek EOKA and the Turkish TMT organisations, both wreaking havoc on the island.
* StateSec: The hated Security Battalions are still present in Greece, government sponsored death squads exempt from most forms of legal punishments and given free reign to use any actions they deem to necessary in their anti-partisan actions against the Communist Party of Greece and the National Liberation Front, as described in the starting Greek laws teaser.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Even if the Greek partisans overthrow the EEE regime, their influence won't magically disappear overnight. Many of the collaborators evade capture and are near impossible to track down, while the corrupt elite who benefited from the old system will throw their support to the retaliatory Italian invasion, crippling the rebels' defensive positions and stacking the odds against them.

!!''Georgios Themelis''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Ethniki Enosis Ellados[[note]]National Union of Greece[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Fascism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Just as modern Greece is a dim shadow of the world-spanning empire of Alexander, so Georgios Themelis is to his deceased predecessor, Theodoros Pangalos. Where Pangalos was defined by bold action, seizing power from the collaborator government and convincing Italy to allow him to restore stability to Greece, Themelis has muddled his way through leadership with little action of distinction. Where Pangalos commanded the loyalty of the Security Battalions and had at least the appearance of a plan for Greece, Themelis barely commands the loyalty of his own government and has allowed its endemic corruption to bubble over into the public eye.\\\
The president is not unaware of the precarious situation in which his state exists, despite the grumblings about his inaction which can be heard in every bar and eatery of Athens, but he has greater concerns than the petty worries of the common people. He is first beholden to his Italian overlords, who have tolerated his government for the lack of trouble it presents to them, and second to the clique of officers who have been appeased by what they have been permitted to steal. Themelis himself is no stranger to feathering his own nest at the expense of the Greek people, but sometimes he does wonder how long this state of affairs can last.[[/labelnote]]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Themelis commands little loyalty from the government he leads, much less the people of Greece, while his Italian overlords just see him as a useful tool to maintain their control over the country.
* PuppetKing: President Themelis is but a puppet for the Italian occupation authority and the collaborator militias, who hold true power.

!!''Dimitrios Psarros''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (EDES Revolt)
->'''Party:''' Prosoriní Dimokratikí Ethnikí Kyvérnisi[[note]]Provisional Democratic National Government[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Whether the King in Athens or the King in Rome, Greece has long been vexed by the various cruelties imposed by despots on the people. After decades of plunder by amoral tyrants, the country has never been poorer or weaker. Yet the spirit of resistance remains deeply embedded in the people, as Greece's bravest sons risk their lives to build a future they may never live to see. Few have risked as much or fought as long as Dimitrios Psarros, one of the most respected figures of the Greek resistance.\\\
Psarros, born in an unremarkable village in central Greece, became a steadfast servant of his country at a young age, fighting in a variety of conflicts throughout the 1910's. A fervent believer in the liberal-nationalist ideology of Eleftherios Venezelos, Psarros eagerly defected to the pro-Entente National Defense government during the First World War and would later join the failed Venizelist coup in 1935. While certain other Venizelists saw the Italian invasion as an opportunity to topple the monarchy, Psarros saw only the replacement of one King with another, and he went underground as a freedom fighter. His resistance group EKKA was small but well respected, and ideological similarities to EDES saw their consolidation postwar.\\\
After the collapse of the Gizikis government, Psarros received the temporary title of president due to his status and popularity. He and his brothers in arms at EDES are at the cusp of achieving their dream of a free Greek republic, but a number of challenges still sit in their path. An ongoing communist insurgency and utter economic devastation imperil the new Greece, but if Psarros can successfully manage them he has all he needs to establish a nation that would make Venizelos proud.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Cincinnatus}}: After the EDES successfully frees Greece from Italian occupation, Psarros will be sworn in as the Hellenic Republic's first president, but only intends to retain power until the nation is stable enough for him to step down.
* RebelLeader: Psarros is the leader of the EDES, the right-wing nationalist resistance group fighting against the Italian-aligned regime over Greece.

!!''Aris Velouchiotis''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (EAM revolt)
->'''Party''': Ethnikó Apeleftherotikó Métopo[[note]]National Liberation Front[[/note]], Kommounistikó Kómma Elládas[[note]]Communist Party of Greece[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Born to an upper class urban family, the life of Aris Velouchiotis seemed set. Yet during his education, he became infatuated with leftist ideals, eventually joining the communist party and participating in left-wing movements. When Metaxas cracked down, Velouchiotis was jailed, tortured and forced to recant his beliefs.\\\
Aimless for a time, he joined the military and participated in the Greco-Italian War, before being forced to retreat as the Axis stormed the country. He was instrumental in organizing a guerrilla resistance, which eventually merged into the EAM.\\\
While the remnants of the KKE were initially skeptical due to his forced recantation, Velouchiotis regained their trust as he struck blow after blow against the Hellenic State, year after year, no matter how bleak or hopeless things become, becoming the de-facto leader of the partisan organization.\\\
Above all else, Velouchiotis is driven by the dream of a true communist Greece - a vision that he will fight to the death to see realized, regardless of how many democrats, republicans, and fascists stand in his way.[[/labelnote]]

* BrokenPedestal: During Metaxas' reign, Velouchiotis was tortured and forced to renounce his communist ideology. Though he was freed after this, many of his fellow ideologues lost their trust in him for his recantation. Fortunately, he won their faith back when he played an instrumental role in the communist guerrillas' activities against the Axis collaborators, where he's since become recognized as the face of the movement.
* ChummyCommies: Velouchiotis is a communist partisan leader who has been working against the collaborationist regime and the emancipation of the workers.
* TheDeterminator: Velouchiotis has faced many struggles in his war of resistance, but he's endured through it all and fought back to realize his dream for a communist Greece.
* NecessarilyEvil: While Velouchiotis recognises that Lenin's model of war communism is not a pleasant policy, he sees the necessity in doing so to fight off the inevitable Italian invasion.

!!''Komninos Pyromaglou''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (First election)
->'''Party:''' Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmo[[note]]National Republican Greek League[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Progressivism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Since he was a teenager, Komninos Pyromaglou has fought for the liberation of the Greek people. At only 17 years old, a year before Greek entry into the First World War, he travelled into Ottoman territory to join with miltia fighters resisting the ongoing Greek Genocide. For six years he fought the Turks, his bold rescue of 200 encircled Greek soldiers in 1922, and involvement in the 1922 revolution, would later earn him enormous respect among Greek liberals. Exiled by the Metaxas dictatorship in 1938 for his liberal activism, he returned to Greece in 1941 to resist the Italian puppet government, quickly rising to become one of the top leaders of the EDES resistance.\\\
Throughout the 40s and 50s, Pyromaglou worked to unite liberals and reformist socialists alike behind EDES' mission to establish a representative democracy in Greece. Alas, the iron fist of fascism forced him to treat into the most remote areas of the Greek countryside, while violent clashes with the communist EAM stifled effective anti-fascist resistance. With the death of EDES founder Napoleon Zervas in 1957, Pyromaglou became the official head of the organization. He was the main architect of the 1963 truce between EDES and EAM, allowing both organizations to establish a united front against the Themelis government and establish a provisional republic in 1964. With four decades of patriotic struggle behind him, Pyromaglou was shortly thereafter swept into office to become the first democratically elected president of Greece in three decades.\\\
His ambitious platform, which garnered support from hardline socialists and left-leaning capitalists alike, emphasizes universal healthcare and education for all Greek citizens. His right-leaning opponents argue that his plans are too expensive and would stifle Greek efforts to industrialize the economy. Even the far-left of his own party criticize Pyromaglou for his supposed neglect of industrialization and labor rights.[[/labelnote]]

* ContemptCrossfire: Pyromaglou's emphasis on universal healthcare and education is well-liked by his supporters, but he's otherwise disliked by his right-wing opponents and the far-left of his own party. Specifically, the former criticize him for stifling efforts to industrialize the economy and the latter dislike him for his supposed neglect of industrialization and worker's rights.
* TheDeterminator: Pyromaglou has been fighting for the liberation of Greece, since he was 17 years old and he hasn't given up since the Italians have arrived after World War II.
* TakingUpTheMantle: EDES' founder, Napoleon Zervas, died in 1957, so Pyromaglou had to take his place as the official head of the faction.

!!''Panagiotis Kanellopoulos''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (First election)
->'''Party:''' Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos[[note]]National Republican Greek League[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Born to a wealthy family in 1902, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos developed a passion for political science early in his life, and was an accomplished lawyer and respected scholar before his 30th birthday. Elected president of the Social Insurance Institution in 1934, Kanellopoulos was a rising star in the Greek republic, but alas, with the fall of Greek democracy, he found himself exiled to a small island in the Cyclades. Arrested by Italian forces in 1942 after attempting to establish a resistance group, he miraculously escaped captivity and shortly thereafter joined EDES.\\\
Kanellopoulos was an unusual fit within the largely republican EDES, being a conservative-leaning monarchist. A hindrance to his influence within EDES for most of his time in the resistance, it became an enormously valuable asset to himself--and the resistance movement more generally--in gaining moderate conservatives' support for the provisional government. It was for his ability to appeal to the provisional government's many skeptics that Psarros appointed him interim deputy prime minister. Shortly thereafter, his promises of an economic golden era for Greece earned him the presidency, becoming the first democratically elected head of state Greece had seen in three decades.\\\
Now Kanellopoulos seeks to rapidly industrialize and modernize the Greek economy, to escape from the poverty which the Greek people endured through decades of dictatorship and warfare. By abolishing most of the stringent financial regulations put in place by the collaborationist government, he believes that both foreign and domestic investment will naturally follow, and transform Greece from forgotten backwater into a bonafide jewel of the Mediterranean.[[/labelnote]]

* NonIdleRich: Despite being born into a rich family, he had a good work ethic and aided the EDES in their resistance to the Italian occupation. If Greece is liberated by Psarros, Kanellopoulos will run for election and can become the first democratically elected president in three decades.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Despite being a conservative-leaning monarchist in an otherwise republican party, Kannellopoulos is good at appealing to moderate conservatives and garnering their support his industrialization plans.

!!''Andreas Papandreou''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (1968 election)
->'''Party:''' Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos[[note]]National Republican Greek League[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Socialism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]In a world where extremes are the norm, Andreas Papandreou and the EDA seem out of place. Himself son of EPEK's party leader Georgios Papandreou, Andreas is a relative newcomer in Greek politics, having fled his homeland due to his leftist inclinations during Metaxas's regime. He found himself studying economics at Harvard in America, graduating with a [=PhD=] before joining the United States Navy in its war efforts until its inevitable defeat, after which he worked as a professor in numerous universities across North America.\\\
During the late 50's, after a little over a decade spent in the New World, Papandreou came back to Greece at the enquiry of various EDES figures - namely Konstantinos Karamanlis - in prevision of post EEE Greece. Now, a few years after setting foot back on his homeland, Andreas finds himself President of Greece after its second elections since the fall of the EEE.\\\
Marking a stark contrast with the first members of the EDES, Andreas is intent on following his predecessor's measures in establishing a welfare state. Some speculate he might even further them, as his supporters chant his slogan "Allagí! - Change!"[[/labelnote]]

* TheExile: Papandreou was forced to leave Greece during Metaxas' regime due to his left-wing beliefs, where he wandered throughout North America as a professor. During Greece's 1968 elections, he is invited back to continue Pyromaglou's welfare policies.

!!''Konstantinos Karamanlis''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (1968 election)
->'''Party:''' Ethnikós Dimokratikós Ellinikós Sýndesmos[[note]]National Republican Greek League[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalistic Conservatism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]

* OddFriendship: Despite their conflicting ideologies, Karamanlis was a major figure who convinced Papandreou to return to Greece from his exile in North America.

!!''Georgios Mavros''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (1968 election)
->'''Party:''' Ethniki Proodeftiki Enosis Kentrou[[note]]National Progressive Center Union[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]It is not often that an obscure figure like Georgios Mavros, a man few outside of politics have heard of, rises to the position of national leader. However, Mavros' meteoric rise over the course of a short and chaotic election cycle - only the second such cycle in Greece's renewed democracy - cannot be denied.\\\
Born on a small Greek island off the coast of Anatolia, Mavros went on to study law in Athens and Berlin. When the Italian invasion began, he took up arms like many Greeks, and fought on the Albanian front. Upon the Italian landing in Athens, he quickly found his way into the administrative arm of the EDES, where he served in various administrative posts before national liberation was achieved. Following the reinstatement of democracy, he founded the Center Party, a small, liberal party positioned between Greece's main political blocs.\\\
Mavros now leads - through happenstance and luck - a massive realignment in Greek politics. A man of ideals he might need to break and of positions he may be forced to compromise, the helmsman of Greece's ship of state sails through seemingly perpetually-choppy waters - and failure to successfully navigate them may bring him crashing down as quickly as he rose.[[/labelnote]]

* DarkHorseVictory: His political party is relatively small and caught between the major power blocs in Greece. If he somehow gets elected in 1968, most observers will mostly link it to pure luck.
* PragmaticHero: With his election bring a major realignment in Greek politics, Mavros may need to compromise on his ideals to achieve progress and prevent his administration from being toppled.

!!''Leonidas Kyrkos''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (1968 election)
->'''Party:''' Eniéa Dimokratikí Aristerá - Kommounistes[[note]]United Democratic Left - Communists[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Neocommunism[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Leonidas Kyrkos and his wing of the EDA truly are anomalies: himself a member of the Communist Youth in his teens, he joined the Greek resistance at a young age following Greece's fall in the Second Great War. True to his leanings, Leonidas and his clique intend to make Greece a true socialist state, one where workers are equal to one another.\\\
Following Pyromaglou's presidency and the EDA shifting ever so to the left, Kyrkos now finds himself as President of the country. The scars of the occupation are still fresh in his mind as one of his goals is to improve the lot of the peasants by mechanizing Greek agriculture methods so as to not repeat the Great Famine, as well as quickly industrializing Greece. Yet, despite his party's eagerness - and his own - in silencing their opposition, the President seems set on keeping the young democracy alive - or at least to keep parts of its apparatus, something discerning the movement from the more authoritarian regime that was the USSR.\\\
Time shall tell whether democracy endures in Greece, or if Kyrkos buries its embers in his effort to make Greece a socialist state.[[/labelnote]]

* ChummyCommies: Kyrkos has long fought against the Italian regime of Greece to create a socialist state that helps the peasant class, while avoiding the mistakes made by the Soviet Union.

!!''Georgios Papadopoulos''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Military coup)
->'''Party:''' Diktatoría ton Syntagmatarchón[[note]]Dictatorship of the Colonels[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Few had ever heard of Georgios Papadopoulos before 1964. The son of a schoolteacher in a remote village, young Georgios saw enrolling in the Military Academy as a path out of poverty--and perhaps more importantly in his mind--a path towards greater power. He has been clawing his way to greater power ever since. He sought military glory as an artillery second lieutenant in the Second World War, and only two years later joined his erstwhile enemies to find power within their ranks. Through the 1940s and 1950s he gradually rose through the ranks of the Security Battalions. But while Papadopoulos could tolerate working under Theodoros Pangalos, he had nothing but loathing for the weak-willed and incompetent Themelis. Thus, Papadopoulous established IDEA, a secretive group which aimed to replace the government and put Papadopoulos at its head.\\\
It was treason of the highest order, and necessitated the greatest secrecy to succeed. On the eve of revolution, Papadopoulos had established an extensive network of contacts within both the Greek government and with Greek insurgent groups. He was trusted by the Italian Duce and not suspected by Themelis. When EAM and EDES combined forces and ousted Themelis, he appealed to the Italians to assist him in a coup to restore order and prevent the spread of communism. They agreed, and now Georgios Papadopoulos and IDEA reign over the Greek nation.\\\
His stated aims are ambitious, bordering on quixotic, to rapidly industrialize the Greek nation, to purge it of communism, unite the nation behind traditional Christian values, and achieve economic independence from Italy. His administration is brutal and arbitrary in its punishments, acting with consequentialism taken to its most violent extreme. His ability to remain in power will depend on maintaining amiable relations with Italy, securing his regime against the threat of terrorists in the hills and nefarious agents within his own government. Most importantly, he must ensure that the Greek people remain tightly under his thumb--sufficiently respectful and fearful of the security forces so as not to boldly protest in the streets, and not desperate enough to rise up anyway.[[/labelnote]]

* AmbitionIsEvil: He craves power above all and he joined the military to pursue it.
* LesCollaborateurs: Papadopoulos shamelessly collaborates with the Italians and keeps Greece under their thumb, so long as they support his regime.
* DisproportionateRetribution: His dictatorship is extremely draconian and brutal punishments are dished out to those who commit minor transgressions.
* MilitaryCoup: After the EAM and EDES overthrow Themelis, Papadopoulos can launch a coup against them with Italian aid, ushering in a Regime of the Colonels and bringing Greece back into their sphere.
* RedScare: His coup against a liberated Greece is to prevent the spread of communism, which he feared the EAM and EDES would do.
* VillainHasAPoint: For how despicable he is, he makes a fair assessment about Themelis being weak-willed and incompetent.
* VisionaryVillain: He has very ambitious plans to industrialize Greece, purge it of communist influence, instill Christian values, and work towards economic independence from Italy.

!!''Ioannis Ladas''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (post-Italian invasion)
->'''Party:''' Diktatoría ton Syntagmatarchón[[note]]Dictatorship of the Colonels[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Fascism (Scorza-led Italy)
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* TheQuisling: If a liberated Greece ends up conquered by a retaliatory Italian invasion, Ladas can be put in charge of his home country to keep them leashed to Italy's sphere.

!!''Georgios Grivas''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Post-Italian Invasion)
->'''Party:''' Nea Organosi X[[note]]New Organization X[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]The European political landscape following World War Two saw many self-styled patriots collaborating with the fascist invader and Georgios Grivas is no different. Grivas was born in Cyprus and moved to Greece in his early adulthood to embark on a career as an officer in the Greek Army, against his family's wishes. Right after his graduation in 1919, he was immediately posted on the Asia Minor front of the Greco-Turkish War, where he distinguished himself for his bravery. The failures of the war convinced him that only a strong hand could save Greece and bring forth Enosis, the reunification of all rightfully Greek territories. For that purpose, he created Organization X, an ultranationalist, monarchist cell within the Greek army and plotted for the eventual revolution that would defeat the liberal traitors in the government and give Greece her rightful place in the world.\\\
But even the best plans laid by men can still be thwarted and that's what happened to Grivas. The revolution actually happened in Greece, but a liberal one. The fascist regime in Rome needed a loyal man in Athens and Grivas was just what they needed. Enticed by promises of power and wealth, Grivas aligned himself with the fascist invader, Organization X became the Party X of National Resistance, and from Athens he heralds a new era of strength, glory and prosperity for Greece. All while the Italian fascist jackboot rests on the neck of his motherland. While he might think otherwise, Grivas is no longer a loyal son of Greece. He is nothing but another puppet for a foreign regime like any other.[[/labelnote]]
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* {{Cincinnatus}}: After a certain time period, Grivas will surrender some of his authority to set up elections in Greece.
* TheQuisling: Grivas sides with Italy when they invade Red Greece, and is chosen to lead the new Greek collaborationist government if Italy wins after having transitioned to liberal democracy.

!!''Georgios Poulos''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (post-Italian invasion)
->'''Party:''' Kyvérnisi Ellinikis Katharótitas[[note]]Government of Hellenic Purity[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultramilitarism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]
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* TheDreaded: Poulos is feared and hated throughout Greece for his brutality and shameless collaboration with the Italians.
* GeneralRipper: Poulos leads the Poulos Verband, the most feared collaborationist death squad in occupied Greece, and rules the country in a similarly-brutal manner after being propped up by Italy.
* TheQuisling: Poulos is the leader of the collaborationist government created by fascist Italy after it defeats the Greek rebels.

!!''Constantine II''
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->'''Role:''' King of the Hellenes
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* TheQuisling: Grivas will invite Constantine to become the new monarch of his proclaimed Hellenic Union, an offer that Constantine couldn't refuse.
* RightfulKingReturns: Constantine II, the current pretender to the Greek throne, can come back home and be crowned if Italy puts down the EAM's revolution and puts the monarchist NOX in charge of Greece.

[[folder:Isole Italiane dell'Egeo]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Isole Italiane dell'Egeo[[labelnote:Tr.]]Italian Islands of the Aegean[[/labelnote]]
%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
->'''Ideology:''' Despotism
Italy's military headquarters in Rhodes during the Italo-Turkish War.
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* DoNotGoGentle: Despite facing a stronger enemy in a "Penelope's Web" teased event, Rhodes holds out against the Turkish assaults for as months under constant bombing and lessening supplies. The civilians of Rhodes also assist the garrison with digging trenches and moving ammunition. Governor di Fausto vows to continue fighting for as long as the defenses can last, despite recognizing that the island is a small part in a greater conflict.
* IslandBase: When the Italo-Turkish War erupts, the island of Rhodes is turned into a fortress, as the medieval fortifications are converted to modern ones, and Governor Di Fausto's palace becomes a military headquarters, from which he rallies the defenders, Italians and Greeks alike, against a superior foe.

!!''Florestano di Fausto''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
%%->'''Party:'''
->'''Ideology:''' Despotism
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* AFatherToHisMen: In a "Penelope's Web" teased event, di Fausto praises the bravery of the Italian and Greek soldiers fighting against the Turkish assaults, honoring those who've died to protect them and expressing gratitude to the civilians who help.
* RedBaron: He's known as the "Architect of the Mediterranean" for his key role in planning and dividing up Italy's conquered territories into a colonial empire.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Even though he serves Italian interests, di Fausto does sympathize with the local Greek population under his control, earning a modicum of respect from them.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: By siding with the Germans in World War II and tying their economy to the Pakt, Hungary is paying the consequences after the economic crash in the [=1950s=], leading to the monopolization of their economy by German corporations and facing subjugation in "The Ruin" livestream.
* WonTheWarLostThePeace: Hungary joined the victorious Axis Powers, but has since become a semi-fascist dictatorship only kept in power through Germany's support. In "The Ruin" livestream, the next generation of Hungarians are demanding for the institution of a democracy and the government needs to find a way to suppress these calls. Meanwhile, Hungary's triumphant reclamation of Transylvania has proved a thorn in their side with Romania's funding of pro-independence insurgent cells and the German minority who are heavily favored by the Reich.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: In "The Ruin" livestream, Horthy has a decent amount of support for reversing the humiliating Treaty of Trianon and expanding the countries borders, uniting the Hungarian people under one nation.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Ion Antonescu invaded Trasnistria in World War II, which they still own in the Romania rework teaser. Unfortunately, he never considered the costs of such a venture, forcing Romania to pour money and arms into a territory for no net benefit. Worst still, allying with the Axis Powers would alienate any potential trading partners outside of the Pakt, keeping the Romanian economy dominated by Germany, despite their ideological differences.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Milan Nedić, the former primer minister who collaborated with the Germans during World War II, is still popular throughout Serbia. Generally, most Serbs justify his collaboration as a necessary sacrifice to spare his country from further German repression.

* RapePillageAndBurn: Đujić and his men have had no isses with looting and ravaging the countryside.

->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchy[[note]]Despotism[[/note]], Semi-Constitutional Monarchy (Boris III succession), Left-Wing Corporatism[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Puppet)
->'''In-Game Biography''' (Boris III succession, Macedonian Thaw) [[labelnote: Click to Show]] Simeon Borisov von Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, now Simeon II, Tsar of Bulgaria, surveys the vistas of his beautiful homeland and eagerly begins to set apart his difficult work after decades spent as his late father's heir.\\\

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Unlike Boris, Simeon does want to reduce the autocratic powers of the Tsar and turn Bulgaria into a constitutional monarchy.

* TheExile: Tilea lived in political asylum in Britain when the National Legionary State was formed and he moved to Canada when Operation Sea Lion was carried out. He only returned to his home country when Antonescu's regime was toppled, now serving as foreign minister since the Maniu cabinet, according to the Romania rework teaser.

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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)

->'''Role:''' Vice President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet), President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]

->'''Role:''' Minister of Internal Affairs[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet)

%%* {{Foil}}: To Béla Imrédy. Horthy is disgusted with the treatment of the Jewish and Romani populations in Hungary. He also has no desire for power, instead wanting to democratize the country and end the regency system in place in order for Hungary to finally have a new king under a constitutional monarchy.
%%* BenevolentBoss: While he was Deputy Regent under his father, he once wrote to his father asking if he could allow up to 30,000 Jewish slaves on the Eastern Front to settle in Hungary.
%%* InternalReformist: Horthy leads the moderate wing of the MEP, whose goal is to reverse the totalitarian policies of Imrédy, distance Hungary from the German Reich, and end the regency system by finding an heir to the Hungarian crown to rule under a constitutional monarchy.

%%!!''István Horthy''
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%%->'''Role:''' Head of State (Regime change)
%%->'''Party:''' Magyar Élet Pártja - Horthy Wing[[note]]Party of Hungarian Life[[/note]]
%%->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism
%%----

!! Serbia

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Mihai Antonescu invaded Trasnistria in World War II, which they still own in the Romania rework teaser. Unfortunately, he never considered the costs of such a venture, forcing Romania to pour money and arms into a territory for no net benefit. Worst still, allying with the Axis Powers would alienate any potential trading partners outside of the Pakt, keeping the Romanian economy dominated by Germany, despite their ideological differences.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Antonescu invaded Trasnistria in World War II, which they still own in the Romania rework teaser. Unfortunately, he never considered the costs of such a venture, forcing Romania to pour money and arms into a territory for no net benefit. Worst still, allying with the Axis Powers would alienate any potential trading partners outside of the Pakt, keeping the Romanian economy dominated by Germany, despite their ideological differences.

! Banat Countries

* TheAce: Tilea first rose to prominence by impressing his superiors at representing Romania at the Paris Peace Conference after World War 1, becoming attaché of Romanian legation in London shortly afterwards. Upon his return to Romania, he has consistently held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs across multiple governments.

* CorruptPolitician: Corruption in Transnistria is said to be widespread with many taking bribes and no solution being seen from Bucharest.
* EvilColonialist: The Romanian government has previously encouraged Romanian settlers to take up land in the newly annexed governorate, particularly in the Dniester Hills. In the decades since, the Romanian government has lost interest in pursuing these goals but public activists like Nichita Smochina and their nationalist supporters amongst the settlers have started demanding the full annexation of the region.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Whilst the governorate is supposed to be jointly governed by the Romanians and Germans, the two often come into conflict and the most notable example of cooperation being a joint effort to replace a rebellious governor.

* PassedOverPromotion: {{Downplayed}}. During the Second World War, he was kept out of high command and left in middle ranks with the cavalry and Special Intelligence Service. It was only after the fall of the Antonescu regime that he rose to director-general of the Special Intelligence Service.

* LaResistance: A newspaper from the Romania rework teaser shows that the Ukrainian Civil War will restart insurgent activity in the Transnistria War. The rebels use the Odesa catacombs to launch surprise attacks on the city and bomb government buildings, representing a threat to Romania's national interests.

->'''Role:''' Head of State

->'''Role:''' Vice President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Mihalache cabinet)

* IAmWho: One of the biggest questions confronting the Transnistria Governorate in the Romania rework teaser is what it's supposed to be. Though the Romanian government formally controls it, the administration is corrupt and filled with bureaucrats looking to fill their pockets with Reichsmarks. Divisions persist within the administration itself, as the mayor of Odesa and the Romanian garrison clash with each other, to the point that there was a German-Romanian coup against a former governor who refused to submit to Bucharest. Ethnically, there's not much cohesion to be found either; The Black Sea Germans segregate themselves into communities governred by the Sonderkommando R and the Romanians do the same. And that's not even mentioning the Ukrainians, who are completely neglected by the authorities. Overall, Siminei is leading, in his own words, "a hodgepodge government for a hodgepodge region".

* MyCountryRightOrWrong: In the Romania rework teaser, Siminei was made governor of Transnistria, a job he has no emotional attachment to and only fulfills because it's his duty to Romania.
* TheSpymaster: After Antonescu was deposed, Siminei was made director-general of the Special Intelligence Service, Romania's spy agency. In the Romania rework teaser, Siminei has extensively reintegrated the anti-Antonescu spy cells and military factions back into the government and thus rebuilding their intelligence capabilities.

* LovedByAll: In the Romania rework teaser, Zane is a darling in the eyes of the PNG and seen as the flagbearer of their left-wing. He's also respected across the aisle because of his willingness to compromise.

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%%->'''Party:'''

->'''Role:''' King of Romania
%%->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]][[/labelnote]]

!!''Ion Mihalache''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Partidul Național Țărănesc[[note]]National Peasants' Party[[/note]] (Center)
->'''Ideology:''' Agrarianism[[note]]Conservatism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Ion Mihalache, father of peasantism in Romania and a founder of the PNT, is one of those rare politicians that has threaded a political needle: though more left-wing than most of his party, he commands the respect both of that party-the PNT-and the entire Romanian nation. Politicians disregard him at their peril.\\\
Fifty years ago Mihalache's career began in education. Beloved among his fellow teachers and the local clergy in his rural home region, he parlayed that popularity into a political association that emerged from Northern Muntenia to gain national appeal.\\\
A perennial advocate for reform to benefit peasants and farmers, he survived the vicissitudes of dictatorship and war to become the most successful politician in Romania after Antonescu's hold at last failed. Presiding over the PNT's obtaining the largest majority in parliament in 32 years at the 1960 elections and uniting the left-wing of the PNT back into the party, he now leads a majority government with PSD backing.\\\
But the hour is late, and Mihalache has begun to feel the age that everyone else has long seen. His hope these days is that whoever takes over from him can capitalise on what he has left behind for Romania and its people.[[/labelnote]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Transnistria Governorate]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Transnistria Governorate
->'''Ruling Party:''' Consiliul de Directii
->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]

!!''Victor Siminel''
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->'''Party:''' Consiliul de Directii
->'''Ideology:''' Civilian Dictatorship[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]General Victor Siminel, governor of Transnistria, did not exactly ask for the duty he has these days. But he regards it as his job to see that it is done.\\\
The scion of a Moldavian 'razesi', or yeoman, family, Siminel served with some distinction during the First World War. During the war against the Soviets he was kept out of high command, instead serving in the cavalry and in the middle ranks of the Special Intelligence Service, Romania's spy agency.\\\
Antonescu fell, and in 1956 Avramescu's cabinet made Siminel director-general of the Special Intelligence Service, giving him the duty of reintegrating the anti-Antonescu spy cells and military factions back into the broader government apparatus now that their raison d'etre was no more. He fulfilled that duty, so luliu Maniu's government appointed him as the governor of Transnistria: "a hodgepodge government for a hodgepodge region", Siminel often calls it.\\\
Under Siminel's leadership, the long-rising partisan threat has been held back for the time being. Despite that success, there is a question that troubles both Siminel and his political superiors: for how long will the region hold?[[/labelnote]]

[[/folder]]

!! Serbia
[[folder:Independent State of Serbia]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Independent State of Serbia, Government of National Salvation (Serbian Civil War), Gebiet des Militärbefehlshabers in Serbien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia[[/labelnote]] (German Garrison coup), Reichsprotektorat Serbien[[labelnote:Tr.]]Reich Protectorate of Serbia[[/labelnote]] (Return to Einheitspakt), Kingdom of Serbia (Đujić)
->'''Ruling Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
Germany's puppet state in Serbia.

* AuthorityInNameOnly: The Germans in Serbia really only control the major roads and cities of the country, with everything else plagued with anti-German partisans. Even worse, the Serb collaborators don't even govern some of the few areas they are officially responsible for, as some places like Banat are more autonomous zones governed by the local German populace instead.
* BlatantLies:
** Officially, the German garrison present in Serbia is intended to protect their borders, justifying any extraction of Serbian wealth for the purpose of maintaining this security force. However, virtually everyone recognizes that this garrison is really intended to keep the Serbians occupied and maintain Germanic influence in the Balkans.
** The Government of National Salvation frames itself as the great protector of all Serbian people. A completely ludicrous claim, considering the oppressive actions they conduct.
* CitadelCity: The city of Belgrade is a Wehrmacht fortress, owing to its important strategic position on the river Danube and its railway junction. The best German soldiers are stationed to defend the city, down to the last man against the Serbian partisans.
* CivilWar: In the interim of Hitler's death and the German Civil War, the Serbs will launch an anti-German uprising, plunging Serbia into a civil war between the puppet regime and the pan-Yugoslav partisans.
* DarkHorseVictory: The news event for the Serbian Civil War makes it no secret that the unpopular collaborationist government faces an uphill battle against the partisans, yet it is still possible for them to overcome the odds and emerge on top.
* DystopiaIsHard: The collaborator government is barely functioning by 1962, with their economy in shambles and their reputation worsening with the general populace, while the anti-German partisans are growing stronger by the day.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Many Serb collaborators were stunned to hear of Mušicki joining the Ustaše, knowing well of the organization's "leanings".
* ForeignRulingClass: The German minority living in Banat are the most powerful class in the puppet regime, providing much of the activity needed to sustain the economy and the manpower needed to supply the garrison.
* InvadingRefugees: Heavily persecuted by the Ustaše in Croatia and the Albanization programs in Italian-occupied Kosovo, waves of Serbians have fled to the country and congregated in makeshift camps or slums. More importantly to Germany, this heavy migration creates a constant drain on Serbia's economy and allows the partisans to recruit even more people to their cause.
* NonIndicativeName: The "Independent State of Serbia" is anything but. The name thinly disguises the brutal German occupation that has been conducted in Serbia, with the collaborationist government going along with their oppressive policies.
* PragmaticVillainy: Much as the Germans despise the Slavs as untermenschen, they accept their collaboration because the German garrison lacks the sufficient manpower to enforce order alone.
* PuppetState: Serbia is a puppet state of Germany. Its economy is entirely built around extracting every single speck of wealth and exporting it to Germany. The German garrisons maintain complete control over the infrastructure, and German firms control all significant mining, industrial and financial enterprises in Serbia.
* SkewedPriorities: The far-right collaborationist regime has single-mindedly pursued the suppression of "Judeo-Bolshevism" and "Freemasonry" to the detriment of actual national building, something that has little legitimacy in the eyes of the people.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The collaborators are all initially united in their shared enmity with the partisans, but once they're dealt with after the Serbian Civil War, they will begin to argue over how Serbia should be governed.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Milan Nedić, the former primer minister who collaborated with the Germans during World War II, is still popular throughout Serbia. Generally, most Serbs justify his collaboration as a necessary sacrifice to spare his country from further German repression.

!!''Dimitrije Ljotić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]] Of all the Serbs, only Dimitrije Ljotić and his clerical-fascist party ZBOR - the Yugoslav National Movement - are trusted enough to run the Serbian puppet régime. This makes sense given that he and his party were the only willing bootlickers of Germany in a country that was awash with anti-German sentiment even before the Second World War and the fall of Yugoslavia to the national socialist empire.\\\
Born in 1891, he fought in the Serbian army during the First World War; afterwards, he entered politics. In 1931, he was appointed justice minister for all of six months, being forced out after proposing a political system that was too autocratic for even the notoriously authoritarian Alexander I. Afterwards, he founded the pro-German ZBOR only to be met with rejection in 1935 and 1938, forced into a lunatic asylum under not entirely false allegations of 'religious mania', and at last driven into hiding until 1941, when the Axis conquered the Balkans.\\\
When the Axis looked for collaborators, only Ljotić met the bill; very few were as enthusiastic, insane or sycophantic enough. A staunch anti-Semite, he proudly advocated the extermination of Jews before even many Nazis did. This combined with his crazed love of Germany, as well as an insane hatred of freemasons, communists, and capitalists, made him the perfect fit for control over the rump portion of Serbia left to native rule... too bad for him, then, that it does not work, and never could have.\\\
The Serbian regime ruled by ZBOR is universally hated; not even the Church - who liked him for freeing their Patriarch from Dachau - tolerates him anymore. The country is a failed state that makes most basket cases look like Thomas More's Utopia. There is a refugee crisis, caused by Serbs that fled or were expelled by the Ustaše during their rule over Croatia. Various partisan groups - communists and nationalists alike - litter the countryside. Defections occur en masse every day.\\\
Yet Ljotić, far from coming up with a solution, keeps ranting on and on just like his German idol. Why self-reflect, after all, when he can just blame the Jews, the liberals, the masons, the communists, and at times even the Pope, the Turks, or the Tsar of Bulgaria for his problems? The only solution to the Ljotić régime is putting it out of its misery. But at this point, it is not a matter of if that will happen but when. [[/labelnote]]

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: He is deeply unpopular within his homeland of Serbia because he is a pro-German sycophant who was responsible for selling his country to the Nazis, despite the fact that the majority of the Serbs had anti-German sentiments before World War Two. Not even the Church (who used to like him for freeing their Patriarch from Dachau) tolerates him now.
* NeverMyFault: Ljotić refuses to self-reflect on himself and try to solve the problems afflicting Serbia, instead, blaming a wide variety of groups including the Jews, the liberals, the masons, the communists, and at times even the Pope, the Turks, or the Tsar of Bulgaria for his problems.
* TheQuisling: He's a Nazi collaborator and ruler of German-controlled Serbia.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Ljotić gets assassinated by Serbian partisans during the onset of the German Civil War, within the first two years of the game.

!!''Karl Göbel''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Government (Dimitrije Ljotić government), Head of State (Dimitrije Ljotić succession)
->'''Party:''' Militärverwaltung in Serbien[[note]]Military Administration in Serbia[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Stratocratic Nazism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Amidst the long brutalities of the Great War, Germany called upon its men to sacrifice themselves in defence of the Fatherland and the Kaiser. And so in 1918, mere months after having reached the age of maturity, Karl Göbel would heed the Fatherland's call and leave his homeland of Bavaria to serve as a soldier on the frontlines. Unfortunately for both him and his Fatherland, the German surrender would arrive in that very same year and national humiliation would ensue.\\\
After the war, Göbel remained dedicated to the defence of his country. He volunteered and was admitted into the Reichswehr which he would continue to serve in until his promotion to the rank of Oberleutnant in 1935 which was followed shortly by the replacement of the Reichswehr by the Wehrmacht. Soon after, his fatherland would call on him again to serve in the invasion of Yugoslavia and then once more to serve in the long and gruelling Russian Campaign where he would lead his unit to thunderous victory in the now infamous capture of Rostov, netting him the prestigious Knight's Cross.\\\
The end of the Second World War saw Göbel appointed to post of Military Commander in Serbia where has served since. Perhaps an anomaly among his fellow peers, Göbel holds no particular disdain for Serbs or Slavs alike. However, as the protectorate descends further and further into chaos and anarchy, he has taken it upon himself to once more heed the Fatherland's call and crush the rogue partisans - in reality, they were nothing more than traitors and saboteurs - that dream of tearing apart his country.[[/labelnote]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Rather {{downplayed}} for a Nazi. Göbel has no compunctions about destroying the native partisans who have risen up against the puppet government, but unlike his peers, he has no special disdain for Serbs or Slavs.
* WarHero: Fighting on the Eastern Front of World War II, Göbel earned a Knight's Cross for overseeing the capture of Rostov.

!!''Dragomir Jovanović''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)
->'''Party:''' Vlada Narodnog Spasa[[note]]Government of National Salvation[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Ultranationalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]When one asks a foreigner who is well versed in contemporary Balkan history about those people in Serbia who embraced the Reich, they'd tell them first about Milan Nedić, then about Dragomir Jovanović.\\\
Having been the chief of Belgrade's police prior to the war, Dragomir Jovanović already found himself with connections within the Reich, something which had allowed him to attain prominence swiftly in the Government of National Salvation. When the German occupation formally began, he was appointed as commander of Belgrade, bolstering its defense and aiding the Germans with whatever they had ever needed help with. Be it dealing with communist guerrillas with his Special Police, or assisting in the creation of various camps across Serbia, Germany sought him out time and time again. They loved his reliability, his dedication, and the draconian measures he often employed to eliminate left-leaning resistance forces.\\\
He has defined himself with those characteristics, and he will continue being just that. Reliable, draconian and dedicated, even if he is comparatively less fanatical about ideology than some of his other contemporaries in the government.[[/labelnote]]

* PyrrhicVictory: Even if he manages to cling onto power after defeating the uprising, many are skeptical of his ability to maintain his rule, with many seeing Jovanović as treading on the same old ground as the previous Milan Nedić government he was apart of.
* TheQuisling: Jovanović has collaborated with the Axis since Yugoslavia was conquered by them, serving as mayor of Belgrade during World War II and returning Serbia back to the German sphere of influence if they align with them over Italy.

!!''Momčilo Đujić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)
%%->'''Party:'''
->'''Ideology:''' Reactionary Nationalism[[note]]Ultranationalism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To many, he's the culmination of all that's wrong with the Chetnik movement, a collaborator, a pillager, a rotten person. But to his men, he's the leader that got them back to Belgrade safe and sound.\\\
Momcilo Đujić was born in rural Dalmatia to a relatively wealthy family, where he later became a priest of Orthodox Christianity. The wealth of his family made him influential in the area, and the beginning of his association with the emerging Chetnik movement following the conclusion of the Great War landed him in the town of Knin. In Knin and around it, word was quickly spreading of Đujić's leadership capabilities, where he organized paramilitary formations within the greater framework of the Chetniks. When German tanks rolled through all of Yugoslavia, he moved to the newly formed Independent State of Croatia with his men, where he continued his resistance against the occupiers. Though his resistance was quite minimal, given he and his men were more involved in looting and ravaging the countryside, collaborating with Germans and Italians so they could survive.\\\
And it would be correct to assume that Momcilo was rewarded for his actions in the form of his chief's, Draža Mihailović's, assassination by Gorkić's communists following the conclusion of the war, given he had immediately consolidated himself as the new leader of whatever scraps of the Chetnik movement still existed. When the Italo-German split finally occurred, Đujić made for Belgrade, where his gamble had paid off - he and his Chetniks were key to the formation of the now legalized Serbian National Army.[[/labelnote]]

* LesCollaborateurs: Under Đujić's command, the Chetniks have become a tool of oppression for the fascist Serbian government and part of the Serbian National Army, being more than happy to collaborate with the Germans and Italians to survive.
* AFatherToHisMen: While many view him with great disdain for his collaboration, the Chetniks under his command view him as the leader who managed to return them to Belgrade safely.
* RapePillageAndBurn: Đujić and his men have had no isses with looting and ravaging the countryside.
* RightfulKingReturns: Đujić and his Chetniks plan to restore the Kingdom of Serbia and invite Peter II, the former King of Yugoslavia, back to the country.
* SinisterMinister: Đujić is not only an Orthodox Christian priest, but also a German collaborator, a pillager and a generally rotten person.

!!''Jakov Ljotić''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Serbian Civil War victory)
->'''Party:''' Narodni Pokret Združena Borbena Organizacija Rada[[note]]National Movement United Militant Labour Organization[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Clerical Fascism[[note]]National Socialism[[/note]]
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]To many in Serbia, the death of Dimitrije Ljotić was nothing to celebrate, knowing who would very likely end up replacing him. And to those same Serbs, the former Prime Minister's spirit lives on through his remaining family, aiding in the most holy crusade against corruption.\\\
Jakov Ljotić, the younger brother to Dimitrije Ljotić, is much like his brother. Pious, loyal to Germania, and deeply involved in the mysticism that the two were embroiled in since the early days of the Zbor. Jakov styles himself after fearless crusaders, supported by the Reich itself in his crusade against the satanic influences of communism, liberalism and masonic internationalism. His mission is one given to him by God - with his brother's death, Jakov takes the mantle of leadership, becoming the new spiritual leader of the entire country, guiding it through the muddied waters that Serbia finds itself in. And only through the proper implementation of religious zealotry and National Socialist policies can he ever hope to keep Serbia afloat, to prevent it from drowning into the judeo-bolshevik mud, and asphyxiating itself beneath the waves of masonic liberalism. And now, at the most important crossroad in Serbia's collective history, Jakov is ready to forge a path forward.[[/labelnote]]