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United Kingdom

Characters in TNO United Kingdom
Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain
Ruling Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote 
Economic Type: Corporate Oligopolynote , Crown Creditnote  (Social Credit Wallop), Gelenkte Wirtschaftnote  (Joyce)
Faction: Einheitspaktnote 

Legacy content for Britain belonging to TNO versions prior to "The Ruin" can be found on the Non-Canon content page.

Also see its recap pages here.


    General Tropes 
  • All for Nothing: It's said that the city of Birmingham, the commercial center of the Midlands and mover of the Industrial Revolution, churned out everything they could to finance the British effort against Germany in World War II. Unfortunately, it proved for naught, as the Luftwaffe bombed out the city and only rebuilt its factories to line the pockets of greedy Daimler-Benz and Reichswerke executives.
  • All Take and No Give: Defied. Land speculation is a serious crime, partly because it is seen as the ultimate expression of selfishness and partly because the BPP fearmongers it as a common offense by "global finance". Thus, a homeowner cannot legally own more than one property at a time, until they have a proven residency for four months in any other property.
  • Anti-Villain: Many of the pragmatist politicians in the collaborationist regime are well-intentioned folk who want what's best for the United Kingdom and only work with the Reich out of a cynical belief that resistance will lead to further German oppression.
  • Arcadia: Exploited by the Social Creditists. Their ideology is rooted in a romantic view of the countryside, where Britons can return to a traditional English lifestyle and culture, while the German corporations are isolated to the cities. It's a minority view within the BPP, but they can seize their chance to actualize this vision, if Wallop wills it.
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Britain's home-grown fascist movement, which makes up the Old Guard faction of the British People's Party (opposed to those imported from Italy and Germany, which are the purview of the Ideologues and Spearhead), represents the interests of the aristocratic old order. Since World War II, they have been in control of the House of Lords, which is empowered with the power to override the House of Commons' legislation if it runs contrary to their far-right interests. Ever since the Parliament Act of 1911 was repealed, this "birthright" is guaranteed by law and it will be a struggle for any reformist to change this imbalance. If the Old Guard retains power after the Second General Uprising, the United Kingdom will be converted into an "Imperial State", where millions of Britons will be exploited by a highly corporatocratic system, all for the benefit of a small elite class of aristocratic fascists.
  • Army of Thieves and Whores:
    • The Blackshirts are a semi-recognized fascist organization with no formal status or legal powers, but they are useful thugs employed by Fountaine and the Ideologues to keep the populace loyal through terror and violence. If Fountaine becomes the Prime Minister, they become the BPP's official paramilitary organization.
    • The British Free Corps, despite having more legal recognition at the game's start, is even worse than the Blackshirts. Composed of the biggest Nazi-sympathizing collaborators and criminals, the BFC runs rampant throughout the country and commits heinous atrocities under the guise of "anti-terrorism", often destroying more property and people than even the BPP are comfortable with.
  • Artistic License – History: Except for Thomas Mitford (who had fascist sympathies) and members of the British Free Corps, collaborator generals were chosen only by the need for them to have generals and admirals—the developers themselves don't really believe that these officers would actually collaborate.
  • Boring, but Practical: One of the most mundane, but helpful, means used by the BPP is partifying the civil service. Not only does it cement a power base for them, but it also permits the party to engage in compromises, funnel electoral patronage, and confidently pass legislation with the knowledge that the bureaucracy will support it. This has proven useful when the BPP needs to navigate a crisis.
  • The Chains of Commanding: The premiership is emphasized as a difficult position to win and hold. To become Prime Minister, one must win the support of the diverse ranks in the BPP, the disparate politics of the House of Commons, and the stuffy aristocrats in the House of Lords, which would mean attending to their every dizzying need.
  • Citadel City:
    • Portsmouth was one of Britain's most fortified cities, defended since the Roman Empire and expanded by Henry II into the island's greatest naval base. It had the world's first drydock and mass production line and fielded the largest navy in history. However, the German invasion stripped it down, cutting the Royal Navy to a fraction of its original size and setting up an inspection for sailors who could smuggle weapons to the resistance.
    • Newcastle upon Tyne is another notable port in the North Sea, recognized as England's northern fortress and a key industrial city. Like Portsmouth though, it has fallen from grace into another city exploited by Germany.
  • Civil War: After Hitler's death, HMMLR boss Knight calls the Resistance to arms in the Second General Uprising against the collaborationist government.
  • Les Collaborateurs: The United Kingdom is a nation ruled by Nazi collaborators of the British People's Party, who are watched by a German garrison.
  • Crippling Overspecialization: The collaborators have always relied on Germany for oil supplies, but with both countries in chaos after Hitler's passing, Britain is oil-starved and unable to get any more by international trade. The best they can do is ration whatever they have and scavenge for more oil.
  • Dark Horse Victory: Being so weak and reliant on Germany, as well as outnumbered two-to-one, the BPP regime is widely expected to fall during the Second General Uprising. However, the collaborators can prove more resilient than the world's expectations and reclaim the island, sending the HMMLR partisans to the grave or the sea in retreat.
  • Day of the Jackboot: As a result of an Axis victory, a collaborationist government was set up by the triumphant Germans, which responded to dissidence with extreme prejudice.
  • Death by Irony: Britain has had a long history of invading other countries, creating the largest empire the world has ever seen through its endeavors. During the Second World War, the same thing happens to them in a successful Operation Sea Lion that sees the country brought under the German boot.
  • Death from Above: Though the center was largely spared during Operation Sea Lion and the subsequent German siege, the capital city of London was ravaged by bombing raids in the Blitz. 33,000 residents were killed, swathes of houses were bombed, and droves of citizens emigrated to the countryside. The campaign has traumatized much of the population and Britain's submission to the Pakt has not made it easy to shake off the cynicism.
  • Despair Event Horizon:
    • Most British citizens suffered under the German jackboot, but the population of Truro was hit especially hard because their city became one of the German garrison's primary bases. The giant swastika hung over their most luxurious hotels is a stark reminder of how far the city has fallen from its glorious tin mining and Cornish history, as German soldiers march through the street and BFC soldiers freely attack anyone unfortunate enough to cross paths with them. With such dangerous circumstances, everyone shuts into their own homes, too afraid and despondent to enjoy a day in the city; it would take a miracle to revive their spirit.
    • Subverted with Manchester. The German garrison thought they broke their rebellious worker population in the '56 Uprising, but the city remains a hotbed for HMMLR activities and recruitment.
  • Do Well, But Not Perfect: Playing with the Party of Contrasts mechanic is a necessity to win support from the Peers, German corporations, the German garrison, and BPP, guaranteeing the ascension of a desired Prime Minister. However, the player must not politick too much, or else they will generate so much chaos that the BFC will forcibly take over the country.
  • Dragon-in-Chief: The Prime Minister is the official head of government, but remains at the mercy of the Reich Plenipotentiary and the Wehrmacht garrison, commanded by Veesenmayer and Wulf, respectively. They keep a close eye on the collaborators to ensure they can never leave Germany's sphere; one of the Prime Minister's jobs is to earn their pledge of support by keeping the security situation stable. And, if either German makes a request, the collaborators must follow it without question.
  • Elephant in the Living Room: The United Kingdom would love to retake Northern Ireland and reunite the country, but they have no means to realistically do so. Not only was it signed away in the peace treaty of World War II, but the United Kingdom is too distracted by HMMLR to worry about the territory, and Ireland itself has terrorist troubles from the Republicans and Unionists. Most Unionists are outright sympathetic to HMMLR's cause, recognizing Queen Elizabeth as the rightful monarch and despising the collaborators. For now, the business of Northern Ireland is left unsaid.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Almost everyone in the BPP is unnerved by the senseless violence carried out by the British Free Corps and they are generally reluctant to rely on their help.
  • Evil Old Folks: The Old Guard is a BPP faction, made up of older fascists who idolize a return of the British Empire as a highly corporatist regime.
  • Evil Versus Evil: Despite both being fascist, the Ideologues and the Old Guard have a tense rivalry with each other. The Ideologues think that the Old Guard are out-of-touch nobles who destroyed the British Empire with their mistakes and are bound to repeat them, while the Old Guard think that the Ideologues are a pack of unruly thugs who lack the expertise and stable hand needed to properly run the country. Both accusations are true to some extent.
  • Fascist, but Inefficient:
    • The BPP's ultimate goal is to build a British form of fascism and cement it into the minds of its denizens. However, this mission has proven far more difficult than expected because the BPP is plagued with factionalism, while the country is torn apart by economic woes and resistance by HMMLR freedom fighters. It is only after the Second General Uprising ends that meaningful progress can be made.
    • The collaborators' reliance on the BFC is more often an issue than a solution to the HMMLR problem. The BFC soldiers are so wild that they'll cause all sorts of collateral damage and deprive the government of any leads because they take no prisoners to interrogate.
    • The incompetence of the regime is especially apparent during the snap freeze of 1962-1963, which the collaborators did not sufficiently prepare for, despite the early warning signs. While the snap freeze also happened in OTL, around 50 people perished in the disaster. Here, hundreds could die because of the government's lack of preparation and if the player did not successfully navigate the problem.
  • Final Solution: The Holocaust was expanded into the British Isles when German boots landed there, and the 300,000 Jews living in Britain were deported to Germany to be murdered in cold blood. By 1962, the mass deportations were concluded and the handful of Jewish survivors still in Britain only evaded detection because they stayed quiet and assumed fake non-Jewish identities.
  • For the Evulz: The BFC soldiers look for any reason, or no reason at all, to beat some random person they find because it amuses them. In particular with Truro, the BFC may be ballsy enough to assault someone in broad daylight in the town square, suffering no consequences for it.
  • From Bad to Worse: As if Hitler's demise and the following succession crisis weren't bad enough, the London Stock Exchange collapses when German corporations pull out during the Second General Uprising. This destroys the years of work Butler has done to recover the economy and there is a bitter feeling of History Repeats, being the first time the stock has plummeted since Operation Sea Lion.
  • From Nobody to Nightmare: With Germany's conquest of the United Kingdom, they uplifted fringe far-right organizations and gave them more power than they ever did in real life.
    • The British People's Party was a British fascist party that attracted some prominent fascists and called for a peace settlement with Nazi Germany, but most of their activities were limited to meetings and working with other far-right groups before they were unceremoniously disbanded in 1954. Here, the British People's Party is the ruling (and only legal) political party in the United Kingdom, which helped carry out the Holocaust for the Nazis and now reigns over a brutal fascist dictatorship.
    • The British Free Corps was a small Waffen-SS unit made up of British and Dominion POWs. They only attracted 54 members total and never exceeded 27 men at one time, before they were destroyed alongside the Nazi regime in 1945. With Germany conquering Britain in this timeline and the BPP needing an "anti-terrorist" paramilitary force, the British Free Corps has had their ranks expanded, given the means and permission to wage a campaign of terror and violence against the population.
  • History Repeats: The description for Norwich parallels its resistance to the German invasion to Boudica's defiance against the Roman Empire. Both uprisings ended in similar failure.
  • Home Guard: The Germans permit the collaborators to maintain a vestigial military force just strong enough to maintain order.
  • Hope Spot: Though the demand for Welsh coal declined during the 1930's, Cardiff seemed to enjoy something of a resurgence when World War II broke out and needed their resources for the war effort. Sadly, Cardiff would be among the cities bombed out and conquered by the Germans.
  • How the Mighty Have Fallen: Britain once used to be a superpower reaching all corners of the globe. After the success of Operation Sea Lion, their colonial empire was ripped away and a collaborationist government was installed, placing Britain under a fascist dictatorship. Caught between two superpowers in the Atlantic, the United Kingdom will never again rule the waves, only capable of waging war in self-defense or support of an ally. Matters get worse if Operation Sea Lion II occurs, as Britain is freed from the first collaborationist regime only to be put under a second one that is even more chained to Nazi Germany.
  • Hypocrite: Through a series of harsh antitrust laws, the BPP has prevented any homegrown monopoly from appearing in Britain because they distrust usury and global finance, even though German corporations are allowed to invest in those same lands. To be fair, they don't have much of a choice there, since they are a vassal to Germany.
  • Irony: In the Victorian Era, the United Kingdom was widely considered the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, home to some of the most important technological advancements in human history, like the reflecting telescope and the hydraulic press. Now, the British Isles is fodder for German industrial interests, as German corporations dominate the British market, eat up native businesses, and exploit the British labor pool to their content. Their featured mechanic, the "Workshop of the World", is a giant spotlight to this cruel irony, referencing their nickname back in the Industrial Revolution, yet revolving around the collaborators relying on foreign German companies to meet their economic goals.
  • Irredentism: Before World War II, Britain claimed a slice of Antarctica for themselves, directly dipping into the Chilean claim made decades ago. These territorial claims are still active, even decades after Britain was torn apart by Germany and their Antarctic land fell to the Argentinians or the Chileans. Given their limited global influence and the present HMMLR threat, the British government is in no capacity to actively press this issue.
  • Kangaroo Court: David Stirling and Bill Alexander were captured in the wake of the failed uprising in 1956. Both were subject to trials that lasted less than 15 minutes before being executed.
  • Kick the Dog: The collaborators refuse to alleviate the mass poverty in Glasgow because it was the birthplace of the Red Clydeside movement, a radical socialist movement born in the Great Depression. Even though their activities did relatively little harm, the government responded to their defiance by cutting off support to the city's entire populace.
  • Lowered Recruiting Standards: Desperate for manpower in the Second General Uprising, the collaborators start arming the police and recruiting them into the British military. Such a measure would normally not be on the table, but they need to act quickly before they lose more ground to HMMLR.
  • Meet the New Boss: For centuries, the city of Manchester was a wealthy textile town and industrial center, albeit one plagued with poverty and uncontrolled greed. With the Germans now in power, not much has changed for the socioeconomic inequality, except now most of the money is going to IG Farben and Siemens' pockets.
  • MegaCorp: To repair their post-war economy, the United Kingdom opens its markets to German corporations and lets them invest in British land with little native competition. By helping them complete their industrial projects, Britain can extract benefits and drawbacks with each privilege given to the corporations. There are five companies to manage, all of whom have competing influence in Britain:
    • Deutsche Bank is one of the largest international banks in Europe, representing the financial might of Germany. They have largely replaced Britain's native banks, either subsuming them as a subsidiary or running them out of business.
    • Reichswerke is an industrial conglomerate that extracts coal and iron, two resources that are abundant in Britain. Reichswerke is responsible for heading Britain's heavy industry for the benefit of Germany.
    • Blohm & Voss is a shipbuilding corporation that specializes in civilian vessels, as well as warships for the Kriegsmarine's fleets. Many of Britain's famous docks and ports are controlled by this company.
    • Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) is a company specializing in civilian electronics, offering high-quality household appliances at a relatively low price. Even many Britons make use of their products.
    • Volkswagen is a famous corporation that produces cheap and affordable cars, having expanded its operations to Britain with little local opposition.
  • Merchant City: Once a modest size, Liverpool swelled to the second-largest city in Britain by engaging in the trans-Atlantic trade. Now though, the city has suffered from being cut off from this trade, not helped by the damage they sustained during the German Blitz.
  • No True Scotsman: Invoked. Still sore about losing Northern Ireland, the collaborators accuse the Irish Republicans of pulling a "no true Irishman" in their fight to liberate the territory.
  • Not So Invincible After All: Most Britons were shocked when Germany invaded and conquered the Isles, being the first country since 1066 to do so and shattering the people's faith that the English Channel would always protect them.
  • Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: According to the Party Constitution, the British People's Party (BPP) is the only political party allowed to legally run in the United Kingdom. Theoretically, the law is supposed to guarantee a stable system that protects the people from usury and speculation. In truth, it's really just an excuse for the BPP to wipe out their political opposition and maintain power.
  • Nothing Is the Same Anymore: If either Butler or Fountaine win the premiership, they will have broken the Old Guard's traditional hold on the country, either to adopt a lighter hand or ignite a new fascist revolution, respectively. Even an orthodox Wallop takeover will be a change to the status quo, as the Old Guard are no longer forced to compromise with the Pragmatists and Ideologues, freeing them to pursue their long-awaited ambitions.
  • Opportunistic Bastard: After Britain fell, the Peers within the House of Lords advocated for a reversal of the limitations placed on the powers of said House. Such reversals were successful and the unelected House of Lords stands on equal footing with the House of Commons.
  • Paper Tiger: In a military sense, Britain cannot possibly threaten anyone, not ever since they've become a German vassal. However, the collaborators maintain an outward appearance of stability and peace in their country so they can attract German capital and facilitate their economic recovery, even if this means underestimating the HMMLR threat to them.
  • Pilgrimage: Norwich was one of the most devastated cities in World War II and its remaining medical architecture was torn down to build new complexes. With this expanded housing, many people make a pilgrimage to Norwich as a brief relief from their depressing situation at home.
  • Point of Divergence: The major point of divergence in Britain's history is Germany successfully invading the Isles via Operation Sea Lion. Since then, the country has been turned into another vassal of their empire, having lost all of their colonies and being ruled by the British People's Party, a fascist political party that died out shortly after the Second World War in OTL.
  • Pragmatic Villainy:
    • Though the BPP prides itself on destroying the old order, it allowed some of the pre-war, non-fascist politicians to stay and serve the collaborationist regime because their expertise would be useful in rebuilding the country. Since then, they've made a sizable bulk of the Pragmatist faction of the BPP.
    • Many moderate BPP members protest the use of the BFC because their unnecessarily violent means are hurting the party's public support and hindering their search for HMMLR's leaders.
  • Puppet State: Like most other Western European countries conquered by the Reich, Britain was reorganized into a collaborationist regime. The country's independence has been preserved on paper, but the German oversight shackles the country to the Pakt militarily and economically, the former through the German garrison under the command of Rudolf Wulf, and the latter through the German conglomerates—at least until the collaborators put down HMMLR's uprising and start asserting independence from Germany (though not to the point that they can actually leave the Pakt).
  • The Purge: After the collaborationists win the Second General Uprising, the strongest faction within the British People's Party will remove many prominent figures within rival factions from the party to consolidate total control.
  • Renegade Splinter Faction: The British People's Party was initially formed in 1939 as a minor far-right party, but the successful Axis invasion effectively turned it into a direct successor to the Conservative Party, whose members defected to the BPP en masse, save for those who did not get evacuated to Canada or joined HMMLR and still call themselves the Conservative Party.
  • Rousing Speech: Exploited. Every annual BPP Conference opens with a speech to whip its members into an excited frenzy. Thus, the position of the speaker is a powerful one, which could be given to Butler or Fountaine to boost their influence.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!:
    • Following Hitler's death, many of the German corporations withdraw their stock from Britain and flee, a bad omen for the troubles ahead.
    • One of the earliest and biggest problems faced in the Second General Uprising is the mass defections from the British army, with even the German soldiers wishing they could return home. Something must be done to raise their morale before the military completely fizzles out.
  • Shocking Defeat Legacy: Not since William the Conqueror has Britain fallen to a foreign invader and yet Germany achieved the unthinkable in Operation Sea Lion. And that's not accounting for the other catastrophes that happened during World War II, like the failed Dunkirk evacuation or the reversal of Allied gains in Operation Market Garden. The shock and defeat of such an invasion is permanently etched in the minds of all Britons and the country is still under the heel of the Nazis, forbidden to micromanage their armies or wage their own wars.
  • Shown Their Work: Two of the three projects in "Workshop of the World" are the Thames Estuary Airport and the Severn Barrage, both of which have been proposed ideas in real life and the BPP is willing to actualize them here.
  • Sinister Spy Agency: Inverted. The MI5 is the United Kingdom's intelligence agency, but they are actually filled with HMMLR moles who are secretly sabotaging the BPP regime. Their director, Maxwell Knight, is the elusive Boss himself. When the Second General Uprising breaks out, most of MI5 reveal their true allegiance and switch sides to the resistance. Even if the collaborators win, a last remanining HMMLR spy becomes Director-General of MI5 to stir up more trouble.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: The United Kingdom proudly touts itself as the only legitimate government of Britain, but almost everyone, from the average Briton to other countries worldwide, knows that they are a mere German puppet, just one step above a Reichskommissariat.
  • Smoky Gentlemen's Club: The Kinship for Husbandry is a fascist, organicist club founded by Wallop and led by Gardiner. It hosts Social Credit ideologues and rails against the German corporations' presence in the countryside.
  • State Sec:
    • Refounded by the SS during the invasion of Britain and drawing inspiration from the previous attempt, the British Free Corps draws far-right nationalists and collaborators into a militarized force used as an anti-partisan unit first used by the Germans, then the collaborationist government. They're still present, being too useful to get rid of, even if they are good-for-nothing, Hitler-worshiping thugs.
    • Though the Blackshirts are employed by the Ideologues and helped suppress the '56 Uprising, they aren't an official organization recognized by the BPP, since the Pragmatists and Old Guard fear their liberal use of street violence. This can change under Fountaine, who legalizes them as the party's official paramilitary group.
  • Stay in the Kitchen: It's a common cultural attitude that a woman's place is in the household, while the men work in the factories. During the Second General Uprising, the government run out of men to put to work, so they may compromise on this value by temporarily employing women.
  • Stealth Insult: Discontent by Liverpool's enslavement to German interests, some of the city's residents play in the pub, purposefully emulating American bands as an indirect sign of defiance against the collaborationist regime.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork:
    • The British People's Party, which rules Britain as of 1962, is divided between the fascist ideologues and Old Guard, and the pragmatic reformists who advocate for the restoration of democratic values. In the Party of Contrasts mechanic, the three factions will vie for control, appealing to various factions to stand on top.
    • If the Pragmatists take over the country, Butler's cabinet will be dominated by three men: Angus Maude, Reginald Maudling, and Harold Wilson. Though the trio are some of Butler's most powerful allies, they aren't too friendly with each other, owing to their ideological differences. Notably, the fighting between Wilson and Maudling gets fiercer by the day, as the two dispute who should be the aging Butler's successor.
    • Once the Ideologues take power, the faction becomes splintered between Hamm and Bean, as both men want to become the helmsman who will advise Fountaine and decide what the new fascist Britain will look like.
  • This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: The United Kingdom has a lone RAF base on the Isle of Man when it was a key outpost in the Irish Sea and defensive line. But, since the end of the 40's, the base has fallen out of favor and would have been neglected forever, if the Second General Uprising didn't happen and turn the island into a major battleground, determining how soon HMMLR can get access to foreign aid.
  • Timed Mission:
    • Budget goals are set every year for the player to meet, where they are expected to grow the economy and decrease inflation and unemployment. The success of Butler's work will stabilize the country and exacerbate the economic benefits.
    • One part of the Workshop of the World mechanic is meeting certain requirements to complete industrial projects, which includes the Blyth Power Station B, the Thames Estuary Airport, and the Severn Barrage. Completing these projects on time will benefit the economy and make it easier to achieve the annual budget goals, while failure means the project will be sold off to a German corporation and the British workers will be laid off.
  • Too Desperate to Be Picky: Few Britons are proud to let the German corporations run wild in their country, but utilizing them is key to building up the economy and meeting the annual financial goals. Plus, they are in no position to kick the companies out without angering Germany, so they might as well work with them while they are around. The "Workshop of the World" mechanic revolves around managing the influence of the German corporations, milking benefits like lowering unemployment or completing massive construction projects, at the unavoidable expense of giving them more power in certain regions.
  • Vestigial Empire: By 1962, the once-mighty British Empire is but a shadow of its former glory. Its colonies are gone and the UK itself is a client state (Mitstreiter) of Germany, with an economy gutted by German exploitation and an unskilled workforce. Although Britain can free itself from German influence, its days as an empire are long over.
  • Villainous Friendship: The Old Guard clique of British fascists functions like a close circle of friends, whose members call each other by first name even in official meetings and genuinely enjoy others' company.
  • Villainous Legacy:
    • The German Blitz and Operation Sea Lion ended two decades ago, but the trauma and damage they've inflicted upon the populace is still felt. All over Britain, the populace lives every day in fear and melancholy, and their once great cities decay with poverty and police suppression.
    • Even if HMMLR wins the Second General Uprising, they'll have to contend with the fascist, totalitarian legacy left behind by the BPP, which will make it a struggle to revive the country's democratic institutions. Fortunately, they have hope that the damage can be reversed, given enough time and effort.
  • We ARE Struggling Together: With the Ideologues and Pragmatists warring with each other in the House of Commons, it is difficult for Domvile's premiership to pass major social reforms in the gridlock, stalling the Old Guards' wishes to enshrine their British form of fascism. It is only possible to break the stalemate after the Second General Uprising and Wallop succeeds Nall-Cain. Wallop's Old Guard path, for as much of a return to the status quo it is, gets to enjoy a subversion to this trope, since they are no longer restrained by the other factions.
  • Written by the Victors: Besides evoking some history on their racial "superiority", the collaborationist government deliberately skews details on their nation's history to portray themselves and the Nazis as Britain's savior, even if the basic facts are technically true. They deem the Victorian Era a golden age for the British Empire, which supposedly turned to stagnation and rot when the country liberalized. The collaborators acknowledge Britain's defeat in the Second World War, but credit it as a grace on the country, generously provided to them by their "Germanic brothers" to start a new era or prosperity that the Resistance seeks to end.
  • Wrong Side of the Tracks:
    • Once one of the greatest cities in Scotland, Edinburgh has suffered under collaborator rule and is sprawling with miserable slums. Poverty is a major source of resentment for the populace and the Germans have to keep a sizable garrison to keep the peace.
    • Glasgow used to be a prosperous city, being one of the first European cities to reach a population of one million and housing some of Britain's greatest architectural pieces, including the Subway, Mitchell Library, Kelvingrove Park, and Milngavie Water Treatment Plants. However, the city was devastated by the Recession and Great Depression, which would be compounded by the Luftwaffe bombings and German invasion in World War II. These days, it's an unofficial ghetto and the only thing the collaborationist regime is willing to send to it is more police officers.
    • Manchester's worker population is condemned to the slums, heavily exploited by the German corporations and unable to enjoy the fruits of their labor. It's also why the city is a strong recruiting center for HMMLR, who take in people who are discontent with the status quo.
  • Yes-Man: Subverted with the Lords. Back in the days of Bedford, they used to be unobtrusive in political affairs and accepted whatever bill came their way via mass abstentions. For Domvile, the Lords are much more assertive and less likely to fall in line.

British Monarchy

    Edward VIII 
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Role: King of the United Kingdom

  • Affably Evil: King Edward VIII is a cowardly collaborator who bends to the Nazis' wishes, but he can hide his unpleasantness with a charm that can allure even Butler.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: Edward laments being disrespected by previous Prime Ministers and feels a sense of pride when Wallop wins the premiership and assures him that his authority will be enshrined. However, if Wallop turns to Social Credit, Edward comes to regret his placed confidence in him, thinking him a madman, yet being forced to go along with it or else become even more of a Puppet King.
  • Beneath the Mask:
    • Edward's sordid reputation as a German collaborator weighs heavily on his mind and he often imagines his family scowling in disappointment at him. Butler sympathizes that the King and himself are both judged "unfairly" throughout the country, but assures that the populace will change their mind in hindsight. The words offer Edward some measure of comfort, but the King still feels uneasy.
    • There are also hints that he regrets falling for Hitler's charisma when he was a Prince, not realizing how much of a monster he really was.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Edward's confidence in Wallop can turn upside down if the Prime Minister announces that he will follow the path of Social Credit. This news causes the King to freeze in shock, well aware that his ideas will bring ruin to the country.
  • Horrible Judge of Character: Edward has an awful judgment of other people's character and he only realizes his mistake when it's too late.
    • When he was a Prince and saw Hitler, Edward was charmed by him, ignorant of how far he would go to plunge Europe into a bloody conflict and create a nightmare from its ashes.
    • He can meet Prime Minister Wallop and consider him an affable fellow, until Wallop goes rogue and carries out his Social Credit ideas, to the King's horror.
    • The only time this is subverted is with the Duke of Buccleuch, whom Edward believes is a decades-long, close friend. When his supposed corruption is revealed in Butler's path, Edward is shocked and betrayed, unaware that the Duke was framed by the Pragmatists as part of a larger scheme to remove one of Wallop's allies.
  • Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Edward frames his collaboration with Germany as a necessary evil to save more British lives, but it's really just a pretense for him being a Dirty Coward.
  • The Quisling: Edward is (arguably rightfully and definitely factually) perceived within Britain and abroad as a despicable traitor. The government officials he answers to in Germania don't respect him either, seeing him as a mere pawn they can use to facilitate their domination of Europe.
  • Stepford Smiler:
    • Edward knows Fountaine will rail against the powerful aristocrats and that the monarchy will be among those targeted. However, he must bear all of it under a guise of neutrality and silently accept the fact that Fountaine has no intention to tone down his opposition to the upper class.
    • In Wallop's Social Credit path, Edward will be internally aghast at his suicidal economic ideas, but he must keep a smile and express outward approval of his premiership or else have his power stripped down until he becomes like Puyi in Manchuria. When he's put on camera to voice his endorsement of Wallop, Edward is practically choking over his words of empty praise.
  • The Unapologetic: While he is depressed about being hated by his people, Edward does not regret kneeling to the Nazis, especially if Butler succeeds Nall-Cain.
  • Uncertain Doom: After being put under house arrest by HMMLR following their victory, Edward VIII disappears in the chaos if Germany successfully pulls off Operation Sea Lion II. William Joyce, Germany's chosen puppet and himself not a dedicated monarchist, seizes the opportunity to ask his overlords to name him Lord Protector and take de jure full control.
  • Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Subverted. When the Duke of Buccleuch is removed for corruption, Edward tries to help Prime Minister Butler find a successor, suggesting Robert Row because he is popular in the BPP. What Edward doesn't know is that Row is a friend to Wallop and would be an even greater hindrance to Butler's plan than the old Duke ever was. Butler narrowly defuses the problem by suggesting Lord Hailes and persuading Edward that he is the right choice. Butler can only hope that Edward doesn't make any more of these "suggestions".

Tropes pertaining to upcoming content

Role: Emperor of Africa
  • Legacy Character: As revealed in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, with the liberation of India from British colonial rule, the newly established collaborator government aimed to maintain imperial legitimacy by grafting various institutions of British India onto Africa. As a result of this, Edward was crowned Emperor of Africa, a successor title to Emperor of India.

    Edward IX 
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Role: King of the United Kingdom (Edward VIII succession)

  • Unexpected Successor: Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, is only a second cousin of his predecessor Edward VIII. He gets to inherit the throne because save for Edward VIII himself, every other Windsor has been exiled from Britain (and will not return in case of HMMLR's defeat), and Friedrich Josias, in addition to being Edward VIII's closest relative who is friendly with the Reich and Nazism, is the son of a prince who was born and raised in the UK and spoke English at home—a living example of the pan-European image that the BPP wants to give off.

1962-1963 Prime Ministers

    Barry Domvile 
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Role: Prime Ministernote 
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote 

  • 0% Approval Rating: Downplayed. He is backed by numerous allies in the BPP and his lack of controversy is why he succeeded the disastrous Chesterton premiership. However, they are outweighed by the sheer number of people who hate him as a traitorous collaborator. It would not be an exaggeration to call him the most hated man in all of the British Isles.
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Not long after the death of Hitler, Domvile rushes to the German embassy, urgently begging for the German garrison to remain in Britain and keep the peace. The German ambassador agrees, which only gets a brief thanks from Domvile.
  • The Aloner: Downplayed. Domvile interacts with other people, but it's rare for him to dine and talk with others over dinner. Most of these occasions are reserved for a formal meeting with a Pakt ambassador. It's special for Domvile when he gets to casually eat with Wallop after they've corralled the Lords.
  • Beneath the Mask:
    • Behind his outward assertion that nothing is wrong with the Lords, Domvile laments how assertive they've gotten, fondly remembering a time when they used to let every bill slide their way. He can't find any good solution to this lack of loyalty, so he puts it off for now.
    • Most would assume that he's unaware of his subordinates' opinions, namely that Butler wants to succeed Domvile and that Fountaine's allies insult the Prime Minister behind his back. Domvile is well aware of this secret politicking and pretends to not notice because thinking about it wears on his nerves.
  • Blatant Lies: Domvile frequently talks up Germany as gracious liberators to Britain, even though almost everyone else sees them as the foreign oppressors they really are. Even Fountaine and Wallop recognize Britain's subordinate status to the Reich and plan to change this.
  • Bread and Circuses: Under Domvile's rule, Britain has stabilized and experienced steady economic growth, but only under the guidance of German conglomerates. Britain's stable situation thinly veils the growing resistance movement, prowling behind the curtain and waiting for an opportunity to strike.
  • Due to the Dead: Domvile is saddened at the news of Hitler's death, viewing him as the liberator of Europe, with rumors suggesting he wept for an hour before making a statement to the press.
  • Emergency Authority: In the wake of Hitler's death, Domvile knows that HMMLR will be emboldened to double their attacks, so he expands the Freedom of Security Act to impose martial law and expand the BFC's authority to do what they must in taking out the resistance.
  • Even Evil Has Standards:
    • Most of his distrust towards the BFC is rooted in a pragmatic fear that their actions will reflect badly on his regime, but he also expresses concern about letting Jordan, or even one of his moderate supporters, become a speaker for the BPP. He compares it to asking which inmate should run the asylum, indicating that some of his apprehension is genuine distaste.
    • For how much of a doormat he is to the Nazis, Domvile can potentially draw the line at keeping the British military subordinate to the German garrison, considering the idea an insult to Britain's pride.
  • Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Domvile is boggled by HMMLR's motives for sabotaging his regime, cursing them as ingrates who are making his life harder for seemingly no reason.
  • Feeling Their Age: Domvile's old age starts catching up to him in 1962 and he's thinking about retiring soon. Some, like Butler, are aware of this and plot behind-the-scenes to be his successor.
  • The Gloves Come Off: His first major in-game action is passing the Freedom of Security Act, which promises to ramp up suppression efforts against HMMLR, after months of the bill languishing in the House of Commons.
  • Historical Hero Upgrade: In-universe. Wartime propaganda by the Nall-Cain regime portrays Domvile as a benevolent Prime Minister who offered peace and stability to Britain until the "terrorists" assassinated him and ungratefully turned the nation against him.
  • Killed Offscreen: Domvile is assassinated by a bomb delivered to his home, but his death isn't shown. The event is only witnessed from Butler's perspective, who is shaken out of bed when he hears a bomb explode and sees Domvile's residence in flames.
  • Like Father, Like Son: He is the son of Admiral Sir Compton Domvile and followed his career in the navy, commanding ships during World War I and working as Director of Naval Intelligence at one point.
  • Meet the New Boss: Domvile has few differences from his predecessor Chesterton, since they are both Old Guard fascists and Domvile was Chesterton's Defence Secretary.
  • The Paranoiac: Domvile is utterly terrified of HMMLR and stews away in his office when he reads reports of their attacks. It all comes down to his frustration that the Boss is practically a ghost that cannot be caught or identified, unaware that he is none other than Maxwell Knight, a man he trusts.
  • Pet the Dog:
    • Much as he doesn't like the Pragmatists, he will acknowledge their good effort if they meet the annual economic goals, admitting that they deserve to be proud. He particularly congratulates Butler for the success, calling him an honorable man and toasting him in two separate instances.
    • After cleaning the House of Lords for dissent, Domvile invites Wallop to a dinner and shares in banter, genuinely laughing for the first time in years.
    • Though he turns down Knight's request to restrain the BFC and their cruel actions, Domvile still assures that he'll pass on the advice to Jordan. Both sides know it will be a futile effort, but at least it wasn't for a lack of trying.
  • Plot-Triggering Death: The 10 Downing Street bombing assassinates Domvile and other members of the government, accelerating the upcoming conflict between the government and HMMLR.
  • Professional Butt-Kisser:
    • Though all collaborationist Prime Ministers are expected to kiss up to Germany, Domvile goes the farthest out of all of them, talking up the Reich as a dutiful benefactor who saved Britain from the decadence of democracy, liberalism, capitalism, and "Judeo-Bolshevism". Being more pro-German than any of his predecessors and most of his successors, there is good reason why Domvile is Germany's favorite Prime Minister.
    • When reforming the British army, Domvile can gratify Wulf and the German garrison by keeping the British military as a mere support force to them. Domvile considers it an accomplishment that Wulf's influence in the regime is growing and that he starts attending more cabinet meetings.
  • Rebuilt Pedestal: After Domvile's assassination, Wallop and the Old Guard acknowledge him as a flawed man, who gave too much influence to Fountaine and Butler, and was too pro-German for Britain's own good. That said, if he becomes Prime Minister, Wallop still rehabilitates Domvile's legacy as a close friend and a supposedly noble man who was treacherously betrayed by Knight. As a gesture of respect, Domvile is given a state funeral.
  • The Quisling: Even before the Second World War, Domvile became enamored with Nazi Germany when he visited in 1935 and was even invited to the Nuremberg Rally as a guest of Ribbentrop. This slavish support would be rewarded by the victorious Germans, placing him in key positions under various Prime Ministers and finally giving him the premiership after Chesterton's downfall.
  • Sacrificial Lion: After being set up as an important character for the first two years of the game, Domvile is suddenly killed just after Hitler's death to signify how much of a threat HMMLR is.
  • We Hardly Knew Ye: Just days after Hitler's death, Domvile is killed in the Downing Street bombing.
  • You Got Murder: Domvile is killed when he opens a red box delivered to him and finds a bomb inside.

    Ronald Nall-Cain 
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Role: 2nd Baron Brocket, Foreign Secretarynote  (Domvile cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Domvile assassinated)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote 

  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Baron Brocket is a committed fascist who collaborates with Nazi Germany.
  • Bait the Dog: Nall-Cain can potentially acknowledge the service of a soldier named Edwin Layton, awarding him the Distinguished Service Order for his valor and brave Last Stand against four HMMLR waves, as well as acknowledging the sacrifice made by all soldiers in the Second General Uprising. However, it is revealed that "Edwin Layton" and his story was a lie made up by his speechwriter, producing a fantastical account for propagandistic purposes.
  • Beneath the Mask:
    • In public, Nall-Cain will put up (or, at least, try to put up) a confident facade in the face of the HMMLR threat, but it's only done to keep up morale and not seem weak in a time of crisis. Nall-Cain is a small man and he's fully aware of it, likely to be overshadowed in the history books at best or deemed a traitor at worst.
    • He looks up to several famous British figures in the country's past, including William Pitt the Younger, Arthur Wellesley, Robert Peel, William E. Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, and David Lloyd-George. For all his bluster, Nall-Cain knows he can't live up to the legacy of his idols and he is secretly insecure about it.
  • The Chains of Commanding: Being Prime Minister in a civil war is terrible for Nall-Cain. Without even mentioning the HMMLR threat, Nall-Cain also has to deal with the factional squabbling in Parliament, the defections from the BPP, and Veesenmayer's badgering. If he had the opportunity to become Foreign Secretary again, Nall-Cain would take it within a heartbeat.
  • Drowning My Sorrows: Lampshaded. Already, exhausted by the civil war, Nall-Cain's day gets worse when he hears some party MPs defected to HMMLR. With adrenaline rushing through his head, Nall-Cain considers pulling out the alcohol to cope.
  • Emergency Authority: Nall-Cain assumes emergency powers during the Second General Uprising, which he keeps until the HMMLR threat is destroyed and the worst effects of the conflict are mitigated in the reconstruction period.
  • Et Tu, Brute?: He was shocked and betrayed that the Boss turned out to be Knight, head of the MI5. Even months after the Second General Uprising, Nall-Cain is a bit shaken by the shocking betrayal.
  • Even Evil Has Standards:
    • Like most fascists, Nall-Cain distrusts the BFC, expressing much reluctance about deploying them in the Second General Uprising and only relenting if the manpower situation is deemed desperate enough. If the government wins the war and Jordan launches his coup, Nall-Cain is internally worried about Britain's future in the BFC's hands, smiling nervously as he is forced to publicly step down.
    • In the reconstruction phase, some suggest to Nall-Cain that the soldiers should be redeployed and sent to rebuild the country, which the Prime Minister could reject. While there is a measure of pragmatic qualms over using an inefficient workforce, Nall-Cain is also personally aghast at extending the amount of time his soldiers need to spend away from their loved ones.
  • Feeling Their Age: Nall-Cain was already an old guy when the Second General Uprising started, but the exhaustion of putting down HMMLR does a number on his physique. In the aftermath, Nall-Cain feels how stiff his body has become and considers an early retirement to Knoydart, but not before he chooses a successor.
  • The Generic Guy: Nall-Cain has nothing remarkable to his name, only memorable because of the influential people he surrounds himself with. The most that can be said is that he's well-read, bookish, and Domvile's Foreign Secretary.
  • Humble Goal: All of his successors have far more ambitious goals than him. The only thing Nall-Cain wants is to win the civil war and be remembered in history as the man who "saved" Britain for the collaborators.
  • Pet the Dog: Unaware that Philby is a HMMLR mole too, Nall-Cain assumes that he was deeply betrayed by Knight's membership in the resistance and sympathizes with him over it.
  • Pragmatic Villainy: Nall-Cain does not like to bend over to Germany's interest, but he knows that he lacks the military might to refuse them. Thus, he continues to meet with Germany's foreign dignitaries and keep them happy. If Wallop succeeds him, Nall-Cain's last piece of advice is to keep up this submissive relationship, something that Wallop isn't too pleased with the thought of.
  • Properly Paranoid: Before he publicly announces the end of martial law, Nall-Cain privately fears that there could be surviving HMMLR soldiers in hiding and waiting for another opportunity to pounce. Without realizing it, Nall-Cain is right, if a little undirected on where they could be; Philby is a HMMLR spy who survived the Second General Uprising and is in a powerful position as head of the MI5, which could pose a problem for Nall-Cain's successors.
  • Red Scare: Nall-Cain is hastily thrown into power after Domvile's assassination. He tries to scrape what little legitimacy he can in a lackluster speech about saving Britain from Bolshevism.
  • Reluctant Ruler: He never wanted to be Prime Minister, especially since no one really respects or fervently supports him. Once the Second General Uprising is done, Nall-Cain's next course of action is to pick a successor and go to an early retirement, content that history will just remember him as the wartime PM who saved the BPP.
  • The Quisling: Even before World War II, Nall-Cain was infatuated with Nazi Germany and joined numerous pro-German organizations. When Britain finally fell, Nall-Cain was handsomely rewarded and made Ambassador to Germany.
  • Short-Lived Leadership: Lacking the unifying authority of Domvile and the other BPP leaders, Nall-Cain only occupies the premiership until the Second General Uprising is concluded and its worst effects have been repaired. Once martial law is concluded or the BFC launches their coup, Nall-Cain will retire.
  • Stepford Smiler: Since he needs their backing for the post-war recovery, Nall-Cain cannot do anything against the German corporations when their leaders discuss reinvesting into Britain. If they do something annoying, like showing up 20 minutes late to a meeting or asking for a "previous privileged space" in the British market, Nall-Cain can only grin and bear it.
  • Villainous Friendship: He was chummy with Joachim von Ribbentrop from Germany and was among those who personally attended Adolf Hitler's 50th birthday.
  • You Are in Command Now: After Domvile's unexpected assassination, the collaborators nominate Nall-Cain as his successor, ruling in the interim until the British resistance can be crushed and a more permanent successor can be found.

1964 Prime Ministers

    Rab Butler 
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Role: Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Nall-Cain succession)
Party: British People's Party - Pragmatists
Ideology: National Conservatismnote 

  • Anti-Villain: Butler plays an essential role in the collaborationist regime and he, at minimum, stood idly by as the Nazis carried out the Holocaust in Britain. However, while most of his colleagues are enthusiastic fascists, Butler has some remorse for bending to the Reich and wants a more even-handed government not run by fascists.
  • Appeal to Tradition: His reformist platform appeals to a return to the past, where Britain was not run by fascists.
  • Boring, but Practical: Butler's greatest strength is just him being a good economist. It's nothing flashy, but his long years of experience enable him to keep the GDP growing, the inflation down, and the employment level up.
  • Brutal Honesty: After the Second General Uprising, Butler's economic report to Nall-Cain does not spare any detail of how devastated the country is, which has put Britain in a precarious financial situation. Nall-Cain's only hope is that a balanced economic program and investments from the Pakt will put Britain back on track. Butler can use this to curry the Prime Minister's favor in the succession race, especially when he's perceived more favorably to the "communist" ideas of Bean and the unsophistication of Hamm.
  • Cassandra Truth: Butler's main reason for collaborating with the Nazis is his fear that Germany will retaliate if they attempt to rebel. If HMMLR defeats the collaborators (in which case Butler will never escape the gallows) but fails to dissuade Germany from conducting Operation Sea Lion II, his fear of German retaliation will be proven correct.
  • Category Traitor: Fountaine doesn't think Butler is a committed enough fascist, to the point that he comments on his surprise that he didn't join HMMLR during the Second General Uprising.
  • Color Motif: Gray. His focus icons are less colorful compared to the other Prime Ministers and the icon for the Pragmatists is colored gray, representing his more down-to-earth views and "sensible governance" compared to the Ideologues, the Old Guard, and the BFC. However, it is not pure white either because Butler is still willing to collaborate with the Germans and be complicit in their atrocities, making him morally gray at best and far from a good guy.
  • Elder Employee: Butler is old and everyone knows his political days are numbered. If he becomes Prime Minister, Butler plans to stay for a few years and lay the groundwork for reforming the BPP before he retires and is succeeded by either Wilson or Maudling.
  • Everyone Has Standards:
    • Butler collaborates with the Nazis, but he personally finds fascism to be abominable. He's generally uncomfortable about working with the fascists of the BPP and plans to get rid of them as soon as he takes power.
    • He and the worker unions have an icy relationship, but Butler is appalled by Bean's proposal to ban all unions that refuse to be nationalized and swear loyalty to the BPP, arguing that this will sour their support from the workers even further.
  • Graceful Loser: If he fails to meet the 1962 economic goals, Butler is clearly disappointed and offers various excuses for his failure. However, to Fountaine's surprise, Butler maintains a dignified appearance before the House of Commons, promising that the situation will be under control by next year, with the aid of the German corporations.
  • Happily Married: He still fondly recalls the memory of his late wife, Sydney Courtauld, specifically remembering their first days in Cambridge and when they received the news of Rab replacing William Mitchell as an MP. He dearly misses her and is only at peace with her death when he becomes Prime Minister.
  • Hyper-Competent Sidekick: As Chancellor of the Exchequer (one of the most senior ministers of the Crown) in Domvile's cabinet, Butler is largely responsible for stabilizing the country and achieving some economic growth, and carrying Domvile's incompetent fascist government on his back in general.
  • Internal Reformist: Butler leads the non-fascist Pragmatist faction within the British People's Party, which aims to stabilize Britain and abandon fascism. Behind him lies various junior politicians within the party who support this notion, but have differing interpretations of how Britain should look like.
  • A Lighter Shade of Black:
    • Owing to his collaboration and long service to multiple BPP governments, Butler had a hand in many of the Nazis' atrocities in Britain. However, he's still not as detestable as most of the BPP, by simple virtue of not being a fascist. He's also one of the few high-ranking BPP members to feel guilty about his crimes, which is more than what can be said for most.
    • This also extends to his views toward labor unions. He was never sympathetic to them and the feeling was mutual. However, he doesn't despise them as much as the other BPP higher-ups, serving as one of their best connections to the Domvile regime.
  • Necessarily Evil:
    • Butler served in the wartime government, yet chose collaboration with the Nazis when defeat was inevitable. He knows that it's not an ideal solution and even sympathizes with the resistance's cause, but he nonetheless opposes them out of a pragmatic belief that Britain must stay in the Pakt, lest they invoke Germany's retaliation.
    • Even back when he was a younger politician, Butler sided with Chamberlain and was reluctant to declare war on Hitler because of the trauma he remembered from World War I. Though he didn't fight in the trenches himself, he saw its effects back home, with the entire male population of villages wiped out in a single afternoon. He feared that war with Germany would slaughter another generation of British men, so he was willing to turn a blind eye to their conquest of Europe.
  • Not So Above It All: When Peta gets into a fight with another cat and Wilson gets scratched in the face for trying to pull her off, Maudling cackles uncontrollably. It's not surprising that Maudling would laugh at his rival's expense, but not even the more neutral Butler can help but smirk, which he has to quickly suppress.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: Butler's full name is Richard Austen Butler, but he's almost always called 'Rab' from his initials instead.
  • Only Sane Man: Butler is a senior Minister of the Crown under Domvile and the only one who is not a fascist. After the Second General Uprising ends in HMMLR's defeat, Butler heavily relies on this reputation to get support, using his credentials and moderation to paint himself as the only competent and worthy Prime Minister in the race.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
    • Butler gets uncharacteristically furious when Nall-Cain thinks about deploying the British Free Corps during the Second General Uprising, calling them a raging band of madmen who will destroy Britain entirely if they are unleashed.
    • When a new Prime Minister is appointed, his cabinet members will usually write letters directly addressing their successor. In Wallop's Social Credit path, Butler follows the pattern with Gardiner, but he also uniquely writes a second letter to Wallop, warning him that Douglas' untested economic ideas will bring disaster to Britain and urging him to turn back now before it is too late. Unfortunately, Wallop pays no heed.
  • Passing the Torch: Due to his age, Butler expresses a desire to eventually step down from the premiership and can pass it off to either Maudling or Wilson to decide the Isles' future.
  • Pay Evil unto Evil: Butler relies on cheap and dirty tactics to discredit his fascist rivals in the BPP, ordering investigations into them and exaggerating any semblance of corruption to pressure their removal.
  • Pet the Dog: Hosting a press conference after winning the premiership, Butler is wholly understanding when a young girl breaks from the crowd and interjects that Blackshirts attacked her home and mother. Butler agrees that they are a problem and promises that his government will move to crack down on these abuses.
  • Properly Paranoid: Butler is the only Prime Minister to come close to suspecting that Philby is disloyal. However, he doesn't know that Philby is a communist or a HMMLR spy; his suspicion is rooted in his aristocratic background and belief that he could be sympathetic to the fascist Lords.
  • Right for the Wrong Reasons: While Butler is correct to not trust Kim Philby, his reason is the ties between the Philby family and fascist Lords—he's completely unaware of Philby's true allegiance towards HMMLR and communism.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Subverted. On numerous occasions, Butler has considered leaving the British Isles to the fascists, but he knows that this dream is hopelessly idealistic and that his only choice is to stay with the collaborators.
  • Sole Survivor: Of Chamberlain's clique of anti-war politicians in the 30's, Butler is the only one left in the United Kingdom. Everyone else is either dead or in exile across the Atlantic, condemning him as a cowardly traitor.
  • Taking Up the Mantle:
    • Butler admires David Lloyd-George as a fellow well-intentioned collaborator who tried to prevent the fascists from taking power. Upon becoming Prime Minister, Butler promises to carry on his legacy and ensure that Britain will not be ruled by another fascist.
    • He also admires the Beveridge Report written by William Beveridge and his wife, which argues for a welfare state. It is a cornerstone of Pragmatist doctrine and many of Butler's social policies are inspired by it.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Butler is nervous about working with Kim Philby, but regards him as a fearsome opponent of HMMLR during the uprising and a necessary man to deal with whatever infiltrators that remain within MI5.
  • Too Broken to Break: The emotional weight and guilt of collaborating with Germany has taken its toll on Butler for years. By 1962, he no longer wells up with tears like he used to because he's used to the baggage at this point.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: Butler has made his bed with the Nazis and British fascists, but he's convinced that collaboration is a necessary evil to spare the country from further oppression. When he wins the premiership, Butler continues to cooperate with the German corporations so he can recover the ailing economy and fund a stronger welfare state, even if this leaves Britain at the mercy of the Reich.
  • Wide-Eyed Idealist: Butler promises a fairer government that offers an expanded civil service, national health service, and improved trade agreements. Some buy into his honeyed words, but others are more skeptical, thinking that he'll just be an improvement over Domvile or knowing that Germany's influence over Britain will be inescapable, no matter what Butler does.
  • Worthy Opponent: Domvile does not have a kind opinion of Butler, considering him a wretched opportunist. However, Domvile begrudgingly respects the good work he does, which is why his presence is tolerated.

    Andrew Fountaine 
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Role: Home Secretarynote  (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Nall-Cain succession)
Party: British People's Party - Ideologues
Ideology: Fascist Populismnote 

  • Arc Villain: Downplayed in Butler's path. Fountaine is less threatening than Wallop, but his Blackshirts are still a problem running rampant throughout the country and need to be restrained.
  • Arch-Enemy: Besides HMMLR, Fountaine is the mortal enemy of the Old Guard, who stands against their more closed-off version of fascism and played a great role in discrediting Chesterton after the '56 Uprising. The rivalry is so bitter that some Lords prefer Butler taking over, even though Butler is not a fascist.
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Fountaine is an enemy of the Old Guard, but he was born in an aristocratic family and spent much of his life marching for far-right causes, from fighting in the Spanish Civil War on behalf of the Nationalists to becoming a collaborator to the Nazis.
  • Asshole Victim: Once party chaos reaches 60%, Fountaine is badly outplayed by the Old Guard. With his allies, Wallop crashes a meeting by the Ideologues, shuts them down, and claims that they have Nall-Cain's blessing to prove they are a more worthy successor. It's one fascist talking down to another, but it's still satisfying to see the smug Fountaine be reduced to a sputtering mess and chewed out by Wallop.
  • Color Motif: Orange. Matching the color of Fountaine's fire motif in his focus tree and subideology icon, it signifies his ignition of a fascist revolution that will shed the legacy of the Old Guard and rejuvenate Britain into something else, like a phoenix rising from the ashes. Orange is also a color representing passion, appropriate for Fountaine's charisma and ability to drive the masses into a righteous fury.
  • Corrupt Politician: Fountaine has embezzled BPP private donations and evaded taxes on his estate, which can be pressed by Butler to have him resign from Parliament.
  • Cult of Personality: If Hamm gets his way, Fountaine will be molded into an all-powerful, charismatic dictator who becomes the very face of the entire nation.
  • Do Wrong, Right: Unlike the aristocratic Old Guard he opposes, Fountaine represents a new evolution of British fascism, one more revolutionary than the last. His type of fascism is zealous, enchanting, engaged with street violence, and focused on converting people into becoming fascists themselves.
  • Dragon Ascendant: Fountaine is called Domvile's right-hand man, having been one of the first British fascists to come on the scene and favored by the Prime Minister as a potential successor over Butler (but not as much as Wallop). After Domvile's assassination and Nall-Cain's resignation, Fountaine has a legitimate chance to make that imagined premiership a reality.
  • Dragon with an Agenda: Fountaine serves Domvile and the Old Guard regime, but he has no genuine loyalty to them. He despises them as failures who nearly destroyed the BPP twice (in HMMLR's the 1956 and 1963 uprisings) and hates having to cow to Domvile and Nall-Cain. He promotes a much more "revolutionary" form of fascism and seeks to replace the Old Guard after the Second General Uprising.
  • Due to the Dead: He is sorrowful to hear of Hitler's passing, idolizing him as the man who saved Britain by spreading the fascist ideology.
  • Equal-Opportunity Evil: Downplayed. Fountaine has all the venomous prejudices that come with being a fascist, but he does expand the BPP's ranks to include working-class individuals instead of exclusively appealing to the aristocrats. In other words, he's more inclusive than the Old Guard, but still incredibly antisemitic and bigoted.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Though not to the extent of Butler, Fountaine is uneasy about the British Free Corps, well aware of their penchant for violence. He's okay with employing them during the Second General Uprising, but only if their members are spread out. Moreover, he's content to have them thrown at the most fortified areas held by HMMLR, considering any casualties of minimal loss to the government.
  • Eviler than Thou:
    • Disillusioned by the '56 Uprising, Fountaine blamed Chesterton and the Old Guard for letting the crisis happen in the first place, launching a backbench revolt to force Chesterton into a disgraceful resignation. Since then, Fountaine and his Ideologues have been a force to be reckoned with.
    • There's a good chance that Fountaine can succeed Nall-Cain, taking 10 Downing Street away from the Old Guard for the first time in history and promising a British Revolution that will ignite the fascist flame.
  • The Face: He is the face of the Ideologues, having a powerful voice and charisma that unites the British fascists against Butler's pragmatists. His premiership is less defined by his own will and more by who he listens to in his cabinet, namely between Hamm and Bean.
  • Fanatical Fire: Fountaine has a motif with fire, representing himself as a zealous fascist, a youthful ideologue who decries stagnation in the Old Guard, and a charismatic rabble-rouser who can channel people's anger into violence.
  • Hidden Depths: Away from anyone else, Fountaine will sometimes indulge in some humor, such as when he lets the Chief Mouser pick whether he should favor Hamm or Bean, amused when the cat picks neither and walks to the door.
  • How the Mighty Have Fallen: In the days after Chesterton's downfall, Fountaine was a titan in the Commons, who could sway the house in his favor with his charisma and speech alone. But, when Butler becomes Prime Minister, Fountaine exhausts all goodwill he once had, as his attempt to denounce Butler and his supposed weakness is only met with lukewarm approval from a few scattered Ideologues. His speech doesn't attract enough MPs for a quorum and no relevant cabinet members join him.
  • I Fight for the Strongest Side!: He joined the Royal Navy during the Second World War, but when the tides turned in favor of the Axis, Fountaine happily joined them as a collaborator, even turning on his own family.
  • I Work Alone: Subverted. Fountaine thinks about how he alone can't lead the great Fascist Revolution and that one arrogant mistake could turn him into a second Chesterton for the history books. Therefore, he relies on Hamm and Bean to do his dirty work and most of his path revolves around listening to one of them rather than carrying out his own unique ideological ambitions.
  • Karma Houdini Warranty: Butler, after becoming Prime Minister, purges Fountaine by implicating him in corrupt campaign funding over BPP private donations and discrepancies in estate revenues. Fountaine could contest these claims, but his case will pass over to the House of Lords, who hate his guts and will almost certainly charge him guilty. With no other choice, Fountaine formally resigns from Parliament, finally suffering a punishment for his decades of collaboration and embrace of fascism.
  • Knight Templar: Fountaine believes that the fascists are the true champions of the workers, denouncing the communists as tricksters who will destroy Britain for the sake of an international revolution and the liberals as bleeding hearts who promote corrosive ideas, like democracy.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Fountaine's reaction to Nall-Cain's inauguration is uncharacteristic silence as if the gravity of the civil war is starting to weigh down on him. It also marks the point where Fountaine reluctantly agrees with Butler to set aside their ideological differences and form a united front against HMMLR.
  • Paper Tiger: Fountaine projects himself as a strongman, but he truthfully doesn't have that many ideological convictions of his own, besides being a fascist dissatisfied with the Old Guard. More often than not, he follows the advice given by Hamm or Bean, between whom he'll inevitably have to pick one to ally with in the long term.
  • Pragmatic Villainy: Fountaine is a proudly open fascist, but he tries appealing to the pragmatists during the Second General Uprising so they can stay united against the revolting British resistance fighters.
  • Resigned in Disgrace: When Butler wins the premiership, he defames Fountaine with evidence of his estate engaging in corrupt financing with BPP private donations and tax evasion. Fountaine's only option is to formally announce his resignation from Parliament, knowing that the alternative is to contest the case and be certainly tried guilty by the House of Lords.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: Subverted. Many of the Lords dismiss Fountaine as an arrogant upstart who overestimates his abilities, but Fountaine's service in the civil war proves them wrong and gives some legitimacy to his claim of being the next PM.
  • Stepford Smiler: If Butler meets the 1962 economic goals, Fountaine will put on a strained smile in the House of Commons. He knows that this success will benefit all Britons, but he's still unhappy that the victory is not his to claim.
  • Superior Successor: At least, the Ideologues think so. To them, especially for Hamm and Bean, Fountaine is the perfect man for a Prime Minister, being a charming, slick politician who has the strength to revitalize Britain and fix the mistakes left by the tired men of the Old Guard.
  • Threatening Mediator: Fountaine gets Hamm and Bean to cooperate with threatening warnings since any public squabbles would delegitimize his regime and undermine the fascist revolution.
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Zig-Zagged. Some Britons despise Fountaine, but others are enamored by his charisma, defending him publicly by bringing up his economic policies.
  • Visionary Villain: He compares the BPP's formation to a political revolution. Fountaine admits that many suffered in the destruction of the old order, but justifies that they've built a stronger society in its place and purged its weaknesses.
  • Yes-Man: Downplayed. The one area that Fountaine usually backs out of is economics, having no knowledge in the field himself. Therefore, he approves whatever policies Bean proposes in the first days of his premiership, assured that he knows what he's doing.
  • Young and in Charge: Of Nall-Cain's three main successors, Fountaine is the youngest of them. This is often weaponized against him by his older political opponents, calling him an inexperienced newbie who would horribly mismanage the country.

    Gerard Wallop 
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Role: 9th Earl of Portsmouth, Minister of Food and Rural Affairs (Domvile cabinet), Foreign Secretarynote  (Nall-Cain cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Nall-Cain succession)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote  (Old Guard path), Social Creditnote  (Personalist path)

  • Appeal to Tradition: Part of Wallop's appeal in the succession race is his close association with Domvile and the Old Guard, with many BPP members thinking that he'll uphold the status quo and prove far more reliable than the inexperienced Ideologues or the restrained Pragmatists.
  • Arc Villain: While Fountaine is practically a non-threat by the time Butler gains the premiership, Wallop is still an early challenge who would oppose his reforms and it's going to be more difficult to dislodge him because many of the Peers who could restrain him are exiled to Canada. The first step to defeating him is passing the Parliament Act, which means sapping up his bases of support and isolating the Lords.
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: Wallop is the 9th Earl of Portsmouth and the face of the aristocratic fascists in the British People's Party.
  • Bad People Abuse Animals: He despises domesticated cats as pests who have been separated from their natural environments and denied the chance to properly mature, as well as gluttonously bring their prey species to the brink of extinction. When he sees the Chief Mouser, Peta, Wallop considers stuffing her in a sack and throwing her in the Thames, and the only reason he doesn't do it is because Peta is too cute to do so.
  • Character Filibuster: Wallop has many passionate agricultural opinions and will not stop talking about it when he gets started. Edward recalls conversing with Wallop one time and being subjected to a ten-minute filibuster by Wallop on this subject.
  • Church Going Villain: In the Social Credit path, Wallop integrates the state with the church, teaching twisted versions of Church doctrine that fit the BPP's pro-rural and anti-capitalist agenda. As Wallop says, the church is a light to guide Britain out of a dark time and the government should maintain a cooperative relationship with each other.
  • Color Motif: There are two colors associated with Wallop, depending on the subpath. The focus icons that are shared by both are a mix of the two shades.
    • Citrine yellow for the Old Guard route. It gives a vintage vibe to the focus icons, which highlights their nostalgia for the old British Empire and the return of a status quo that has ruled Britain for the past two decades.
    • Mossy green for the Social Credit route. It's appropriate for their idolization of the British countryside and nature, yet has enough grittiness to foreshadow the terrible consequences that will come from their economic policies.
  • Conspiracy Theorist:
    • Lamenting the urbanization and pollution of Britain, Wallop mongers that there is a cabal of capitalists, particularly Jewish ones, who are industrializing and poisoning the land, wreaking carnage and famine wherever they go. In his Social Credit path, Wallop swears to take a stand against this imagined threat and, to his surprise, gets a good amount of support for it.
    • Wallop says that Butler is a well-meaning man, but spins vaguely antisemitic rumors that Butler is controlled by international finance and bankers.
  • Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu?:
    • In the Old Guard path, Wallop makes a point to summon Veesenmayer to his office when it was traditionally the other way around. It's all part of Wallop's goal of setting up a more equal relationship with Germany.
    • In the Social Credit path, Wallop antagonizes Germany by raising taxes on their corporations if they try to operate in the countryside, pressuring them into sticking to the cities. Wallop earnestly expects this idea to work, though it will likely anger Germany and even his Foreign Secretary Bryant has mixed feelings on the plan.
  • Dragon with an Agenda:
    • Though a loyal friend and ally to Domvile, Wallop has his own idiosyncratic ambitions as a Social Creditist, which he may freely pursue when he takes over.
    • An Old Guard Wallop will not tolerate being kicked around by Germany and tells Veesenmayer that Britain will be treated more like a peer than a subordinate to the Reich. Veesenmayer is annoyed by the insolence, but cannot do anything about it because of how much trouble Britain has gone through since Domvile's assassination.
  • Even Evil Has Standards:
    • Like most of the Old Guard, Wallops disapproves of Fountaine and the Ideologues, considering them boorish, arrogant thugs.
    • In the wake of Domvile's assassination and the Second General Uprising, Wallop is reluctant to be nominated for Prime Minister, believing it improper. The party chaos needs to reach 40% before he accepts the possibility and it needs to be between 60-95% for him to secure the seat.
  • Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Wallop is boggled and outraged to learn that some Lords were HMMLR double agents and have revealed their true allegiance during the Second General Uprising. He cannot fathom a reason that some aristocrats would join forces with communists and "vagabonds" against the BPP.
  • Evil Reactionary: In both subpaths, but for different reasons:
    • In the Old Guard path, Wallop is sticking to a corporatist status quo, rooted in his predecessors' traditions and hailing the glory of the old British Empire. Though sweeping reforms will be expected, much of Britain can expect a return to the status quo of Chesterton and Domvile.
    • Wallop's ideal Social Credit future is a more rural Britain, where the pollution of the cities has been cut back. Meanwhile, British families can return to an old life of tilling the land and raising their children on homesteads, under the gaze of their estates' lord.
  • Eviler than Thou: If party chaos reaches 60%, Wallop, flanked by Chesterton and Russell, will storm a meeting by the Ideologues and steal their spot in the succession race, providing Nall-Cain's blessing to justify it. To add salt to the wound, Wallop mocks Fountaine as a "whelp" who has brought the BPP to the brink of jeopardy and tasks the Old Guard with cleaning up the Ideologues' mess.
  • Fascist, but Inefficient: His "Budget to Destroy Usury" will involve agricultural subsidies and incentives for small businesses to move out of the cities, price control removals, and more money production to give the people more purchasing power. The reaction text clearly indicates that this will be poison for the economy, but neither Wallop nor Gardiner acknowledges this.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears glasses because of his advanced age and is a vile fascist.
  • Hates Rich People: Zig-Zagged. The only rich people that Wallop is apprehensive about are bankers, paranoid that they are exploiting Britain dry. In the Social Credit path, he permits printing out free money, all so he can get rid of those bankers.
  • Horrible Judge of Character: Wallop knows that Gardiner has no economic experience, but makes him his Chancellor of the Exchequer anyway because they share the same ideas. In their first meeting, Gardiner proposes a "Budget to Destroy Usury", which includes terrible ideas that will very likely doom the national economy like printing out more money, yet Wallop trusts every single word of his.
  • Hypocrite: Wallop denounces HMMLR as a treacherous organization, acting as American puppets to overthrow King Edward and install Queen Elizabeth as an illegitimate monarch. The fact that the BPP itself rules over a fascist German puppet state flies over Wallop's head.
  • It's All About Me: Wallop can forsake the Old Guard and pursue his own eccentric Social Credit beliefs, relishing the opportunity to realize his true ambitions at the expense of the party and the entire country.
  • Let No Crisis Go to Waste: Though disgusted that some peers would defect to HMMLR, Wallop finds a silver lining in the vacancies they left behind, hoping to replace their seats in the House of Lords with his cronies and tip the balance of power in his favor.
  • Long Game: In the Old Guard path, Wallop advocates for a more equal relationship with Germany, but knows that radical moves will alienate the Reich too much. For the time being, he focuses on smaller moves to push the initiative and eventually achieve the goal in the long term.
  • Mean Boss: If he sticks with the Old Guard, Wallop is dissatisfied by the urban uncleanliness of London and often lashes out at his servants in Downing Street. For this reason, most are content to stay out of the Prime Minister's way and temper.
  • Meet the New Boss: Wallop can abandon his Social Credit convictions and stay the course charted by Domvile, empowering the same Old Guard aristocratic faction that has reigned ever since 1953.
  • Nostalgia Filter: Wallop is nostalgic about working under candlelight, so he likes to keep his office light dim to replicate the experience.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
    • Wallop is a man who rarely cries, but even he cannot stop himself from tearing up at Domvile's funeral, showing a rare moment of humanity.
    • Wallop goes by a First-Name Basis with his friends, including Chesterton. Thus, when Wallop goes down the route of Social Credit, he starts calling Chesterton by his last name to show that their friendship is well and truly dead.
  • Opportunistic Bastard: Getting the premiership is a perfect opportunity for Wallop to implement his Social Credit ideas without restraint. On a whim, he can suddenly announce his shocking change of plans and betray his allies in the Old Guard, all to pursue his own ambitions.
  • Pet the Dog:
    • Visiting Russell's empty estate, Wallop feels a modicum of pity about how empty the man has become, considering it a sad fate for one of the BPP's founders.
    • For how much he hates cats and wants to get rid of the Chief Mouser, Wallop cannot resist scratching Peta's ears when she leaps on his desk.
    • After becoming Prime Minister, Wallop organizes a state funeral for the late Domvile, crying during the procession and delivering a speech in his honor. For much he disagreed with Domvile, Wallop still considered him a valued friend.
    • When sticking with the Old Guard, Wallop promotes Birdwood to be his foreign secretary and writes a letter of congratulations to her, which gives her some valuable advice on not being exploited by the German conglomerates and not relying on one person in the cabinet.
    • While his words inspire more dread than hope, Wallop still tries giving words of encouragement to Bryant when he follows the course of Social Credit. Wallop admits that it will be hard work to corral the German corporations into the cities, but has confidence that Bryant has the expertise to do so and expresses pride that they will succeed together.
  • Pragmatic Villainy:
    • Though Wallop was intrigued by the points made by Social Credit, he was initially hesitant to push for it because it is an impractical ideology and the '56 Uprising made it unwise to implement at the time.
    • Wallop may ignore his Social Credit ideas again, despite being Prime Minister, because sticking to the status quo will be more pragmatic and make the BPP regime more stable.
  • Puppet King: Subverted in the Old Guard path. With how much authority is given to Chesterton in the Home Office, some assume that Wallop has lost his authority. Truthfully, Wallop still has bite and likens his role to a coordinator who ensures every department does its duty.
  • The Reliable One: Wallop is regarded by Domvile as one of his most reliable lieutenants, since he's been a loyal Old Guard fascist and BPP member in every collaborator ministry, except for Lloyd George's.
  • Shell-Shocked Veteran: Wallop was a soldier in World War I, where the death and destruction he witnessed traumatized him for life. It's part of the reason why he founded the organicist Kinship for Husbandry and is so attracted to Social Credit in the first place; when the Second General Uprising ends in HMMLR's defeat, it reminds him of why he is fighting the "Jew and the Socialist".
  • Skewed Priorities: When he and the other Lords receive word of Hitler's death, their primary concern is whether they can maintain the power granted to them by Hitler's conquests, not even realizing that the status quo is about to come crashing down on them soon.
  • Stay in the Kitchen: Wallop's education system teaches that men should work in the field, while the women stay at home and take care of it.
  • Superior Successor: In Edward's view, Wallop is a much more favorable Prime Minister compared to his Old Guard predecessors. Lloyd-George was too sickly in his short tenure, Russell was overly dramatic, Chesterton had little respect for the monarchy, and Domvile was apathetic to Edward's interests. Meanwhile, Wallop promises Edward that the King's authority will not be challenged and let him keep his comfortable position.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Defied in the Old Guard path. Wallop explicitly states that the BPP cannot follow the same ideology as in Germany or Italy, declaring that there must be a unique form of British fascism to match the British character, namely enshrining tradition, cultured rule, and reverence to the British Empire.
  • Taking Up the Mantle: By sticking with the Old Guard, Wallop inherits the legacy of Chesterton and Domvile, promising to continue their work after the Pragmatists and Ideologues have been finally run out.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Of all the things that frustrate him, Wallop despises the German presence most of all, especially directing his disdain towards Veesenmayer.
  • Try to Fit That on a Business Card: Wallop has a lengthy list of titles, including the 9th Earl of Portsmouth, the 9th Viscount Lymington, the 9th Baron Wallop, and the Bailiff of Burley, New Forest.
  • The Unfettered: Wallop can sideline the Old Guard and pursue his own Social Credit ambitions, spearheading an unorthodox ideology that has never been tested and will likely bring ruin to Britain. However, Wallop ignores the warnings he receives and he must sway the BPP, the Gentry, and the masses to his mad crusade if he has any chance of achieving something meaningful.
  • Villainous Friendship:
    • Wallop is an old friend of Domvile, entrusted by the Prime Minister to bring the House of Lords in line with the BPP. His passion and zeal impress Domvile enough to consider him his possible heir, and he would likely have been his undisputed successor, had the Second General Uprising not broken out.
    • Gardiner is regarded by Wallop as one of his most trusted companions, often visiting his estate in Springhead whenever he needs advice. His talks with Gardiner are also what introduced him to Social Credit and get him enamored with it.
    • Wallop's oldest friend is Chesterton, as both are Old Guard politicians who are seemingly both interested in preserving Domvile's legacy. One of the reasons why Wallop hesitates to go down Social Credit is because this will soil his friendship with Chesterton.
    • The Duke of Buccleuch is said to be another one of Wallop's longtime friends. Firing him in Butler's route is a priority and a key to limiting Wallop's influence.
  • Villains Out Shopping: His favorite side activity is attending the King's evening reception at Buckingham Palace, where he can temporarily get away from his political troubles.
  • Visionary Villain: Wallop dreams of a green and beautiful Britain, tilled by families worthy of her. Children are raised to maintain their homesteads and pass them on to the next generation. A proper English culture, rooted in the producer, not the 'urban parasite'.
  • We Used to Be Friends: The once-friendly relationship between Wallop and Chesterton can sour if the former goes down Social Credit, an ideology that Chesterton is aghast at. When Wallop announces this at the Privy Council meeting, a furious Chesterton leaves in protest and Wallop feels a twinge of regret before resuming his speech.
  • White Man's Burden: In the Old Guard route, Wallop defends the British Empire as a jewel of White Civilization, which uplifted "lesser people" and brought progress to the rest of the world.

    Colin Jordan 
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Role: Prime Ministernote  (British Free Corps coup)
Party: British People's Party - Spearhead
Ideology: Palingenetic Nazismnote 

  • Black Shirt: Exaggerated. There is no one in Britain more enamored with Hitler than Jordan is. Like his real-life counterpart, he legitimately believes Hitler is the messiah of humanity and wants nothing more than to shackle the country to the Reich forever. Though Britain is already under a pro-German collaborationist government, Jordan wants to go even further in emulating the Nazis.
  • The Coup: Should the political situation in Britain become too chaotic, Jordan and the British Free Corps will march into Westminster, force the current government to resign, and ask the King to appoint a new government led by Jordan.
  • Distinctive Appearances: Jordan is the most fanatical Nazi in Britain and, while the rest of the potential Prime Ministers wear suits, he wears a Nazi uniform to signify his allegiance.
  • The Dreaded: By empowering and enabling the BFC's atrocities, Jordan earns the fear and disdain of many across Britain. Even the BPP is uneasy about his reckless demeanor and extreme devotion to National Socialism.
  • Dystopia Justifies the Means: The only Britain that Jordan would fervently support obeys National Socialism and the word of Hitler to the letter. Combining unfettered ambition with unrestrained, brute force in the BFC, Jordan will turn Britain into a nightmarish hellhole, where all dissidence is ruthlessly eliminated and everyone becomes a fervent Nazi.
  • Earn Your Bad Ending: A Jordan-led Britain is the worst path that the collaborationist government can go down, but achieving this is very difficult without the player intentionally messing up. The biggest example is that accumulating at least 95% chaos is the main prerequisite for triggering his rise to power.
  • Eviler than Thou: If the party chaos reaches 95%, Jordan will execute a coup on Nall-Cain's government and seize power for himself, ready to take Britain down a darker path than ever before.
  • The Face: Jordan is technically not the leader of the BFC—that is Haller-Cooper's job. However, Jordan leads the Spearhead faction of the BPP, composed of the BFC's political sympathizers. If the BFC needs to be addressed, Jordan will be the man to confront.
  • The Friend Nobody Likes: Everyone in the BPP, minus those in the British Free Corps, treats Jordan as a pariah. Whether because they are repulsed by his crimes or think he's creating too much bad PR for the regime, the collaborators are reluctant to cede any influence to Jordan and only tolerate him because he's a useful tool in suppressing HMMLR and Germany would be outraged by his removal.
  • Hated by All: The only Britons who have a positive opinion of Jordan are those in the BFC. Otherwise, the Pragmatists cannot stand his heinous crimes, while the Ideologues and Old Guard think he's too crazy for their standards and want him leashed as much as possible. The citizens are rightfully terrified of Jordan for supporting the BFC's excessive violence, while the HMMLR partisans take particular glee in attacking his men and obviously put Jordan on the list for execution if they win. Not even Germany, the country that Jordan laps up to, is fond of him because they know his reign will be an unstable one and a detriment to their foreign ministry.
  • The Millstone: Jordan and the BFC's raids are more of a hindrance than a benefit to the collaborators, as they mindlessly destroy any potential leads to HMMLR and don't care about the collateral damage that ensues. Often, the BFC doesn't even do the heavy work; they just show up at the end of the operation and catastrophically derail things. The only reason Domvile tolerates them is because he's well-liked in Germania, especially by the SS.
  • More Despicable Minion: Even by the already low standards of the SS, Jordan is a fanatical psychopath—there's a reason his coup is considered Britain's second-worst outcome (only above William Joyce). He's a good tool for keeping those less enthusiastic in line but not much else.
  • Nepotism: Appoints his wife Françoise Dior as minister of labour.
  • Out of Focus: Jordan doesn't appear very often in the flesh, more often talked about in conversation by other characters, before he actually becomes Prime Minister of the UK.
  • Red Baron: Because of his unwavering loyalty to Hitler and support of the BFC, Jordan is nicknamed by both friend and foe "The FĂĽhrer of the Isles".
  • The Starscream: When party chaos has reached 95%, Jordan organizes a coup against Nall-Cain, cordoning the streets to Westminster, locking the military leadership in Whitehall, and holding the King hostage in Buckingham Palace with a brigade. Under pressure, Nall-Cain surrenders leadership of the BPP and position as Home Secretary to Jordan, which is all he needs to nominate himself as Prime Minister and the new master of Britain.
  • Undying Loyalty: Jordan is fanatically loyal to Hitler and everything the Nazis stand for, to the point that he believes Hitler is the literal messiah of humanity. No one, not even Joyce, takes their beliefs that far.

Butler Cabinet Members

    Harold Wilson 
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70s Portrait
Role: Minister of Labour (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Minister of Health (Butler cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Butler succession)
Party: British People's Party - Pragmatists
Ideology: Left-Wing Corporatismnote 
Ideology (Future Update): Managerial Statenote 

  • Animal Motifs: Wilson is frequently compared to a snake as a shorthand insult to his boundless ambition and cunning, as no one can trust him or his mysterious motivations.
  • Anti-Villain: Wilson has a lot of slimy characteristics: he's opportunistic, shifty, and practical to the point he's willing to collaborate with actual Nazis. But he is one of the few BPP higher-ups who cares about the people's welfare, fostering relations with the worker unions and going the farthest out of all potential Prime Ministers in expanding protective social programs. His internal thoughts and insecurities also show his earnest belief in the ideology he espouses, indicating that his performance as an Internal Reformist isn't entirely disingenuous. Overall, he's about as clean as the collaborators can ever get, but that's just a testament to how low the BPP's standards are.
  • Appropriated Appellation: Wilson is frequently called a snake, even by members of his own faction. Since then, he's embraced the animal as a nickname.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: At least to one rookie civil servant, Wilson's appearance is disarmingly funny looking, masking how silver-tongued he actually is, capable of talking down to other people several times higher than him in rank.
  • Emperor Scientist: Wilson, much like his real life counterpart, employs skilled, specifically trained specialists to plan the economy with the mobilisation of scientific resources.
  • Everyone Has Standards:
    • Like the rest of the collaborators, Wilson is an enemy of HMMLR. However, Wilson is sympathetic enough to the trade unions that he balks at the idea of surveilling them for harboring HMMLR insurgents. When Butler becomes Prime Minister and requests for extra vigilance against the trade unions, Wilson tenses up before giving reassurance.
    • Wilson despises the corrupt land speculation of the German corporations. When he learns that a farmer was coerced into cheaply selling his land and killed himself in despair, a furious Wilson proposes a Parliamentary Ombudsman to crack down on the corruption, even though Domvile and Fountaine veto it.
  • The Friend Nobody Likes: He's a dutiful and competent civil servant to the BPP, yet his ideology and loyalties are too unpredictable for many, making him distrusted throughout the entire party.
  • Glory Hound: Wilson hungers to be in the spotlight and advance his station. Butler is wary about entrusting him with more responsibilities because Wilson may very well get too powerful for even the Prime Minister to control.
  • Honor Before Reason: When a farmer is forced to sell his land to the German companies and commits suicide, an aghast Wilson proposes an ombudsman bill against this corruption, even though this will be seen as a power grab by the Pragmatists. Predictably, the bill gets rejected by Domvile and Fountaine, while Butler gets humiliated for letting Wilson write such an audacious proposal.
  • How They Treat the Help: Wilson treats his secretary like family. The highlight of his week is inviting her for dinner with his wife and discussing sensitive political matters.
  • Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Despite his relatively low rank in the BPP, Wilson's charm and respect are so infectious that he chairs many bureaucratic meetings himself and his nominal superiors are more likely to follow his lead in them.
  • Internal Reformist: Wilson is a key figure in the collaborationist regime, serving in Butler's reformist circle and most well-known for co-authoring the popular Beveridge Report before the Germans even invaded. He aims to reform the BPP into a party which can move Britain towards greater welfare for its people.
  • Loophole Abuse: Wilson endorses his policies through political maneuvering and careful wording to avoid overt ties to socialism.
  • The Man Behind the Man: Butler receives a proposal from a minister named Evan Durbin, who argues that the Labour office should take a greater role in overseeing pay initiatives and promises to make a gradual transition to local pay management by the end of the week. It doesn't take long for Butler to figure that Durbin is a mere intermediary communicating Wilson's ideas and, while he thinks it's a good idea, he still finds it highly suspicious.
  • Opportunistic Bastard: Due to his low rank, Wilson was not on the evacuation list to Canada when Operation Sea Lion occurred. At his very core an opportunist, Wilson attached himself to the British People's Party, which can serve him the most benefit. Wilson dislikes Germany entirely but is willing to play inside Butler's clique within the BPP to reform Britain from the inside. His allegiance is so untrustworthy that not even Butler is comfortable with him.
  • Pet the Dog: For as opportunistic as he is, Wilson legitimately believes in helping the common workers. If Fountaine takes over, his last piece of advice in the succession letter is an urge for the government to not ignore their pleas and warning that neglecting the workers would drive them to follow the late Jones' defiance.
  • The Spook: Downplayed. Publicly, not a whole lot is known about his political beliefs, besides some faith in Keynesian economics.
  • Third-Party Peacekeeper: He's more sympathetic to the unions than Butler is, so he's the third-party mediating their deals and negotiating with the cabinet for improved rights.
  • What You Are in the Dark: Between his self-satisfied demeanor and general opportunism, Wilson does have a measure of private dissatisfaction with the BPP and its host of fascist actions. When the Pragmatists' influence is managed twice in the "Party of Contrasts" mechanic, Wilson displays a rare show of sorrow and contemplation in his office, disappointed that the restraining Black Shirt Authority bill was rejected and that Butler's chances of succeeding Domvile are slim at best.

    Reginald Maudling 
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Role: President of the Board of Trade (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Foreign Secretarynote  (Butler Cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Butler succession)
Party: British People's Party - Pragmatists
Ideology: Managerial Statenote 

  • Affably Evil: Maudling collaborates with the Nazis and has extensive ties with the German corporations that employ forced labor, but he also has an upbeat personality that's charming enough to whip favor from corporate titans like Abs.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: A lot of BPP Whips underestimate Maudling as a happy, carefree politician with few convictions, unaware of how crafty he is.
  • Drink-Based Characterization: He is introduced drinking a glass of brandy while talking to the German corporate executives, communicating his classy background and willingness to do business with the most powerful German figures.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: He is okay with collaborating with the Nazis and giving extra benefits to the German corporations, but he still disdains the idea of Britain being run by fascists.
  • Lazy Bum: Subverted. Many would assume Maudling is a lazy big shot resting off of his wealth, which underestimates his great ambition, enough that he plots to succeed Butler one day.
  • Number Two: Maudling is the second most powerful politician among the Pragmatists, behind only Butler himself. Butler also considers him more trustworthy than Wilson and calls him a protĂ©gĂ©, akin to what Augustus and Martin van Buren were to Caesar and Andrew Jackson, respectively.
  • Opportunistic Bastard: Maudling is a member of Butler's reformist clique, but he is content to work with the Germans so he can get an edge over his rivals.
  • Pet the Dog:
    • When the Ideologues' influence is managed twice, Maudling receives news that one of his staff members has been appointed as Deputy Finance Manager at Volkswagen. Though he is more excited to have an ally in the German business sector, Maudling is sincerely happy for the man and his family.
    • In one of the few times he agrees with Wilson, Maudling agrees that Britain needs a National Health Service for the people.
  • The Quisling: The only leaders who are more pro-German than him are Jordan and Joyce. Maudling audaciously wants to open Britain to German corporate interests without protest, overlooking their abuses if it can facilitate the country's economic growth.
  • Villain Has a Point: Maudling is extremely audacious about collaborating with German corporations and letting them run free in the countryside. Many are aghast at this idea, but Maudling counters that they are needed to facilitate Britain's economic recovery, and the country would be in worse straits without their intervention, a fact that few can retort to. At least, until something economically catastrophic hits Britain and reveals the vulnerability of this approach, like the Oil Crisis.
  • Well-Intentioned Extremist: He's by far one of the most pro-German politicians in the BPP. While he will personally benefit from the dubious arrangement, Maudling maintains some genuine belief that it's in Britain's best interests to ingratiate themselves to Germany and reach greater economic heights under their wing.
  • Worthy Opponent: Maudling is one of the few Pragmatists to be respected by Fountaine, as both advocate many of the same policies. However, this is not reciprocated, as Maudling reacts with a puzzled grimace when Fountaine writes him a succession letter and reveals his admiration of him.
  • Your Approval Fills Me with Shame: If Butler becomes Prime Minister, Fountaine writes him a letter of congratulations, sharing many of his ideas and advising that he steer the Butler premiership in a more favorable direction for the Ideologues. Maudling is not too pleased by the compliments and ignores Fountaine's offer to give him more counsel.

    Reginald Manningham-Buller 
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Role: Minister of the Commonwealth (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Home Secretarynote  (Butler cabinet)
Party: British People's Party - Pragmatists
Ideology: National Conservatismnote 

  • Everyone Has Standards:
    • Manningham-Buller is a collaborator, but he is disgusted by the street violence committed by the Ideologues and he plans to prosecute them without mercy.
    • He has a strong by-the-books attitude, but he has no problem employing underhanded tactics against fascists, like the Lords. As he says, the fascists will have no respect for the law, so there is no reason the law should respect them.
  • Honor Before Reason: Subverted. When Butler thinks of framing the Duke of Buccleuch for embezzlement, he fears that this will be opposed by Manningham-Buller for being dishonorable. However, Manninghaum-Buller is actually in support of this.
  • Wrong Line of Work: Downplayed. In the immediate, chaotic post-war period, many find Manningham-Buller an odd pick for a Home Secretary, given his adherence to order and steadiness above all. However, Butler figures that his moderate stance is what the country needs to calm down.

    Angus Maude 
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Role: Defence Secretary (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Butler cabinet)
Party: British People's Party - Pragmatists
Ideology: National Conservatismnote 

  • The Creon: As the second most important person in the Pragmatist faction of the BPP, he easily could build a following for himself and aim to succeed Butler, but Maude has no ambition to.
  • Everyone Has Standards:
    • Maude is a collaborator, but he has many qualms about this position and is among the most reluctant of Butler's men to appease Germany. In particular, he disapproves of Maudling and his eager dealings with the German corporations.
    • He is a more conservative spender than Wilson and Maudling, but even he thinks it's disgraceful that the welfare system is filled with so many loopholes that can be used to dishonestly deny benefits to people who should qualify. He can work with Butler to fix this.
  • Honor Before Reason: Part of the reason why he opposes an extensive welfare state is because it would mean borrowing money from Germany to prop it up and he cannot stomach that idea.
  • Know When to Fold 'Em: Released from a POW camp after the Second World War, Maude gave up active resistance against Germany and joined the BPP to salvage what little dignity the United Kingdom could have.
  • Number Two: Maude has been Butler and the Pragmatist's second-in-command ever since their bloc formed. Notably, Maude is one of the few people that Butler treats as a personal friend, respecting his good economic knowledge and feeling fully confident that he will successfully manage the Exchequer.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: When Butler is promoted to Prime Minister, his old position in the Exchequer is taken up by Maude, whose political positions are remarkably similar to his own. In particular, when addressing the post-war economic situation, Maude proposes a "common-sense budget" for council property purchasing and removing wartime price controls, which is exactly what Butler would have done in the same role.
  • Third-Party Peacekeeper: In the infighting between Wilson and Maudling, Maude's main job is to act as a neutral moderator, keeping the Pragmatists united until they can restabilize the situation at home.

Fountaine Cabinet Members

    Jeffrey Hamm 
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Role: Leader of the Blackshirts, Minister of Education and Science (Fountaine cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Fascist Populismnote 

  • Brutal Honesty: Hamm is characteristically blunt, befitting his demeanor as a thug who relies on violence instead of words to get his way.
  • Co-Dragons: One of Fountaine's top advisors, representing the Mosleyite branch of the Ideologues.
  • The Dragon: When Mosley was still alive, Hamm was his closest disciple, attending his speeches in the packed halls and staying loyal to his cause, even after his demise. He still has a portrait of Mosley above his office's door and swears that his vision of class collaboration and national syndicalism will come when Fountaine takes power.
  • Dragon with an Agenda: Hamm bears the ideological torch of Mosley, whose core tenets include class collaboration, pan-Europeanism, national syndicalism, and the empowerment of a single man to head the fascist revolution. With Mosley dead, Hamm has thrown his support to Fountaine, thinking he is the perfect candidate to become a second Mosley.
  • The Dreaded: Hamm is feared throughout the country as the Blackshirts' leader, responsible for terrorizing villages and towns to enforce the BPP's will. If Fountaine gets into power, many dread the reign of terror to be unleashed by Hamm and his Blackshirts to snuff out HMMLR remnants. He's even feared by the MPs, where Hamm's presence is enough to intimidate them and corral them into loyalty towards Fountaine.
  • Do Wrong, Right: Hamm has a deep disdain for the old fascist Prime Ministers, calling them relics who have brought the nation to ruin by provoking multiple rebellions and thus failed to keep the fascist torch lit. His hatred goes so far as to want to remove their names from the public mind, something that takes Fountaine and Bean aback.
  • Evil Sounds Deep: He leads the fascist Blackshirts and has a baritone voice to boot.
  • Evil Wears Black: As a Blackshirt, Hamm wears a literal black shirt to represent where his affiliations lie.
  • The Heavy: As the leader of the Blackshirts, Hamm's main responsibility is to crush any dissidents with brute force and exact Fontaine's will.
  • Hidden Depths: Hamm isn't as charismatic or a good public speaker as Fountaine or Bean, but he's no dumb brute. When the Blackshirts are empowered under Fountaine's watch, Hamm delivers a dramatic speech about the Blackshirts being the vanguard of British civilization, riling everyone but one police officer into rabid excitement.
  • Hitler Ate Sugar: He frequently accuses Bean of being a socialist or a "Judeo-Bolshevik", solely because he promotes a more collective vision for fascism.
  • Knight Templar: Hamm considers himself a proud soldier eliminating whatever the "rot" of Britain and saving the country from so-called subversive elements.
  • Make an Example of Them: Hamm's modus operandi to corral Parliament is to attack some MPs, potentially "replace" them, and cow the others into submission out of fear. Hamm is so entrenched in this method that he wants to employ it against the more prestigious Lords, only for Fountaine to stop him because it wouldn't be a good look to Germany.
  • Meet the New Boss: Under Fountaine's premiership, Hamm and the Blackshirts start to overtake the BFC as the country's paramilitary wing. However, the populace doesn't see much of a difference, as the Blackshirts roam throughout the cities and countryside like thugs, terrorizing the people and keeping them obedient through fear.
  • Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: Hamm frames the empowerment of the Blackshirts as a security measure to protect the country from more terrorists, but it's all a pretense to enforce Fountaine's regime and advance the fascist cause. If anyone calls this out, they will be silenced by Hamm's Blackshirts.
  • Order Is Not Good: Hamm is all about enforcing order through the Blackshirts, which means using threats and violence on the populace to cow their submission.
  • Red Scare: He shares Mosley's extreme anti-communism and one of his most common barbs against Bean is accusing him of being a "Judeo-Bolshevik"
  • State Sec: Under Fountaine's Security Services Reinforcement Act, Hamm can turn the Blackshirts into a formal paramilitary organization and enforce the BPP's fascist regime. Appropriately, those who denounce this change disappear without a trace.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Hamm shares many of the same political beliefs as the late Oswald Mosley, preaching class collaboration and authoritarian measures under Blackshirt supervision. According to Word of God, they didn't want to use Mosley himself because they thought he was a less interesting person than Hamm.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Hamm shares a cabinet with Bean, but they frequently bicker with each other because Hamm is a devout Mosleyite opposed to the more collectivist solutions proposed by Bean.
  • Undying Loyalty: Hamm is devoutly loyal to Mosley's dream of a fascist Britain, turning him into a martyr and modeling Fountaine into a replacement for his posthumous idol.
  • Villainous Friendship: Hamm still fondly remembers Mosley's speeches, delivered to packed halls of eager fascists who shared his vision. Revisiting the now-empty halls, Hamm swears that Mosley's legacy will be restored, hoping to mold Fountaine into his successor.
  • Villainous Legacy: Hamm is the leader of the British Union of Fascists remnant clique within the BPP, still loyal to the BUF's founder Oswald Mosley who was executed by the Churchill government.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: In Butler's path, Fountaine and Bean are forced to resign on exaggerated corruption charges, but Hamm is unaccounted for. The closest indication of his fate is that the Blackshirts have not completely fallen out of favor in the country and Butler fails to completely delegitimize them, but there is no word on what happened to Hamm himself.

    John Bean 
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Role: Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Fountaine cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Fascist Populismnote 

  • Asshole Victim: In Butler's path, the Pragmatists underhandedly force Bean to resign as MP by linking him with corrupt surveyors of the Thames Airport, even though he just signed a couple of their papers and never met them. It's dishonorable, but Bean is a fascist who doesn't garner a whole lot of sympathy.
  • Bait the Dog: Bean's first major accomplishment is forming the British Workers' Alliance, which takes inspiration from the Deutsche Arbeitsfront and theoretically allows workers to stand up against German corporations and abusive factory bosses. However, all upper organizers in the BWA are chosen by the BPP and the entire organization is yet another tool for Bean to run out anyone deemed an enemy of the regime. Further, if anyone in the program opposes Fountaine's interests, they will instantly lose all of their privileges.
  • The Charmer: Under Fountaine, Bean is promoted to Chairman of the BPP because of his skills as a political orator, where he can use his sharp tongue to spread the fascist revolution and persuade millions of Britons to join the cause.
  • Co-Dragons: One of Fountaine's top advisors mentioned, representing a collectivist, worker-focused branch of the Ideologues.
  • Commie-Nazis: Bean follows an idiosyncratic form of fascism that is very hostile to finance capitalism and nominally 'pro-worker'. For the same reason, his rival Hamm often accuses Bean of being a leftist or communist. For his part, Bean supports industrial capitalism and denies an association with communism, cursing it as a failed ideology and lamenting that the spirit of the common man has been corrupted by "Judeo-Bolshevism".
  • Dragon with an Agenda:
    • Through Fountaine, Bean will orient British Fascism in a collectivist direction, where a cult of the nation is enshrined and power is distributed to the British working class and away from a single leader. The British workers will be empowered under nationalized unions against the German corporate bosses and the "Judeo-Bolsheviks", but still kept loyal to the BPP through propaganda and intimidation.
    • While he doesn't seek to leave the Einheitspakt, Bean wants Britain to pursue a more assertive foreign policy independent of the Reich.
  • Do Wrong, Right:
    • Bean has issues with the Einheitspakt and the PNF. Not over anything moral, but about their unequal structures that empower a single individual; from Bean's perspective, fascism needs to be more collective, but no less hateful.
    • Bean's personal project, the British Workers' Alliance, is directly inspired by the Deutsche Arbeitsfront. However, Bean thinks the latter has been corrupted into a tool for German corporations to exploit the workers, so he swears that the BWA will not repeat its mistakes.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Bean's thoughts on the Old Guard Prime Ministers are mixed, but he would not go as far as to try to erase them from history, defending that their mistakes were just misguided and that the rebellions they faced were going to happen, with or without their premiership.
  • Hates Rich People: Bean despises the upper-class and wealthy bankers, advocating a more worker-based, market-orientated industrial capitalism, where banking interests are leashed.
  • Hypocrite: Bean rails that the British workers need to be empowered, but if the unions go against his idealized vision for them, he'll leave them to challenge the German corporations on their own, casually using this pressure to force their coercion.
  • I Fight for the Strongest Side!: He was just a teenager when the Battle of Britain was ongoing, which forced him to reevaluate his political values. Bean briefly became a communist, then switched to fascism when the Axis Powers won World War II.
  • Knight Templar: Bean is a propaganda maestro, who thinks he's cleaning the BPP of its corruption and kindling a fascist revolution that will save Britain.
  • Motor Mouth: When he needs to present one of his ideas, Bean becomes a huge blabbermouth. In his possible proposal for Domvile to nationalize the unions, Bean goes on a fast-paced, massive tangent about how it will stem the tide of socialism and collectivize the workers for the good of the nation.
  • No True Scotsman: On the surface, Bean is sympathetic to the worker unions. However, if they refuse to cooperate with him, he'll say that they're not a "good British Union".
  • Pet the Dog: He's been estranged from his mentor, Chesterton. However, the lingering memories of their once fond relationship are barely enough for Bean to not express outright fury when Wallop becomes Prime Minister and Chesterton tries to invite him onto the cabinet.
  • Propaganda Machine: Bean mass produces countless propaganda posters, espousing the BPP as a worker-based party and calling for their participation in the fascist revolution. One of his jobs is reviewing these posters and ensuring that they're good enough to distribute and he plans on elevating the BPP's propaganda to the television.
  • Resigned in Disgrace: As the major Ideologue with the weakest network, Bean is targeted by the Pragmatists in Butler's path, where they associate him with corrupt surveyors and force him to resign as a disgraced MP, dealing a major blow against his faction.
  • Superior Successor: Exploited. Bean's main appeal is offering an alternative to Bolshevism, proclaiming that he will represent their interests against capitalist exploitation without the flaws of Bolshevism.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork:
    • Bean has a fierce working relationship with Hamm, as the former wants a more collectivist fascist Britain that empowers the workers and the latter favors a more orthodox Mosleyite regime that keeps power through Blackshirt terror.
    • Defied in Bean's vision for Britain, where he argues that the BPP should end its factionalism and petty arguments with each other, looking back on history and citing internal division as the main downfall behind many fascist regimes. He says that Britain should set an example for what a new, unified fascist state should look like.
  • Undying Loyalty: Bean is fiercely loyal to the Ideologues. When Wallop becomes Prime Minister, Chesterton tries to bring him onto the cabinet so that the Old Guard can be in touch with the masses, but Bean's answer is a firm no, not even budging when he hears other Ideologue MPs defect to the Old Guard.
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Bean has a way with words and attracts the masses by appealing to their interests.
  • We Used to Be Friends: Bean was an apprentice of Chesterton, but matters have been icy between them, since the divide between the Old Guard and the Ideologues. If Wallop wins the premiership, Chesterton tries to invite Bean to the cabinet so that it can appeal to the common man, but Bean refuses and coldly leaves, showing how far the rift has gotten between the two.

    W.E.D. Allen 
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Role: Home Secretarynote  (Fountaine cabinet), Minister of Health (Old Guard Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party - Ideologues
Ideology: Fascist Populismnote 

  • Eviler than Thou: Allen was among the Ideologues who joined Fountaine's backbench revolt to sack Chesterton for his incompetence and indirectly motivating the '56 Uprising.
  • Pragmatic Villainy: Allen disdains Chesterton, but most because of his incompetence over any moral grounds.
  • Wicked Cultured: Allen is a well-traveled fascist who is Eton-educated.

    James Lonsdale-Bryans 
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Role: Foreign Secretarynote  (Fountaine cabinet), Minister of the Commonwealth (Old Guard Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party - Ideologues
Ideology: Fascist Populismnote 

  • Les Collaborateurs: Moving to Rome, Lonsdale-Bryans sold out his country to the Axis powers by negotiating potential peace terms with them. When the United Kingdom finally fell in Operation Sealion, Lonsdale-Bryans was rewarded with a position in the Foreign Office.
  • Meet the New Boss: Lonsdale-Bryans previously met Nall-Cain in Eton and worked together in advocating peace with Germany during World War II. After Nall-Cain's retirement and Fountaine's ascension, Lonsdale-Bryans is invited to take up his old acquaintance's position and once more act as the United Kingdom's representative to Germany.
  • Mouth of Sauron: Lonsdale-Bryans is pretty lazy since his only job is to act as Fountaine's speaker to their German benefactors.
  • Wicked Cultured: Lonsdale-Bryans is Eton-educated and a socialite in Italian high society.

Wallop Cabinet Members

    Arthur Kenneth Chesterton 
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Role: Home Secretarynote  (Old Guard Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote 

  • The Alcoholic: Still unable to get over his past failures, Chesterton drinks heavily to dull the pain. Whenever he's invited to parties, the waiters are given explicit orders to limit his wine; otherwise, he would be completely plastered.
  • Arch-Enemy: Chesterton has not forgotten the time Fountaine ousted him from the premiership during the '56 Uprising and deeply resents him for it. If Wallop wins the premiership and empowers the Old Guard, Fountaine writes him a letter that curses Chesterton, in which the recipient relishes his petulance and swiftly forgets about the words.
  • Beneath the Mask: Chesterton is genuinely happy if Wallop wins the premiership and stays the Old Guard's course. However, Chesterton silently begrudges the failure of his own premiership, wondering how his life could have turned out differently if the '56 Uprising never happened and Fountaine didn't get him fired.
  • Co-Dragons: Wallop can empower the Old Guard and rule Britain with a triumvirate, where Chesterton acts as one of his top advisors, alongside Russell.
  • Commonality Connection: When Wallop sides with the Old Guard, Chesterton tries to appease the Blackshirts by relating his own experience as one of them. It doesn't work and the Blackshirts are only satisfied when Chesterton reveals that he will reorganize the police to become a united paramilitary wing with their organization.
  • Dragon-in-Chief: Downplayed. Chesterton is Wallop's Home Secretary if the Old Guard is empowered, capable of summoning anyone to his policy meetings and getting people to submit under intimidation from the constables. Chesterton has so much sway in the cabinet that he's almost as powerful as the Prime Minister himself.
  • Equal-Opportunity Evil: Downplayed. Chesterton is a fascist, but he personally invites Birdwood to be Wallop's Foreign Secretary, excited that she will represent the country.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Chesterton considers Social Credit a mad ideology and a disrespectful affront to the memory of Domvile. If Wallop goes down this path, Chesterton will be outraged.
  • He's Back!: After his failed premiership, Chesterton practically lived and acted like a zombie, tired of his past haunting him. If Wallop becomes Prime Minister and stays loyal to the Old Guard, Chesterton will feel revitalized again and await a second chance to redeem himself.
  • How the Mighty Have Fallen: He used to command respect in the BPP, but he's fallen hard ever since the '56 Uprising and Fountaine's backbench revolt. In 1962, he's reduced to a pathetic alcoholic who hasn't been politically active in years. However, he can get back into the spotlight, invigorated once more, if Wallop wins the premiership.
  • Irrational Hatred: Chesterton laments the destruction of the British Empire, but doesn't lay the blame on Germany. Instead, he blames Churchill and the Tories for failing the country, as well as a cabal of "Judeo-Capitalistic collaborators" who conspire to destroy Britain.
  • Mean Boss: When he's in charge of the Home Office, Chesterton is an incredibly strict boss and works his subordinates like dogs.
  • My Greatest Second Chance: Chesterton sees his appointment in Wallop's cabinet as the best chance he's got to redeem his legacy after the '56 Uprising, which dealt a major blow to his reputation. It also helps that he can influence Russell in the Exchequer and implement the same economic policies he would have done in his first premiership.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Chesterton usually expresses a gentlemanly character, but when Wallop announces that he is going to deviate from the status quo and implement his Social Credit ideas, Chesterton goes ballistic on the Prime Minister for desecrating the Old Guard's legacy and leaves in a huff.
  • Pet the Dog: When Wallop organizes a workshop to bring the Lords back in-line with Domvile, Chesterton happily accepts the request to help Russell, on account of their friendship.
  • The Resenter: Downplayed. If Wallop becomes Prime Minister and sticks with the Old Guard, Chesterton will be happy for his success, but he does not forget his own failed premiership and laments how things turned out. Even as he celebrates Wallop's success, Chesterton will never forgive the '56 Uprising leaders and Fontaine for ruining his future.
  • Resigned in Disgrace: The most anyone remembers about Chesterton's premiership was mishandling the '56 Uprising, which nearly uprooted the collaborationist government. Though the resistance was suppressed back into hiding and its main organizers executed, Chesterton was forced to resign for mismanaging the crisis.
  • Retired Monster: Zig-Zagged. He spent his premiership trying to create a British spin on fascism and enforce that on the entire country, which ultimately failed after the '56 Uprising and Fountaine's backbench rebellion against him. Chesterton doesn't regret anything he did or planned to do, but his downfall drove him into alcoholism and depression, making him relatively inactive in politics. However, this can change if Wallop becomes Prime Minister and sides with the Old Guard, revitalizing the old fascist into resuming his crusade.
  • Small Name, Big Ego: Under Wallop's status quo premiership, Chesterton declares that the British Empire can be restored and rule the waves, once the "Judeo-Capitalistic collaborators" are removed. Of course, there is no feasible way to make this into a reality, but the perception of it is all that matters to him.
  • Villainous Friendship:
    • Chesterton is an old and close friend to Wallop, enjoying his company outside of work and both seemingly interested in reasserting the Old Guard's rule over Britain. However, the relationship can go south if Wallop commits to Social Credit and alienates Chesterton in the process.
    • Even though they haven't spoken in a while, Chesterton is fond of Birdwood, as a fellow Old Guard fascist. When they reunite after the Second General Uprising, Chesterton personally invites Birdwood to Wallop's cabinet.
  • We Used to Be Friends: As his oldest friend, Chesterton is a close ally of Wallop, but the two can become enemies if Wallop becomes Prime Minister and abandons the Old Guard to follow his Social Credit ideas. Chesterton is outraged at the betrayal, dropping his affable character to denounce Wallop and leave the Privy Council meeting in protest.

    Jane Birdwood 
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Role: 2nd Baroness Birdwood, Minister of Education and Science (Domvile and Nall-Cain cabinet), Foreign Secretarynote  (Old Guard Wallop cabinet), President of the Board of Trade (Jordan cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote 

  • Ambition Is Evil: Subverted. Birdwood is an evil fascist, but she calls herself an unambitious woman. She already feels satisfied as Domvile's Education Secretary and feels taken aback when she becomes Wallop's Foreign Secretary, in the Old Guard subpath.
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: She is the 2nd Baroness of Birdwood and just as vile as the other Old Guard fascists.
  • Character Tics: Birdwood bites her nails when nervous, as shown when she listens to garrison reports on HMMLR's activities during the Second General Uprising.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Birdwood despises the Ideologues for their overt violence, calling them a "gang of uncouth ruffians".
  • Evil Reactionary: Disdainful of men like Butler and Fountaine, Birdwood longs for the old days when the House of Commons was dominated by aristocratic Old Guard fascists, many of whom either moved to the Lords or passed away.
  • The Face: Birdwood is Wallop's Foreign Secretary in the Old Guard path, meaning that she will represent Britain on the global stage, advertising their successes and hiding their failures.
  • Faux Affably Evil: She can hide her reprehensible fascist views with a polite exterior.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: She's one of the most eccentric members of the BPP and is infamous for wearing unorthodox spectacles.
  • Irrational Hatred: Birdwood hates almost everything, especially non-white people, for little to no reason other than naked bigotry.
  • Pet the Dog: If promoted to Foreign Secretary, Birdwood cherishes the letter of congratulations from Wallop and keeps it in her personal effects, until her dying day.
  • Villainous Friendship:
    • She is close friends with Nall-Cain, cheerily greeting him at a party she hosts.
    • In the succession race, Birdwood happily accepts Chesterton's invitation to support him and Wallop, sharing a casual meal and reminiscing over the past.

    Hastings Russell 
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Role: 12th Marquess of Tavistock, 12th Duke of Bedford, Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Old Guard Wallop cabinet), Home Secretarynote  (Social Credit Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote  (Old Guard Wallop cabinet), Social Creditnote  (Social Credit Wallop cabinet)

  • Aristocrats Are Evil: The 12th Marquess of Tavistock and the 12th Duke of Bedford is a committed fascist and collaborator with Nazi Germany.
  • Authority in Name Only:
    • When he became Prime Minister, Russell had little control over the country's economy, due to Germany's overbearing presence and Butler's control over the treasury. It was one of the reasons why Russell eventually broke down and quit.
    • Russell is Wallop's Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Old Guard subpath, but he more often visits Westminster and rarely exercises his power in the Treasury. Therefore, the ministry's duties are taken care of by the directives from Downing Street.
  • Beneath the Mask: In Wallop's Old Guard path, Russell feels a sense of pride that the ruling triumvirate of himself, Wallop, and Chesterton will bend Britain to the BPP's will. However, Russell also feels insecure about what kind of legacy he's going to leave behind, considering his past failures a stain on his history and thinking that he might be forgotten because of it.
  • The Chains of Commanding: Russell's first premiership was a strain on his psyche. Britain was still in ruins from the Second World War, Germany prevented him from enacting any of the economic policies he wanted, British resistance cells started fighting back, and the Old Guard-Ideologue divide in the BPP was becoming more prevalent by the day. The frustration of his powerlessness was too much and, one day in 1953, Russell suddenly snapped and had a mental breakdown at the news of the SOE broadcasting speeches from the late Winston Churchill and an address from Elizabeth II. He retreated to his country estate and handed in his resignation shortly after that.
  • Co-Dragons: If Wallop sticks with the Old Guard, Russell will ascend to a ruling triumvirate, where Wallop is Prime Minister and Russell reigns by his side, alongside Chesterton.
  • Dark and Troubled Past: He's suffered abuse for most of his early life. His parents neglected him during his childhood and his marriage was icy-cold until it ended with divorce.
  • Enemy Mine: If Wallop sticks with the Old Guard, Lord Bedford (a social creditist) will be disappointed, but still cooperates with the new Prime Minister and Chief Secretary Ben Greene to eliminate the Ideologues and Pragmatists, whom he hates even more.
  • The Face: In the Old Guard path for Wallop, Russell is nominally the Chancellor of Exchequer, but all decision-making power is held by the Chief Secretary of the Treasury, Ben Greene, and his partner, A.K. Chesterton. Russell's real job is to make pretty speeches and convince the rest of the cabinet to approve of Greene and Chesterton's proposals.
  • Feeling Their Age: Dissatisfied in Wallop's Old Guard path, Russell feels the years of exhaustion and age weigh down on his body, which doesn't inspire his already deflated reputation.
  • Hates Rich People: Downplayed. He specifically hates powerful German corporate executives, disdaining them for polluting the British countryside. In Wallop's Social Credit path, he corrals their operations to the cities, as taxes are raised on any companies operating in the countryside.
  • The Hermit: Downplayed. Contrary to his former wife's wishes, Russell prefers to not have guests over in his home, especially as he's gotten older. However, he will relent when inviting his oldest friends over, still fondly recalling the time they founded the BPP together.
  • How the Mighty Have Fallen: Russell may have been an esteemed founding member of the BPP, but he's practically fallen into obscurity ever since his nervous breakdown and resignation as Prime Minister.
  • My Greatest Second Chance:
    • Suffering an abusive childhood and ignobly ending his premiership with a mental breakdown, Russell swears to redeem himself in the social credit path, realizing the full extent of his ideological ambitions.
    • Downplayed in the Old Guard path. In Parliament, Russell is given a chance to redeem his mistake of giving too much influence to certain MPs, like Butler and Fountaine. However, Russell's success here is mixed, as many don't respect him anyway.
  • No-Respect Guy: Nobody respects Russell when he potentially becomes Wallop's Chancellor of the Exchequer. Most give him irritated glances and curt answers when he asks for their opinion on his work and any applause he receives for his speeches are muted at best.
  • Pet the Dog: Even when Beckett's partial Jewish ancestry was outed, Russell intervened on his friend's behalf and petitioned Ribbentrop to have the BPP's founder exiled rather than killed.
  • Resigned in Disgrace: He resigned from the premiership when he suffered a mental breakdown, something that has hung over his reputation ever since.
  • Sheltered Aristocrat: Sheltered by his upper-class life, the Duke of Bedford doesn't care what the masses think and feels that Chesterton is too concerned about appealing to them.
  • Stepford Smiler: Russell is a follower of Social Credit and is one of the few men in Wallop's Privy Council meeting to express approval if the Prime Minister goes down that path. However, if Wallop sticks with the Old Guard instead, Russell will express muted disappointment under an exterior of approval, as he claps along with everyone else and hides his discontent.
  • The Teetotaler: Russell doesn't drink alcohol. When Wallop celebrates their success in the Social Credit path and pulls out a decanter of scotch, Russell grimaces and has to be implored by his friend to take a glass.
  • The Unfettered: His social credit ideas will bring ruin to the United Kingdom, but Russell doesn't care or have any restraints on how far he'll realize his plans.
  • Workaholic: In Wallop's Old Guard path, Russell is incredibly busy and barely has time to work in the Treasury, which is part of why he gets little respect compared to the rest of the ruling triumvirate.
  • Worthy Opponent: As much as Fountaine despises him for cracking under the premiership's pressure and letting Chesterton into power, he has some level of respect for Russell for being one of the BPP's founders.
  • Villainous Friendship: Russell is still in-touch with the other founders of the BPP, including Beckett, and he sometimes invites them to his home to talk.

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  • Evil Colonialist: When he became Prime Minister in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, Russell had the privilege of laying the BPP's colonial policy, which included revoking voting rights for all native African and disempowering the Legislative Councils for more autocratic governorships, even when they were already segregated for the privileged white citizens. In many ways, Russell transplanted many of the institutions of British India onto Africa in order to maintain imperial legitimacy, such as crowning Edward VIII as Emperor of Africa.

    Rolf Gardiner 
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Role: Minister of Food and Agriculture (Nall-Cain and Old Guard Wallop cabinet), Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Social Credit Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Social Creditnote 

  • In Harmony with Nature: Gardiner espouses ideas of organic farming and a return to agriculture. He laments the German industrialization of Britain's land and can work with Wallop to bring the countryside back to the forefront.
  • Insane Troll Logic: Gardiner's economic advice to Wallop is terrible and based on flawed economic logic that even an amateur could pick apart. Namely, he proposes printing more money to increase the people's purchasing power without any concern that it would create uncontrolled inflation.
  • Minor Major Character: The extent of Gardiner's role is just to be a cabinet member for Wallop, but he's the one who introduced Wallop to C. H. Douglas' Social Credit ideas, which is the basis for one of his subpaths.
  • Old Friend: He's an old friend of Wallop and the two can reunite to enforce their social credit ideas.
  • Wrong Line of Work: Gardiner has no real economic experience besides espousing social credit ideas and he's a mere junior parliamentarian with minimal political experience. Despite this, Wallop can make him Chancellor of the Exchequer.
  • Yes-Man: The only reason Wallop makes him Chancellor of the Exchequer is because they share the same ideas and Gardiner will carry out his economic policies without question.

    Arthur Bryant 
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Role: Minister of Education and Science (Old Guard Wallop cabinet), Foreign Secretarynote  (Social Credit Wallop cabinet)
Party: British People's Party
Ideology: Social Creditnote 

  • Evil Reactionary: Bryant is utterly enamored with England's rich history, potentially working with Wallop to bring the United Kingdom back to the era when it was a mighty colonial empire.
  • Mouth of Sauron: Subverted. His only supposed role is to act as an ambassador who occasionally visits the Reich to represent Wallop's interests. However, he's also secretly subverting Germany's economic influence in the United Kingdom, angered by how their businesses have ruined the country.
  • Pragmatic Villainy: As much as he adheres to Social Credit, Bryant is queasy about taxing the German corporations and concentrating them in the cities because he doesn't want to piss off Britain's neighboring superpower.
  • Psycho Supporter: He has especially weird beliefs about Adolf Hitler, namely believing that he was a mystic who helped Germany rediscover its "soul".
  • Wicked Cultured: Bryant is a fascist who espouses social credit ideas and he's an experienced historian with four decades of experience and great knowledge of England's past.

Jordan Cabinet Members

    John Tyndall 
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Role: Home Secretarynote  (Jordan cabinet)
Ideology: Palingenetic Nazismnote 

  • Co-Dragons: Tyndall is one of Jordan's top enforcers along with Pirie and Cooper, responsible for writing a hit list of the regime's enemies.
  • Psycho Supporter: Coming across a lost copy of Mein Kampf, Tyndall was enamored by the words and ideology of Hitler, leading him to join the Reich and the BFC.
  • Villains Out Shopping: When he's not enforcing Jordan's iron grip, Tyndall studies the history of the British Empire, entertaining his nostalgia for the long-gone global power.

    Roland Ian Kerr-Ritchie 
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Role: Minister of Transportnote  (Jordan cabinet)
Ideology: Palingenetic Nazismnote 

  • Sadist: Kerr-Ritchie goes out of his way to kill Jordan's enemies in the most visceral manner possible out of sadistic glee, which doesn't bode well for the populace when Jordan rises to power.
  • Sociopathic Soldier: Even by the standards of the BFC, Kerr-Ritchie is exceptionally brutal. He's got a high kill count and enjoys tormenting his enemies as a "spectacle".

    Denis Pirie 
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Role: Chancellor of the Exchequernote  (Jordan cabinet)
Ideology: Palingenetic Nazismnote 

  • Co-Dragons: Pirie is one of Jordan's top enforcers along with Tyndall and Cooper, acting as the government's mouthpiece to the public. It's especially notable with how far he's risen, given that he only joined the BFC in 1960.
  • The Face: Pirie is the public face of the Jordan regime, presenting the barest form of connection to the common people.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears a pair of glasses and staunchly follows Jordan so that Britain can follow in the footsteps of Nazi Germany.

    Thomas Haller Cooper 
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Role: Defence Secretarynote  (Jordan cabinet)
Ideology: Palingenetic Nazismnote 

  • Ax-Crazy: Cooper relishes bloodshed and frees the BFC to commit whatever atrocity they wish, engaging in war crimes himself from time to time. It speaks volumes that even the majority of the BPP think he's crazy.
  • Co-Dragons: Cooper is one of Jordan's top enforcers along with Tyndall and Pirie, being one of the few men that his boss trusts.
  • General Ripper: A devout National Socialist and Hitler worshiper, Cooper commands the feared BFC in their mission to hunt down HMMLR, committing wanton acts of violence and destruction to root them out. Cooper's zeal is so great that the BFC's efforts harm the BPP's reputation and create more problems in the long-term.
  • Psycho Supporter: Cooper's ideology follows Jordan's near step-for-step, namely in the belief that the Anglo-Saxons are Aryans who must join the Aryan cause.
  • Stupid Evil: He has no restraints when it comes to suppressing resistance, committing untold amounts of collateral damage, and taking no prisoners for interrogation. However, these methods hinder the collaborators in the long run because they reflect badly on the regime and deny potential leads to other rebel groups who are still hiding.
  • The Unfettered: Many will die in Cooper's plan to join Britain to the Reich, something which he fully accepts as a necessary, even completely right, cost.

German Representatives

    Edmund Veesenmayer 
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Role: Reich Plenipotentiary to Britainnote  (all collaborationist cabinets)
Party: Vorkommando Britannien
Ideology: National Socialism

  • The Ace: Veesenmayer is highly respected in the Reich as a plenipotentiary keeping their conquered territories under the German thumb. He was recognized for his work in Slovakia, Croatia, and Ireland, and he's now been assigned to monitor the United Kingdom.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: While thinking about Germany's troubles, Veesenmayer specifies his concern about the growing influence of Heydrich and his "butchers", indicating that even he finds their actions to be tasteless.
  • General Ripper: Veesenmayer is obsessed with breaking Britain down into a loyal vassal for the Reich and he specifically worked with Domvile to put down the '56 Uprising. If anything, he thinks that the collaborators aren't doing enough to suppress them and wishes that he had the order to crush anyone with the slightest hint of treachery.
  • Hypocrite: Veesenmayer views Britain as a vassal to be subjugated by Germany, but when an Old Guard Wallop demands fairer treatment, Veesenmayer is taken aback and thinks that it would be an unfair arrangement.
  • Karma Houdini: Veesenmayer gets 25 people killed if the German garrison is sent to take care of the London riot, but Nall-Cain can't even slap him on the wrist for it because the Prime Minister still needs support from the German representatives, especially during a crisis like the Second General Uprising.
  • Minor Major Character: Veesenmayer is a minor presence compared to the potential Prime Ministers, but his surveillance of the BPP's activities ensures that the country is forever chained to Germany and can bend British politics so they are more favorable to Germany's interests.
  • Mouth of Sauron: Veesenmayer is Germany's mouthpiece to Britain, holding the country accountable to the Reich's wants and demands.
  • Never My Fault: When a riot breaks out in London during the Second General Uprising, Veesenmayer and his garrison can be assigned to contain the situation. However, this backfires on Nall-Cain when the German soldiers start shooting and kill at least 25 people in the massacre, which is going to reflect badly on his reputation. For his part, Veesenmayer does not care about the repercussions or take any responsibility for escalating the conflict, even adding that his officers did good work.
  • Only Sane Man: At least, he thinks so. Looking down on the BPP's infighting, Veesenmayer believes that he's the only man capable of keeping the United Kingdom chained to the Pakt and warding off the Terrible Twins' partisan activities.
  • Politically Incorrect Villain: As a Nazi, Veesenmayer rhetorically rails against the "liberal Judeo-Bolsheviks" and "Jewish rats" that lurk within Germany and Britain.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Double Subverted. Contrary to Domvile's worst fears, Veesenmayer does not flee back to Germany after Hitler's passing, clarifying that he has been instructed to stay until the situation at home and the British Isles has stabilized. He also temporarily integrates the German Garrison within the British high command, assuring the Prime Minister that he would do everything to keep the BPP regime alive. However, if HMMLR wins the Second General Uprising, Veesenmayer will flee back to Germany before he can be captured and tried.
  • Wild Card: Downplayed. On the subject of Domvile's successor, Veesenmayer is rather torn between Butler and Fountaine, thinking that the former is too unsympathetic to fascism and that the latter is too inexperienced to trust. Eventually, though, he must choose who to throw his weight behind.

    Rudolf Wulf 
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Role: Commanding General and Commander in Britainnote  (all collaborationist cabinets)
Ideology: National Socialism

  • Boring, but Practical: His ideal for the British armed forces is for them to merely play second fiddle to the Wehrmacht garrison. Compared to the days when Britain was a world-spanning empire, this is a major downsize, but it's all the collaborators need to maintain control of what little territory they have left.
  • Bring It: Wulf is in a bad situation in the Second General Uprising, as the Wehrmacht's logistics to Germany are cut off and a countrywide revolt is tearing Britain apart. However, Wulf is not intimidated by the odds and prepares to fight; if the Wehrmacht could conquer Britain once, they can do it again in his mind.
  • Brutal Honesty: If the British armed forces are turned into a support group for the Wehrmacht, Wulf will openly communicate his contempt for the British military and their incompetence, insisting that the Heer will lead, not assist, all anti-partisan campaigns.
  • The Dragon: As commander of the German garrison, Wulf receives direct orders from Veesenmayer to crush anything that is deemed to be treacherous.
  • Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Wulf and his Garrison are the best-equipped and most professional fighting force under the collaborators. In the Second General Uprising, the BPP knows that they would be toast without the Garrison's support.
  • My Country, Right or Wrong: While many fight for the soul of Britain in the Second General Uprising, Wulf has no interest or affection for the country. He only assists the collaborators because it's his duty to the Reich.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Wulf will flee Britain if HMMLR wins the Second General Uprising, knowing that he will be a dead man if the insurgents capture him.

Other Important Politicians

    Ben Greene 
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Role: Minister of Health (Domvile, Nall-Cain, and Fountaine cabinet), Minister Without Portfolio (Butler cabinet), Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Old Guard Wallop cabinet)
Ideology: Corporate Statismnote 

  • Dragon-in-Chief: In the Old Guard path, where Bedford is Chancellor of the Exchequer, Greene is seemingly demoted to Chief Secretary to the Treasury. However, the responsibilities of the Chancellery are really carried out by the latter, who helps rid the BPP of Wallop's enemies.
  • Man Behind the Man: Greene is subordinate to Russell in the Old Guard path, but Greene is truly the one running the economy and coming up with the new proposals. Every word said out of Russell's mouth in the meeting is indirectly coming out of Greene's.
  • Meet the New Boss: In the Old Guard route, Greene's economic proposals are everything that Chesterton would have done in his premiership, another sign of how deep Britain has been thrown back into the status quo.
  • Pet the Dog: Greene is concerned that Butler's reforms will fracture the BPP, but he's otherwise cordial in his succession letter to Wilson, sharing his wish for universal health coverage for all Britons and wishing him luck on this venture.
  • Wild Card: Greene acts in the cabinet of every collaborator cabinet, except for a Social Credit Wallop and Jordan.

    William Joyce 
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Role: British Ambassador to Germany, Lord Protector of Great Britainnote  (successful Operation Sea Lion II)
Party: British People's Party - National Salvation
Ideology: National Socialism

  • 0% Approval Rating: Joyce, a puppet dictator installed by a German invasion who is subject to every whim of the Reich and lacks the talent or inclination to actually improve the conditions of his citizens, has nearly zero domestic approval and is entirely dependent on repression and German aid just to keep his regime afloat.
  • Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Desperately tries to plead his innocence before he gets hanged by the collaborators after getting framed by Maxwell Knight as a mole for the resistance. It doesn't work.
  • Asshole Victim: Considering that he is an open Nazi who was outcasted from other Nazi collaborators for being too extreme, those same collaborators are more than happy to have him executed despite minimal evidence against him.
  • Downer Ending: Joyce being put in power following Operation Sealion II is the worst outcome for Britain, as the country falls under an oppressive Nazi government, once again subservient to the Reich.
  • Dystopia Justifies the Means: Joyce is a vile National Socialist collaborator seeking to drag Britain entirely into Germany's grasp, resorting to extensive surveillance and violence to destroy any notions of rebellion. Joyce even deludes himself into believing he can protect the people of Britain once he has bled out their defiance.
  • The Exile: After falling out with the BUF before the war, Joyce turned and went to Germany where he served as a radio host for them during the war. History will repeat for Joyce if HMMLR wins the Second General Uprising and Germany doesn't enact Sealion II, leaving him once again exiled to Germany.
  • Fascist, but Inefficient: He's even worse in this regard than Jordan, who at least has genuine support from the BFC. Joyce is hated by almost everyone in Britain and is only in power because Germany keeps funneling resources into his regime and putting down constant insurgencies. It may be a money sink for the Reich, but it would be much better than letting Britain fall into the hands of the OFN, hence why they keep Joyce around.
  • Four Eyes, Zero Soul: Besides his large scar, Joyce's glasses are his second most noticeable feature and he's a plain-evil collaborator with the Nazis.
  • Glasgow Grin: Joyce has a massive scar running across his right cheek, giving the appearance of a wide grin. He claims it was from a Jewish Communist, while others say it's from an Irish woman.
  • Hate Sink: Joyce is a contemptible scumbag whose characterization amounts to being a spiteful boss to his underlings and a Nazi-loving sycophant, without any of the nuances or interesting qualities that his fellow collaborators have.
  • Hated by All: Due to his staunch advocacy of National Socialism, even going so far as to denounce BPP founder John Beckett for having a Jewish-born mother, he was outcasted from the rest of the BPP and collaborators. The rest of the British people hate his guts for being a loyal servant of Germany. Even the Nazis just see him as a useful puppet to keep control of Britain and deny the Isles to the OFN.
  • Kick the Dog: Upon arriving in Britain from London Airport after Sealion II, he is snappy and cold to his chauffeur, not willing to talk, and scoffs thanks at the end of the journey as if to emphasize his utter repugnance.
  • The Load: Joyce's government is a massive resource sink for Germany, which constantly needs to send military aid and resources just to keep it afloat. German conglomerates could extract far less profit than before due to the presence of a constant low-level insurgency, and unlike the eastern Reichskommissariate, there's not even a resource extraction operation or Germanisation targets to justify it. From the Reich's perspective, they've already lost by the time HMMLR overthrows and purges the collaborators, but it is still worth propping up Joyce to deny Britain, due to its resources and strategic position on Germany's western flank, from the OFN. Part of the reason why the OFN and HMMLR can persuade Germany to back down in the Channel Crisis is because the government is such a liability that enough concessions from the US can make Germany consider giving the OFN a foothold in Europe, so the troops and money spent on Joyce's regime can instead be invested in Eastern Europe where they could extract more profits.
  • Mean Boss: Joyce is an obnoxious boss to work for, sneering at any small talk with his staff and scoffing at any word his personal driver tells him.
  • More Despicable Minion: Joyce is a fanatical Nazi, a snivelling yes-man towards the Reich, and generally a waste of a human being even by the standards of British fascists. His superiors in the BPP are willing to kill him with the flimsiest excuse, and even his overlords in Germania would prefer any other collaborator over Joyce to lead the UK—while they might not want to follow every word of the Reich, they are actually capable of keeping some degree of stability and legitimacy (not that they have any choice after HMMLR purges the collaborators and the chaos of Operation Sea Lion II).
  • Multiple-Choice Past: There is speculation as to the true nature of his scar, either inflicted by a Jewish Communist or an Irish girl. Joyce prefers to claim the former.
  • Puppet King: Joyce is largely powerless, being dictated by leaders and bureaucrats within Germania, a situation he is more than happy to accept.
  • The Quisling: Joyce was one the first collaborators for the Germans, serving as a radio host for them during the war and serving as the British ambassador to Germany by 1962. If HMMLR wins and Germany commits to Sealion II, he will be placed in charge of Britain and follow Germania's every word.
  • Reassigned to Antarctica: After he got their friend John Beckett disbarred for life from politics, the Old Guard named him ambassador to Germany where he could not influence domestic politics. This allows him to survive the purges that follow the liberation of Britain by HMMLR and leaves him in the prime position to lead the new puppet Britain if Germany decides to re-invade.
  • Red Baron: During his days as an English-language advocate for Germany on the radio he earned the nickname "Lord Haw Haw".
  • Remember the New Guy?: Joyce goes virtually unmentioned for most of the United Kingdom's campaign. If the collaborators put down the Second General Uprising, it is not explained how Knight can so easily convince the BPP that Joyce is a HMMLR mole and why Knight would have a bone to pick with Joyce. To understand the context, one would need to read his biography from the mutually exclusive Operation Sea Lion II scenario.note 
  • Sinister Surveillance: One of his national spirits indicates that Joyce will set up an extensive surveillance system, dedicated to snuffing out any talk of dissent and beating the British population into submission.
  • Sycophantic Servant: Both in real life and in TNO, Joyce's defining trait is being a massive sycophant towards his masters in Germany.

    Kim Philby 
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Role: Director General of MI5note  (all collaborationist cabinets except Domvile and Joyce)
Ideology: Aristocratic Fascismnote  (façade), Bolshevismnote  (actual)

  • Beneath Notice: Philby's usual spots, such as his favorite restaurant, are obscure locales where the staff is not looking for HMMLR spies and he can evade detection.
  • Determinator: Even after the failed uprisings of 1956 and 1963 ended with the deaths of Knight, Jones, Maclean, Alexander, Stirling, and every mole they'd painstakingly planted in MI5 over the years, Philby remains grimly determined to continue their fight against the fascist vipers.
  • Double Reverse Quadruple Agent: To the collaborationist government and the public at large, Philby is a committed fascist and loyal friend of the Old Guard. To his acquaintances within Queen Elizabeth II's government-in-exile, he is one of them. The only person who knows that he is a communist is Philby himself (not even Knight, his boss in both MI5 and HMMLR, knows).
  • Enemy Mine: As much as he disdains the Pragmatists for being collaborators, Philby will cooperate with Butler when he becomes Prime Minister because they have a shared enmity with the Lords. Thus, Philby accepts Butler's task to investigate them for corruption and find evidence to bring them down.
  • Fire-Forged Friends: Philby is amused by his friendship with Knight, knowing that they have incompatible ideologies and, in another timeline, Knight would be hunting him down as a communist. However, in their time of fighting the Nazis, they had gotten close. When HMMLR is defeated, Philby feels some sadness that his eccentric friend is gone.
  • Fun with Acronyms: Philby's biography as part of the Butler cabinet describes him as "His Majesty's Most Loyal Reckoning", HMMLR, the acronym of the anti-fascist British resistance, hinting he doesn't hold any true allegiance to the collaborators.
  • Generation Xerox: Exploited. St John Philby was an upper-class fascist and friend of the collaborationist government, so no collaborator questions his son's allegiance to the Old Guard of the BPP, let alone suspects that he could be a secret communist (in real life, he got away with being a double agent for the USSR for so long because British high society could not conceive that aristocrats and associates could be socialists).
  • Hero Antagonist: Philby is the last major HMMLR figure left after the failure of the Second General Uprising, feigning loyalty to the BPP. He lacks the resources to begin another uprising, but he will stir as much trouble as he can for the fascists. Thus, he will be an obstacle for Fountaine, Wallop, Jordan, and, to a lesser extent, Butler and his successors.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: Philby is a communist and a HMMLR spy, while his father is a shameless aristocrat and fascist. However, Philby keeps these differences hidden so he can maintain cover and avoid suspicion.
  • Mole in Charge: When HMMLR begins the Second General Uprising and many members of MI5 reveal their true allegiance to the resistance, Philby is ordered to stay behind with the collaborators and officially become Director General of MI5 as a contingency in case the uprising fails—no collaborator knows that Philby, much like his predecessor, is also secretly aligned with HMMLR. Though Philby won't have the resources for anything like a coup, insurgency, or second uprising in case HMMLR is defeated, he's still in the right position to do damage from the inside at the right time.
  • The Remnant: When the boss of HMMLR reveals his true identity as Maxwell Knight and launches the Second General Uprising, he explicitly orders Philby to not officially defect with himself and many other MI5 spies, but stay behind with the collaborators. If HMMLR wins, Knight can simply pardon Philby and give him his old job back; if HMMLR loses, Philby remains as a contingency plan to sabotage the collaborationist government from the inside.

Miscellaneous Characters

    John Beckett 
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Role: N/A

  • Boomerang Bigot: Beckett is an antisemitic fascist, yet his mother was the daughter of a Jewish jeweler. Joyce did not let the hypocrisy go unsaid and outed him to the Nazis.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: Downplayed. Much of Beckett's fascist rhetoric came back to bite him when Joyce revealed his nominal Jewish ancestry and tried to get him killed by the Nazis. Beckett's connections to Wallop and Russell spared him a one-way ticket to the concentration camp and certain death, but Beckett was still punished with exile from the political scene.
  • Minor Major Character: His only appearance in the entire game is a flavor event in Wallop's Old Guard path, where he silently raises a toast to Russell's speech. He's much more important in the lore, as the founder of the reigning British People's Party.
  • Villainous Friendship: Beckett was close with Russell and Wallop, which would ultimately save him from the Nazis when they discovered his partial Jewish ancestry and the two senior fascists convinced Ribbentrop to spare their friend.

    Ben 
Role: N/A

  • Allegorical Character: Having recently graduated from school, Ben represents the young British men who are looking for a place in the world and join the military to find their purpose. During the Second General Uprising, Ben gives a glimpse into what it's like to fight for the collaborators, as most of the cast is removed from the fighting.
  • Be Careful What You Wish For:
    • Ben dismisses his mother's concerns about joining the military, earnestly believing that he won't be in any serious danger and that he'll come back home eventually. He only completes a few weeks of basic training before Domvile is assassinated and HMMLR attacks become more brazen, which makes Ben recall his mother's words before his departure: "I don't want to lose you too".
    • As the Second General Uprising concludes in the collaborators' favor, Ben goes along with some men to hunt down a resistance camp in the woods, while Adolf and the others stay in the city. Ben figures that he could use a break from the inner city, after 17 years of living in them. His decision comes to haunt him when some resistance fighters ambush the squad and he accidentally kills Elizabeth when she has a knife to his neck. In the end, Ben rushes back to base, trying not to remember the blown head of one of his comrades or the woman he just killed.
  • Deceased Parents Are the Best: Ben still fondly remembers his dad, who perished in the military before his son even graduated school.
  • Due to the Dead: Attending a pub after the collaborators emerge victorious, Ben joins his unit's toast to the friends who perished in the conflict.
  • I Just Want to Be Special: Despite recently graduating from school and not really knowing what to do with his life, Ben does want to do something meaningful. After several months of boring factory work, Ben decides to join the military. His mother does not react well to the news, but Ben won't have his mind changed.
  • Momma's Boy: Much as he doesn't like to work in the factory, he put up with it for as long as he did because it pays the bills for himself and his mother.
  • No Man Left Behind: When Adolf gets shot in the shoulder, Ben drags him to safety, affirming that he's not going to leave a man behind.
  • Prayer Is a Last Resort: Ben is not a religious man, so he's desperate when he starts praying before marching through the Midlands, fearing for the safety of his family and hoping that they will not be killed during the Second General Uprising.
  • Punch-Clock Villain: Ben joins the military of the Domvile regime, but he doesn't have any personal sympathy for fascism and has largely neutral feelings toward the Prime Minister. He's just been conditioned to accept the status quo as is and fights because he wants to be something more than a mere factory worker.
  • Returning War Vet: If the collaborators put down the Second General Uprising, Ben returns home to his mother, who sheds tears of joy and relief that he's returned safely.
  • Sole Survivor: Of the squad sent to destroy Emma and Elizabeth's camp after the Second General Uprising, Ben is the only one to make it out of the woods alive.
  • Straight Gay: Ben is a gay man, but the only hint towards his homosexuality is a Ship Tease moment with Adolf and a Word of Gay confirmation.

    Adolf 
Role: N/A

  • Allegorical Character: Adolf represents all of the young German soldiers who stay behind in Britain and help the collaborators quell the Second General Uprising.
  • Best Friend: Adolf is Ben's best friend during the Second General Uprising and they still maintain this relationship after the conflict's end.
  • I Owe You My Life: After Ben saved him in a battlefield, Adolf requested to transfer from his all-German unit to Ben's, becoming his closest companion out of gratitude.
  • Like Father, Unlike Son: Unlike most in Germany, Adolf's father didn't want his son to serve in the military, being an accountant and wanting his son to help him with the firm. This didn't pan out, as Adolf joined the military anyway.
  • Named After Somebody Famous: Subverted. While rescuing him, Ben assumes that he was named after Adolf Hitler and tries to lighten the mood by quipping about the association. However, Adolf clarifies that he's named after his uncle, Adolf-Hans.
  • Straight Gay: Adolf is attracted to Ben, but he doesn't display any stereotypes indicating his sexuality.

    Kenneth Hawkins 
Role: N/A

  • Allegorical Character: As an original character to the mod, Hawkins personifies the collaborators' efforts to hold onto the Isle of Man during the Second General Uprising, reflecting the somberness in their defeats and the pride in their victories.
  • Do Not Go Gentle: In the Battle for Man, the government garrison on the island gets surrounded by HMMLR forces and only in control of a neglected, outdated RAF base. However, Hawkins refuses to surrender and prepares to defend the island, buying time and resources for loyalist forces elsewhere. This results in a game mechanic revolving around the battle for the linchpin of the Irish Sea and the results depend on how much of a successful defense can be posed, even if the island is doomed to fall.
  • Driven to Suicide: In a shameful evacuation of Man, Hawkins orders his troops to withdraw, explains the situation to his superior, and shoots himself to avoid the shame of defeat and being scapegoated for the catastrophe.
  • A Father to His Men: Hawkins cares about the men under his command and will compliment them whenever they score a victory against HMMLR.
  • Pet the Dog: When the first HMMLR attack is successfully repelled, Hawkins is a little offended by the lack of discipline from the messenger, but he lets it slide on account that everyone needs to savor a victory in their dire situation.
  • Villainous Valor: Hawkins is the Lieutenant Colonel put in charge of the Isle of Man's defense, hindering HMMLR's access to outside aid. However, he is also a brave soul who refuses to retreat and plans to stall HMMLR for as long as possible before the island inevitably falls to them.
  • War Hero: Evacuating the Isle of Man is inevitable, but Hawkins will be personally congratulated by the Prime Minister and the General if he survives 7 attacks and renders the battle an empty victory for HMMLR.

    Peter III 
Role: Chief Mouser

  • But Now I Must Go: During the Second General Uprising, Peter III flees 10 Downing Street, content to spend his final days roaming around England. A secretary tracks him down to a statue of Charles II and tries to lure him back with a piece of liver, but the most Peter III does is purr and nuzzle the secretary's open hand as a final show of gratitude, before taking off and requiring a new cat to take his place as the Chief Mouser.
  • Cat Stereotype: Peter III is a black cat who likes to roam the halls of 10 Downing Street and is generally good-natured.
  • Cats Are Lazy: Downplayed. Peter III sleeps long hours in the staff in-trays and often has to be carried off the morning newspaper he's lying on. However, he's only sleepy because of his advanced age.
  • Feeling Their Age: He has served his post since 1947 and he's gotten slower with age. He cannot jump on desks like he used to as a kitten, must sleep longer hours, and eats less liver each day.
  • In Spite of a Nail: In OTL, Peter III became Chief Mouser in 1947, when his predecessor, Peter II, was killed in a car accident. TNOTL Peter III got the position on the same date, implying that Peter II somehow met the same fate, despite the changed circumstances of an Axis victory.
  • Team Pet: Peter III is a cat who's been awarded the position of Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. His job is to kill any rodent pests lurking in 10 Downing Street, as well as relieve some stress from the building's staff. 10 Downing Street is largely regarded as a joyless place, but Peter III is that one consistent source of comfort.
  • Trademark Favorite Food: Liver. The 10 Downing Street staff consistently feed him that stuff and use it as a lure when he cannot be found.

    Peta 
Role: Chief Mouser (post-civil war)

  • Allohistorical Allusion: In Butler's path, Peta gets into a fight with Wilson's Siamese cat, Nemo. This same fight happened in OTL, where TNOTL Wilson getting scratched in the face is an allusion to his wife getting scratched in the arm and contracting sepsis in real-life.
  • Beware the Silly Ones: She may just be a kitten, but she's still an animal with claws. When Wilson's wife brings her own cat to 10 Downing Street, Peta starts a vicious cat fight, possibly giving her opponent sepsis and scratching Harold Wilson in the face when he tried to pull her off.
  • Cat Stereotype: Peta has a white coat and blue eyes, two characteristics that are commonly paired together in fiction.
  • Cute Kitten: Peta is much younger than her predecessor and adored for her cuteness. Nall-Cain scoops her up when they first meet and even Wallop, who hates cats, cannot resist giving her a scratch behind the ears.
  • Designer Babies: After the Second General Uprising, the German ambassador gifts Peta to the 10 Downing Street staff, claiming that she is a German Rex born from "Aryan breeding" and a symbol of rejuvenation out of the struggle.
  • In Spite of a Nail: The Peta in this timeline is a different cat from the one in OTL. The real-life Peta was a black Manx cat with a bad temper, while TNOTL Peta is a white German Rex. Despite this, she's still given the same name by Nall-Cain after just a moment of thought.
  • Meaningful Name: Nall-Cain names the new Chief Mouser "Peta", hoping that her name will remind everyone of stronger times in the past.
  • Morality Pet: A lot of British fascists have a soft spot for Peta. Nall-Cain is captivated by her adorableness; Fountaine humorously plays with it in the privacy of his office; and Wallop gives it a scratch behind the ears in spite of his vehement hatred for cats.
  • Suspiciously Similar Substitute: Since Peter III disappeared in the Second General Uprising, Peta is hired as the new Chief Mouser in 10 Downing Street. She even has a similar-sounding name to Peter.

Free Britain

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Flag of the United Kingdom
Flag of the Commonwealth of Britain
Official Name: Her Majesty's Most Loyal Resistance, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (monarchist government-in-exile restored), Commonwealth of Britain (republican revolution)
Ruling Party: Her Majesty's Most Loyal Resistance
Ideology: Partisan Movementnote 
Economic Type: Military Directednote , Dirigismenote  (goverment-in-exile restored), Worker Directednote  (revolution)
Faction: Organization of Free Nationsnote 

    General Tropes 
  • Allohistorical Allusion: The Channel Crisis bears significant resemblance to the OTL Cuban Missile Crisis. Germany feels threatened by a HMMLR victory because they consider Britain a part of their backyard and their independence allows the OFN to set up station there. In reaction, Germany prepares an invasion, coming into a standoff with America which could start a Third World War. Compare with America feeling threatened by Soviet nuclear weapons on Cuba, considering an invasion, and getting into a diplomatic crisis which came close to igniting a Third World War.
  • Back from the Dead: If HMMLR wins the Second General Uprising and is put under the OFN's protection, they will negotiate with Canada to return their overseas territories to Britain, restoring the Commonwealth of Nations. Some commentators even add that it's something of a return of the British Empire.
  • Battle Cry: As they march to war, the HMMLR partisans cheer "Britons never, never, never shall be slaves!"
  • Curb-Stomp Battle:
    • There's no way for HMMLR to fend off Operation Sea Lion II if the Reich decides to re-invade Great Britain—their only hope for survival is to join the OFN and put themselves under the USA's nuclear umbrella.
    • Since the Left Resistance has vastly more people in it compared to the monarchist SOE and Maxwell Knight's cadre combined, their victory is all but assured if they're marginalised by Knight's post-Uprising provisional government and decide to launch a revolution.
  • Defeat as Backstory: Amid the West Russian War, the resistance attempted to oust the government. David Stirling, former head of the SAS, had secretly re-entered Britain and called for a general uprising in 1956. It was quashed, killing hundreds and ending with the capture and execution of Stirling and communist guerrilla Bill Alexander.
  • Defiant to the End: While some HMMLR soldiers desert when the Second General Uprising turns to the collaborators' favor, others refuse to surrender and offer fleeting pockets of resistance in the last days of the war, preferring to perish with their dignity intact and do as much damage as they possibly can before they die.
    Their names will never be known, and their dreams will never be realized. But the Germans will learn that even a dying lion has claws.
  • The Determinator: HMMLR has been plotting Britain's liberation for decades, even after Operation Sea Lion and the ill-fated '56 Uprising. Many of their members will fight and sacrifice their lives if it means taking one more step to kick the Nazis and their collaborators out.
  • The Dreaded:
    • HMMLR is a name that inspires dread from Domvile and many of the collaborators, remembering how close they were to liberating Britain in the 1956 Uprising. They can't be found and uprooted for good, but there are always reports of their secret meetings and covert raids, which hangs a figurative time bomb that always puts Domvile on edge.
    • Unlike partisan movements elsewhere in the German sphere, victorious HMMLR is perceived as a colossal threat to Germany, since the Americans now have a base to threaten the Einheitspakt's control of mainland Europe. Schörner gathers every available troop to crush them, initiating the Channel Crisis.
  • Earn Your Happy Ending: In the decades-long struggle to liberate Britain from the German jackboot, HMMLR can only succeed if they defeat the collaborators in the Second General Uprising and get the United States to guarantee them and successfully navigate the Channel Crisis. It is a precarious journey with odds heavily stacked against the resistance, but it is still possible for HMMLR to win, finally avenging their losses in Operation Sea Lion and the '56 Uprising, and freeing their country. In a rarer, but sweeter scenario, the United States can win the Channel Crisis without compromise, meaning that Britain is free without ceding anything to the Nazis.
  • Elite Army: Zig-Zagged: The SOE is a small group of professional, highly-trained soldiers, but the rest of the army is made up of hastily built militia units. They have high morale, but little training, good-quality munitions, and capable leadership.
  • Enemy Mine: The monarchist SOE and the socialist elements within the Left Resistance would normally be political opponents, but are instead allies in Britain, and form a united resistance against the collaborators, their common enemy.
  • Gondor Calls for Aid: One advantage held by HMMLR is the foreign support they receive from their requests. They only need to take the Isle of Man for supplies to start rolling their way in.
  • Good Is Not Nice: HMMLR is unquestionably the good side compared to the collaborators, but they engage in some war crimes during the Second General Uprising. One such case is witnessed by Ben and Adolf, where a village is held hostage by SOE operatives who execute the citizens who don't cooperate with them.
  • Government in Exile: After Operation Sea Lion, King George V's old government fled the UK into exile in Canada. Its successor can return home if HMMLR wins their uprising and Knight successfully appeases the Left Resistance into not launching a socialist revolution.
  • Irredentism: Elizabeth II's government, unlike Edward VIII's, has never rescinded the UK's claims over the Six Counties of Northern Ireland, which were reunited with the rest of the country after World War II. If the Second General Uprising is successful and the exiles do not get overthrown by the Left Resistance (which recognises Northern Ireland as rightfully Irish), the UK will reassert these claims.
  • Landslide Election: The Commonwealth of Britain under Jones is still a capitalist democracy, albeit one dominated by the socialist British Workers' Front—while fascist groups are obviously banned, more moderate right-wingers are allowed to organise and contest elections. That being said, since most of the existing Conservative Party are die-hard monarchists who see the Commonwealth as an illegitimate state, the BWF is going to win every election without a challenge, at least during the game's timeframe (before a new republican conservative movement could gain enough traction).
  • Meaningful Name: Their name is derived from Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition, the term for the largest opposition party in the House of Commons in British politics (also known as the Official Opposition). In TNO, they are the largest opposition to the British People's Party, making them the closest equivalent to Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition.
  • Mutually Assured Destruction: After defeating the collaborators, the only hope of HMMLR surviving a retaliatory German invasion is to be guaranteed by the U.S. Navy, who will open fire and start a third world war, if the Reich tries anything too extreme. If the negotiations fail and the United States retreats, HMMLR will inevitably be invaded and toppled.
  • Non-Indicative Name: Despite the name, Her Majesty's Most Loyal Resistance is ironically not united by a dedication to the restoration of the Queen.
  • Paper Tiger: At least before the Second General Uprising, HMMLR is nowhere near as powerful as the government reports make them out to be, a fact that Knight confesses to during an individual exchange. However, the mystique and paranoia surrounding their influence are played up so that the collaborators will vastly overestimate their strength and hinder themselves as they clumsily try to destroy them.
  • Please Spare Him, My Liege!: After HMMLR's victory, the House of Windsor will ask Maxwell Knight (who is technically their subject, but is the one actually in charge in Britain before the exiles return) to spare the life of their relative Edward VIII, despite his status as the arch-traitor. Knight, for his part, is willing to follow the royals' wish, though the Left Resistance will not—in case they launch their revolution, the traitor king will get shot alongside other high-ranking collaborators.
  • The Purge: One of the first things that follow HMMLR's victory is a purge of the collaborationist government. Ronald Nall-Cain (Foreign Secretary and interim Prime Minister), Andrew Fountaine (Home Secretary), Rab Butler (Chancellor of the Exchequer and the highest-ranking pre-war politician who chose to collaborate), Gerard Wallop (leader of the House of Lords), Gerald Templer (Chief of the Defence Staff), Jeffrey Hamm (leader of the Blackshirts) and Colin Jordan (leader of Spearhead) will always be sentenced to death, alongside King Edward VIII if the Left Resistance pulls off their revolution (Knight and Maclean will at least accept the royal family's wish to spare Edward), with other collaborators being given long prison sentences and disbarred from politics for life.
  • Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: HMMLR is a diverse organization, one made of promises and compromise rather than any definite political ideology.
  • Red Herring: Exploited. To conceal the Boss' identity, misleading clues are given to the collaborators, indicating that the Boss is either Jones or Maclean, the two most infamous partisans still active in Britain. Not only does this let HMMLR stay one step ahead, but it also throws off suspicion from Knight, who is the man behind the pseudonym.
  • La RĂ©sistance: Britain has one of the strongest, if disorganized at the start of the game, anti-Nazi resistances in Europe, carrying out sabotage against public works projects in the countryside and preparing for an uprising. Mostly represented by the royalist SOE and the left-wing Left Resistance, the Resistance seeks to reconnect its various cells, search for foreign aid, and convince the British population to join their struggle. If they succeed in their goals and oust the British collaborationist government, they can overthrow the Nazi yoke and reclaim Britain's independence.
  • Revolving Door Revolution: Very soon after leading HMMLR to victory in their uprising, Maxwell Knight can find himself and his provisional government overthrown in a second revolution by the Left Resistance if he refuses their demand to abolish the House of Lords.
  • Rightful King Returns: The British exiles' political legitimacy comes from the fact that they see themselves as the continuation of the true British government from before World War II, and a major part of that is King George VI's heir Elizabeth II (even if some of them, including Labour leader and potential Prime Minister Michael Foot, might personally be republicans). If HMMLR successfully topples the collaborationist government and the Left Resistance does not launch a revolution to establish a republic, Elizabeth will return from Canada to take her place as Queen of Britain.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: When the Second General Uprising turns against their favor, mass desertions from HMMLR almost become a daily fact, as many flee for their own lives and hurt the momentum of the organization as a whole.
  • The Spook: HMMLR is practically a ghost to the Domvile ministry. They have no idea how much manpower they have, where they are getting their weapons, or where they will strike next. It doesn't help that their intelligence agency, the MI5, is controlled by the Boss himself, who can feed bad information to the collaborators and muddy the waters.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: The British Workers' Front, the successor to the Left Resistance after the republican revolution, is deeply divided. Unless Jones can unite them, the Front can easily collapse and ruin any chance for them to set up a truly socialist, pro-worker economy.
  • Timed Mission:
    • The Second General Uprising is designed in such a way that HMMLR has the initial advantage and is supposed to win quickly, when the collaborators are still recuperating from the assassination of Domvile, the shocking betrayal of Knight, and the surprise of such a mass uprising. However, if the collaborators manage to survive past winter, they gradually gain momentum and are no longer burdened by the season and can launch stronger counterattacks on the territories they've lost. Worse still, the lack of professionalism in HMMLR's armies starts to make themselves known and their military performance starts to degrade. Things get especially bad for HMMLR if the war is still not done by the time Germany wraps up its succession crisis.
    • From the Channel Crisis, the resistance will need to work with the United States and build up their readiness for a potential German invasion. It is imperative that HMMLR reach the red zone of their readiness bar before time runs out or the Germans' readiness drops to 0%. If the timer hits zero and HMMLR's readiness is below Germany's, the Reich will be free to invade them and initiate a game over. Otherwise, if both of their readiness is in the red zone, nuclear war will start and also end the game.

The Boss

    Maxwell Knight 
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Role: Director General of MI5 (collaborationist Britain), Head of State (HMMLR)
Party: Her Majesty's Most Loyal Resistance
Ideology: Partisan Movementnote 

  • Better to Die than Be Killed: Subverted. If HMMLR is defeated, Knight struggles to find a hiding spot and he is caught before he can open a supply closet whose doors are budged. In the heat of the moment, Knight briefly thinks about killing himself and avoiding the shame of capture, but he cannot bear to bring out the pistol from his holster and instead opts to take down Joyce.
  • Cincinnatus: After his work winning HMMLR's uprising and overseeing reconstruction is done, Knight invites the government-in-exile from Canada back home and hands power to the victor in the ensuing general election.
  • Defiant to the End: If the collaborators defeat HMMLR, Knight will be captured and invariably sentenced to death. However, Knight shows no fear to his captors, delivering a scathing condemnation of them as Nazi bootlickers and a disgrace to Britain who will meet their downfalls eventually.
  • Do Not Go Gentle: Subverted if the collaborators successfully quell the Second General Uprising. Looking at his Webley revolver, Knight considers putting up one last fight against the collaborators. However, he puts the gun away, believing that a final fight would be ignoble.
  • Face Death with Dignity: Captured after the failure of the Second General Uprising, Knight calmly follows his guards to the gallows, ignores the jeers of the faceless crowds, and simply says "God Save the Queen" as his final words.
  • Hidden in Plain Sight: Domvile aches to know who the Boss is, unaware that Knight is behind the identity and sometimes standing right in front of him.
  • Know When to Fold 'Em: Zig-Zagged. When the collaborators finally snuff out HMMLR in the Second General Uprising, Knight sends one last radio transmission, giving the order to stand down and wishing the best of luck to whoever is still alive to hear the message. He defiantly curses the BPP as an illegitimate government and sends a secret message to Philby to continue the struggle covertly, but he accepts his capture as collaborator soldiers close in on his position.
  • Mole in Charge: In public, Maxwell Knight leads the MI5, the collaborationist government's intelligence agency. Undercover, he is also the leader of the HMMLR resistance, something that is known to very few people.
  • Rebel Leader: Knight is the elusive Boss secretly leading the HMMLR resistance and even outranking Jones and Maclean. When Hitler passes and Germany is stuck in a power struggle, Knight calls the resistance to arms, has Domvile assassinated, and publicly betrays the collaborators.
  • Refuge in Audacity: The reason why his subterfuge has survived so long is because the collaborators could never imagine the Boss being a mole in the higher ranks.
  • The Reliable One: To the collaborators, Knight is seen as dependable, efficient, bloodless when he chooses to be and of sound mind (especially when compared to Colin Jordan), which makes it all the more shocking when he assassinates Domvile and reveals himself to be the shadowy Boss of HMMLR.
  • The Spook: Before revealing his identity, the Boss is a mysterious figure who is HMMLR's true leader and coordinating the actions of Jones and Maclean, the two most infamous resistance fighters. The collaborators know nothing about the Boss, even speculating if they are a woman or a cover for multiple individuals before Knight reveals himself as the mastermind.
  • Taking You with Me: If HMMLR is defeated, during interrogation, Knight frames a few false co-conspirators, including William Joyce (an old accomplice from the British Fascisti in the early 1920s). The collaborators, for their part, are eager to tell Germany and ask for his extradition so he could be executed; after all, they've long been waiting for an excuse to get rid of him. Joyce's last words, as he vainly tries to profess his innocence, echo all the way to Knight's cell, and Knight gets the last laugh as his old rival joins him at the gallows.
  • Video Game Cruelty Punishment: Knight can refuse to hear the Left Resistance's demands to abolish the House of Lords, pushing the socialists within the Left Resistance to overthrow him and set up their own parliamentary republic.

Knight Cabinet Members

    Jack Jones 
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Civilian Portrait
Role: Head of Government (Knight cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (Socialist revolution)
Party: Left Resistance, British Workers' Front (Socialist revolution)
Ideology: Revolutionary Frontnote 

  • Better to Die than Be Killed: When HMMLR is defeated and collaborationist troops storm his bunker, the last thing Jones does is grab a grenade, unpin it, and clutch it in his hand.
  • Dark Horse Victory: Practically no one expected Jones to potentially take over and democratize Britain after initiating a revolution against Knight. Many were expecting Macmillan or Foot to fulfill this role instead.
  • The Determinator: He's been an anti-fascist fighter for almost three decades and will keep fighting for the working class, even if the conservative populations in Britain will oppose his mission.
  • Dying Moment of Awesome: After HMMLR is defeated in the Second General Uprising, Jones is tracked down to the mines and is killed, but not before he makes a Last Stand and kills at least ten more soldiers before going down.
  • Enemy Mine: Jones is cautious about aligning with the OFN, but will do so because the other neighboring rival superpower, Germany, will destroy Britain if not for the US fleet protecting it.
  • History Repeats: As part of his plan to restructure the British economy and political structure in favor of the workers and unions, Jones creates worker's councils that bear a striking resemblance to the Soviets in 1917.
  • Living Legend: Jones has been fighting British fascism for decades, participating in the Spanish Civil War and the Battle of Cable Street. Thus, Jones is treated as a legend by the other socialists in the Left Resistance.
  • Mysterious Past: Little is known about Jones' past, beyond being a Liverpool Docker, a shop steward, and an early opponent to Mosley's rallies.
  • Red Baron: Jones makes up one-half of the renowned "Terrible Twins", waging open resistance against the collaborationist regime before and during the uprising.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Jones is distrusted by the HMMLR leadership for being a socialist, but his expertise and genuine commitment to liberation make him a vital asset for the war effort and thus is kept around.

    Fitzroy Maclean 
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Role: Security Minister (Knight cabinet)
Party: Special Operations Executive
Ideology: Partisan Movementnote 

  • Better to Die than Be Killed: If the collaborators put down the Second General Uprising, Maclean will be captured and imprisoned, awaiting his execution. However, Philby sends him a cyanide capsule and a slip of paper reading "Söhnchen", giving him the code word that Philby is still working within the government and HMMLR is not completely snuffed out. Satisfied, Maclean bites down on the cyanide capsule and peacefully closes his eyes, taking his own life and denying the collaborators the satisfaction of hanging him.
  • Brave Scot: Fitzroy Maclean is a scion of the Ardgour branch of Clan Maclean who commands the Special Operations Executive, an elite force of commandos that has long been fighting a guerrilla war against the British collaborationist government.
  • A Father to His Men: Maclean deeply cares for the SOE members under his command and the feeling is reciprocated. When HMMLR is defeated, Maclean orders his remaining men to flee while he stays behind in a Last Stand and buys an hour for their escape.
  • Hanging Around: Subverted. After his capture, many collaborators eagerly await the sight of Maclean hanging from a noose, but Maclean commits suicide before they can get the chance.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: When the last HMMLR strongholds fall and Knight is captured, Maclean tells his few remaining men to flee their church hideout and catch the last evacuation boats before dawn comes and makes escape impossible. Maclean himself stays behind and draws the collaborators' attention, buying time for his men to escape at the cost of his capture and subsequent suicide.
  • Ironic Death: Discussed. When HMMLR is defeated and Maclean is captured, the partisan leader reflects on the irony of his death, where he's remained loyal to the rightful government-in-exile, yet is going to be executed for treason by the collaborators.
  • Red Baron: Maclean makes up one-half of the renowned "Terrible Twins", leading an open resistance against the collaborators, even before the uprising.
  • Taking Up the Mantle: Maclean leads the SOE after their former leader, Stirling, was executed in the '56 Uprising.
  • Taught by Experience: Maclean learned how to fight the Germans when he was sent to Yugoslavia during World War II and worked with Tito's partisans. He will put this knowledge to good use so that the British Isles are liberated.

    Jock Haston 
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Role: Foreign Minister (Knight cabinet)
Ideology: Bolshevik-Leninismnote 

  • Chummy Commies: A resistance fighter against a fascist regime and a communist dedicated to building a better government that avoids Bukharin's mistakes.
  • My Country 'Tis of Thee That I Sting: Haston is apprehensive of the old British Empire, condemning their colonialist ventures and anti-communist sentiments. Even so, he recognizes that they were replaced by a far worse evil in the Nazis.

    Claude Auchinleck 
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Role: Economy Minister (Knight cabinet)
Ideology: Partisan Movementnote 

  • I Did What I Had to Do: Auchinleck is saddened that he must fight his own countrymen, but he ultimately considers Britain's liberation the greater good and thus assists HMMLR in the Second General Uprising.
  • Taught by Experience: Auchinleck learned how to manage thin supply lines while he worked in India, using this expertise to aid the Resistance back home.

Government-in-Exile Prime Ministers

    Harold Macmillan 
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Role: Prime Ministernote  (Election)
Party: Conservative and Unionist Party
Ideology: Paternalistic Conservatismnote 

  • Allohistorical Allusion: In his commentary on the Second General Uprising, Macmillan poetically comments that a "giant steel curtain" has descended over Europe under the Nazi jackboot, mirroring Winston Churchill's "iron curtain" speech in the OTL Cold War.
  • Authority in Name Only: Macmillan is still officially Prime Minister of the United Kingdom under Queen Elizabeth II, an effectively powerless position, since his government has not controlled any territory or population since its defeat in Operation Sea Lion and exile to Canada. Even if the Second General Uprising succeeds and allows him to return home, there's no guarantees that he'll actually be re-elected in the ensuing general election.
  • Drowning My Sorrows: Years of exile and disappointment have worn on Macmillan, who turned to drinking brandy to cope. Though, he doesn't drink quite as much as the late Churchill did.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Macmillan is willing to indulge in some pragmatism, but he drew the line at appeasing the Nazis prior to the Second World War, which he considers tantamount to cowardice.
  • The Exile: Due to his opposition to fascism and willingness to work with communists, Macmillan was put on the Nazis' black list and had to flee the UK after Operation Sea Lion. In Canada, he now serves as the UK government-in-exile's Prime Minister.
  • Good Old Ways: Macmillan is a perfect example of an old-fashioned Edwardian gentleman and he is one of the most admired politicians in Britain for his wit and strong character.
  • Reasonable Authority Figure: His personal ideology, one-nation conservatism, invokes this trope. It argues that the upper class must seek support and cooperate with the working class, and adopt ideas for the benefit of everyone, regardless of their social standing. Following this creed, Macmillan's government will be based on the Beveridge Report, offering a mixed economy with social reforms and welfare.
  • Rousing Speech: As the leader of the Conservatives in exile, Macmillan repeatedly makes speeches about how they shouldn't give up hope yet and that their home will be liberated one day. He's delivered so many speeches that Macmillan himself has gotten sick of them, especially since he can't do anything to turn his promises into reality.
  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: The more right-leaning of Macmillan's party balk at his willingness to mesh social change with social conservatism.
  • Took a Level in Idealism: Exiled to Canada after Operation Sea Lion, Macmillan's passion waned, and lost hope that he could ever return home. Fortunately, he regains his idealism if the Second General Uprising ends in victory and he's re-elected Prime Minister.

    Keith Joseph 
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Role: Prime Ministernote  (Election)
Party: Conservative and Unionist Party
Ideology: Liberal Corporatismnote 

  • Contempt Crossfire: Being socially conservative and economically liberal, Joseph attracts opposition from both paternalistic Tories and progressive Labour alike.
  • Dark Horse Victory: Almost no one expects Joseph to become Prime Minister. The Jewish community in Britain suffered greatly under the Nazi jackboot and it seemed like the Conservatives' main candidate would be the more popular Macmillan. If Macmillan does retire as leader of the Tories, the two top candidates to succeed him are initially Duncan Sandys and Randolph Churchill, whose battle eventually allows the dark horse Joseph to win the nomination on a split ticket.
  • The Exile: Joseph fought in the Resistance during the '56 Uprising. Unfortunately, their defeat destroyed any chance of toppling the collaborationist regime and Joseph fled to Canada.
  • It's Personal: Joseph is a Jewish man, so he has plenty of reasons to oppose Germany and adopt a strongly pro-OFN policy to contain them.

    Michael Foot 
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Role: Prime Ministernote  (Election)
Party: Labour Party
Ideology: Reformist Socialismnote 

  • Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Foot is the first ever democratic socialist to take power in Britain, promising socialist economics and aiming to overcome some of the compromises made in the Left Resistance's negotiations with the SOE and exiles. However, many of the Conservatives and Labour Right are still uncomfortable about his ideology and pose a significant opposition to his unprecedented agenda.
  • Dark Horse Victory: Foot is widely seen as a spineless doormat who would have no chance of becoming Prime Minister. Following HMMLR's victory and the establishment of free elections, Foot can prove his doubters wrong.
  • The Idealist: Even though the world has suffered greatly under an Axis victory, Foot never lost hope that Britain could recover and he's occasionally called a romantic for it. If he's elected, Foot can only see the mass poverty that plagues the country and vows to adopt a more gentle hand than Germany and the collaborators did.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: Downplayed. Foot has some remorse about running off to Canada rather than continuing to fight the collaborators in Britain.
  • Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: As the Allies' defeat in World War II loomed by the day, Foot called out the Conservative government for leaving Britain unprepared to fight the Axis powers and even collaborating with them occasionally during the pre-war period. Anyone else in his position would be left behind in Europe and ready to face execution by the Nazis, but his close relationship with Lord Beaverbrook allowed him to get on the evacuation list.

    Anthony Crosland 
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Role: Home Secretarynote  (Foot cabinet), Prime Ministernote  (1970 election)
Party: Labour Party
Ideology: Reformist Socialismnote 

  • Taking Up the Mantle: Following Foot, Crosland becomes the new Labour candidate, offering a more moderate progressive ideology than advocated by his predecessor.

    William Whitelaw 
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Role: Prime Ministernote  (1970 election)
Party: Conservative and Unionist Party
Ideology: Paternalistic Conservatismnote 

  • Taking Up the Mantle: When Macmillan loses the 1964 election, Whitelaw becomes the one-nation conservatives' new champion.

    Enoch Powell 
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Role: Prime Ministernote 
Party: Conservative and Unionist Party
Ideology: Idiosyncratic Conservatismnote 

  • Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Not different from his real-life counterpart, Powell despises the United States and is sceptical of the OFN, even though this is a timeline where the UK cannot survive without the US's nuclear umbrella.

Socialist Revolution Prime Ministers

    Mick McGahey 
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Role: Head of State
Party: Communist Party of Great Britain
Ideology: Bolshevismnote 

  • Brave Scot: McGahey was born to a miners family in Scotland and is a brave Left Resistance fighter who will stop at nothing to liberate the working class from fascism and capitalism.

    Ted Grant 
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Role: Head of State
Ideology: Bolshevik-Leninismnote 

  • Taking Up the Mantle: Grant borrows a lot of ideological ideas from Leon Trotsky, once even meeting the man's son in France.

Miscellaneous Characters

    Old Bill 
Role: N/A

  • Allegorical Character: If Emma and Elizabeth represent the young recruits who have recently joined HMMLR, Old Bill represents the older generation of partisans who provide a more grizzled perspective on the conflict.
  • Authority Sounds Deep: His voice is characteristically gruff, befitting his higher rank and greater experience compared to Emma and Elizabeth.
  • Beneath the Mask: Unlike the younger HMMLR soldiers, Bill's reaction to the passing of Hitler is more muted, with little more than a thin smile. While he is relieved that the hated FĂĽhrer is finally dead, he internally fears how many of his friends, including the people celebrating in front of him, are going to die in the inevitable confrontation with the collaborators.
  • Mentor Occupational Hazard: Subverted. If the collaborators win, Bill gets shot in the leg when his base is raided and he would've perished, had Emma and Elizabeth not rescued him. By the time Emma is evacuated to New York, he's one out of the four survivors in his cell.
  • Old Soldier: "Old" is in his nickname and he fits all the stereotypes of a World War I veteran: wrinkled, liver-spotted skin, thine white hair, and a stormy look that communicates his resistance to the Germans. He even tells a war story about surviving the Somme with only some rope and an old pair of leather boots.
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: He's only ever referred to as "Old Bill", in which his full name is never revealed.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: After HMMLR's defeat and Elizabeth's death, Bill sends Emma on a ferry to New York, but his own fate is unclear. Emma theorizes that he got himself on another boat and hopes that they can meet again one day.

    Margaret Roberts 
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  • Action Girl: Many would be surprised that the daughter of the humble Roberts would be a resistance fighter who made the bomb package to assassinate Domvile.
  • Historical In-Joke: As Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher was the subject of an assassination attempt by the IRA via bombing during the Troubles. In this timeline, she makes the bomb that kills Prime Minister Domvile.
  • Not in This for Your Revolution: Zig-Zagged. She initially only joined HMMLR out of spite toward the BPP regime, frustrated that they spoiled any chance of social mobility for her. However, years spent in the organization and meeting the resistance leaders made her more sympathetic to their cause.
  • Richard Nixon, the Used Car Salesman: Margaret Roberts, the woman behind Domvile's assassination, is none other than Margaret Thatcher from OTL. Instead of being a politician for the Conservative Party, she is now a HMMLR resistance fighter and bomb maker. She also uses her maiden name because she is not married at this point in the timeline.
  • Small Role, Big Impact: She only appears in one event, but Roberts irreversibly changes the course of Britain's narrative by orchestrating Domvile's assassination and laying the groundwork for the Second General Uprising.
  • This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: Her knowledge in chemistry was seemingly useless, until she joined HMMLR and learned how to make bombs for the past five years.

Emma and Elizabeth

    General Tropes 
  • Action Girl: They train to become resistance fighters, sabotaging the Domvile regime and participating in the Second General Uprising. Elizabeth even knew how to fire a rifle before joining HMMLR.
  • Allegorical Character: Emma and Elizabeth provide a human perspective to the young generation of Britons who join HMMLR after the '56 Uprising, willing to risk their lives in the fight against fascism. Over the course of the Second General Uprising, their perspective showcases the changing mood of the Resistance, from jubilation and excitement at the start to fear and dread as they suffer more losses.
  • And There Was Much Rejoicing: They are ecstatic by the news of Hitler's death, hugging and jumping for joy. It's a much more excited reaction than Bill's, who uses a thin smile to hide his worry about the looming uprising.
  • Birds of a Feather: Both of them are young women who just graduated from school, despise the pro-German regime led by Domvile, and join HMMLR as resistance fighters.
  • Closet Gay: British society does not take kindly to lesbians, so Emma and Elizabeth publicly pose as close friends and keep their romantic relationship a secret. Emma particularly hopes that her father would approve of her sexuality, but she hasn't revealed it to him yet.
  • Forbidden Love: Same-sex relationships are outlawed under the collaborationist regime, so Emma and Elizabeth have to keep their romance a secret.
  • No One Gets Left Behind: If the collaborators put down the Second General Uprising, Bill gets caught by a stray bullet and insists that his soldiers leave him behind, but Emma and Elizabeth refuse, taking him to the makeshift camp with the few other survivors.

    Emma 
Role: N/A

  • Big Damn Heroes: When the resistance cell in Silk Mill is uncovered, Emma rescues Elizabeth from a police officer by ramming him with an old car, rescuing her girlfriend, and heading to the new base set up by Bill.
  • Cannot Spit It Out: Back when she was in school, Emma developed a crush on Elizabeth, but she was too shy to confess, much less even talk to her. She finally met Elizabeth when the two were paired together, which laid the seeds for their current romance.
  • Despair Event Horizon: When the Second General Uprising fails, Emma witnesses Elizabeth get killed by Ben and she emotionally breaks down while cradling her corpse. Even when she is evacuated to the United States, Emma is permanently traumatized.
  • The Determinator: Even when she was younger, Emma knew that there was something wrong about Britain needing to be subjugated by the Germans and joins HMMLR in their struggle to depose the collaborators. Notably, while Elizabeth considers fleeing the country when HMMLR starts losing, Emma is more reluctant to leave everything behind in the uprising.
  • Sympathy for the Devil: Much as she hated the collaborationist government, Emma is still horrified by her first kill in the uprising, running away and wanting to vomit after shooting a man of her age. Elizabeth hugs and comforts her, but also assures her that killing is to be expected from a war like this.
  • Tragic Keepsake: If HMMLR loses the war, Emma takes a ferry to New York and escapes certain death by the collaborators. However, she will never forget the deceased Elizabeth and keeps a grayscale photo of her, alongside the rest of the cell.

    Elizabeth 
Role: N/A

  • The Ace: She flawlessly shoots a row of bottles set up for target practice, whereas it took Emma to shoot just one bottle by her third attempt. Elizabeth explains that her father took her on hunting trips and showed her how to fire a rifle, in which she helps Emma improve her posture and aim.
  • Affectionate Nickname: Elizabeth is affectionately nicknamed "Lizzie" by Emma, her girlfriend.
  • Defiant to the End: She gets captured at one point by a police officer, but she does not grovel and instead spitefully spits on his boots before she is rescued by Emma
  • Died in Your Arms Tonight: Emma cradles a dying Elizabeth, after the collaborators defeat HMMLR and Ben shoots the latter. When Elizabeth is dead, Emma cries uncontrollably into her chest.
  • Go Out with a Smile: To Emma's horror, Elizabeth gets shot when the collaborators win the war and Ben encounters her in the woods. Elizabeth's last facial expression is a smile when she sees Emma cradling her, which is still frozen on her face when she is dead.
  • Hidden Depths: Even before joining HMMLR, Elizabeth is an expert sharpshooter, something that surprises Emma while they are training.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Her cheeks are usually rosy pink. When they turn pale white after Elizabeth is shot, Emma realizes that she really is on the cusp of death.
  • Screw This, I'm Outta Here!: Subverted. After a few months into the uprising, Elizabeth proposes to Emma that they could run away together and leave the conflict behind. Emma is conflicted about the issue and they ultimately stay, with the promise that they will do whatever it takes to protect each other.
  • Taught by Experience: She learned how to fire a rifle when her father took her on hunting trips, bringing some combat training when she first joins HMMLR.

Upcoming Content

    General Tropes 
  • Aristocrats Are Evil: As mentioned in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, Angus Graham is the Duke of Montrose, a South Rhodesian aristocrat, and a Colonial Secretary responsible for maintaining British colonial rule.
  • Consolation Prize: Under German pressure in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, Britain surrendered its claims on the High Commission Territories that South Africa took in World War II. In exchange, they got a few token corporate concessions from it.
  • Evil Colonialist:
    • The BPP was founded as a "Party of Empire" who were opposed to increasing Indian autonomy and as such the collaborator government will make no break with colonialism as seen in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, resorting to brutal methods of suppression to maintain colonial rule.
    • Gerald Templer and Walter Walker were responsible for enforcing the BPP's cruel colonial policies in the African colonies, as shown in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary. They already had a lot of experience in suppressing the native populations, as Templer and Walker suppressed the Mau-Mau in Kenya and the TANU in Tanganyika, respectively.
    • Angus Graham, the Duke of Montrose, is the BPP's longest-serving Colonial Secretary in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, giving him a sizable responsibility of oppressing the African colonies.
  • Irredentism: In the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, Britain initially ignored South Africa's takeover of their High Commission Territories, until Russell became Prime Minister and demanded their return. The High Commission Territories Crisis almost blew up into a war when South Africa refused, but Germany forced Britain to drop the issue before anything could happen.
  • Know When to Fold 'Em:
    • The DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary revealed that the Convention People's Party used Britain's First General Uprising in 1956 to launch an uprising of their own which successfully liberated Ghana from colonial rule. When Britain and France prepared a retaliatory invasion, the involvement of the United States in protecting Ghana warded off such an attempt.
    • Britain loses Nigeria and Sierra Leone after the Second General Uprising, so the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary sees them reorient their colonial policy to focus near-exclusively on their East African holdings.
  • Not So Invincible After All: The British defeat in the Ghanaian Revolution was proof that European colonialism could be successfully resisted. Similar anti-colonialist movements, from Kenya to Madagascar, failed to achieve the same success, but Ghana stood as a reminder that their fight was not hopeless. For this reason, 1956 became known as the Year of Africa in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary.
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse: In the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, Britain was burdened by war debts which has driven its government to further exploit their colonial possessions in the late 40s and early 50s. The instability from this new wave of exploitation, along with their governments being reluctant to give up the colonies out of national pride, made Britain further dependent on Germany for security purposes, which the German government leveraged for more concessions.
  • Politically Incorrect Villain: The BPP promotes as the "Party of Empire" in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary, which means maintaining British colonial rule in Africa and oppressing the native Africans. Any tentative liberalizations done by the pre-war administrations were undone, and the Empire was governed through indirect rule, racial laws, and the disempowerment of the voluĂ©s. Even the Pragmatists support the Empire and the current status quo of white supremacy.
  • Pragmatic Villainy:
    • When France gave up its claim of Morocco in exchange for Gibraltar, Spain returned their own Moroccan territories to the Sultanate in order to secure their loyalty in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary.
    • Though they have no wish to decolonize or undo the system of white supremacy, the Pragmatists are willing to grant Home Rule to their African colonies and lift their more petty racial restrictions, as shown in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary. This contrasts with every other faction of the BPP which resorts to more brutal measures to maintain the colonies, denying many African collaborators a chance to achieve any power, and centralising power away from the segregated colonial councils into the hands of appointed governors.
  • Vestigial Empire: By 1962, the British Empire has undergone a significant decline in the DĂ©brouillez-Vous dev diary. The Second World War saw the Dominions entirely part ways, with Canada taking control over British colonies across the Americas and South Africa taking over southern African colonies, and the Italy and Japan taking control of Britain's possessions in North Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Most humiliating was the loss of India, the Crown Jewel of the Empire. By game start, Britain, now ruled by the "Party of Empire", is desperately trying to hold onto its remaining African colonies to retain imperial legitimacy, going so far as to proclaim Edward VIII as Emperor of Africa. However, this hasn't prevented Ghana from achieving independence in 1956 and Tanganyika during the Second General Uprising.

Alternative Title(s): TNO Britain

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