W.J. Sponz

Wadyslu Jorgi Sponz Jr. (W.J. Sponz) was the Supreme Overgeneral of the Manguardian People's Liberation Army appointed under the reign of Tûrvi-Kasch II. He was a man of distinguished eminence throughout the whole upper echelon of the Manguardian state, known just as much for his illustrious military service in the Second Glorious Uprising and numerous escapades with Division 44 as he was for his cold yet cunning and sardonic personality and dark sense of humor.

Early life
Sponz was born into a young Manguardia, among the first generation born after the Dominion clawed itself out from the shattered remnants of Ikania and forged its national identity.

His father was a vestigial Ikanian-born aristocrat who, like many others in such positions, swore ferocious loyalty to the new Dominion and its ideology in exchange for sparing his life and a portion of his wealth. His biological mother was apparently a South Ta'lel tribeswoman, but she had little presence in his life after leaving to go back to her remote Blizna Valley community. Sponz was raised on the diet of Mogulbri Thought propaganda his father had adopted, and rode the wave of nationalist zeal into the meatgrinder of the MPLA Youth Front.

Initial military career
Years before he became Overgeneral, Sponz made himself known among his comrades with a distinguished service career in the Ground Force, first as an enlisted Master Sargent during the Second Glorious Uprising, fighting ruthlessly in many theatres including the Battle of Muskar in 2042 (where he famously impaled a Dragohian Guardsperson with a chunk of shrapnel he pulled from his leg) and earned a laundry list of ceremonial merits that propelled into officership (eventually attaining the rank of Colonel-General) and war-hero status.

Division 44
Not long after the fighting concluded, Sponz was approached by Division 44, the Dominion and Supreme Leader's secret police and covert paramilitary force, and offered a Komissar position within it. He accepted, and was involved in numerous classified operations over the following decade, which notably allegedly included the overthrow of the First New Klienian Republic in 2050.

Comrade Supreme Overgeneral of the Manguardian People's Liberation Army
In the tumultuous period following the death of Supreme Leader Nolan Lebedev in 2052 and Tûrvi-Kasch II's ascent to leadership of the Dominion, Sponz won the favor of Tûrvi-Kasch II by speaking out strongly in favor of the new Supreme Leader and how he truly embodied the pneuma of his father, a bold stance among the uncertain atmosphere of the Manguard cabinet, with this favor ensured his swift appointment as Overgeneral. Now in the uppermost rungs of Dominion power, Sponz personally hit it off with the Tûrvi-Kasch thanks to their mutual sardonicism and Sponz's indulgence of Tûrvi-Kasch egocentric attitude, becoming the Supreme Leader's confidant and right-hand alongside James Mechan, who would defect from Ammerinia several years later.

Quky Incident & X-Day
In March 2084, Sponz masterminded the Manguardian effort to claim Quky-1123 in the Quky Sea under Tûrvi-Kasch's orders. As the territorial dispute began to unravel into open conflict, Sponz came up with a plan to extort the neutral nation of Mavwall into handing over a mysterious bio-weapon known as ZXZ in order to turn the tide should full-on war arise, which would be achieved via a false-flag attack against Afidatrov that would incite them to attack Mavwall and thus force them to broker a deal with Manguardia for military support.

Initially, the ploy went ahead as planned with undercover Manguardian Kommandos clad in Mavwallian insignia bombing the Afidatrovan capitol and assassinating the Archon. However, James Mechan suddenly went rogue and leaked the details of the conspiracy along with a slurry of recorded proof to the Republic of Davinhia, who had already warned Tûrvi-Kasch that they would retaliate against the Manguardian troops occupying Quky-1123 if they did not withdraw and cease hostilities. With the documents revealed and public opinion turned, Sponz's plan largely backfired after Mechan's meddling. After the orbital bombardment of several Manguardian positions on the island, Tûrvi-Kasch II accused Davinhia of being the aggressor and falsifying the documents, and immediately declared war on March 9th, beginning X-Day. Sponz oversaw the full-scale sorties launched against the forces of the Global Imperium of Nations and Keigan Allies Alliance at sea and in space during the first weeks of the conflict, although the mysterious rift that materialized within the ash of Quky-1123's eruption severely disrupted all complex electronics and thus forced Manguardia to focus their assault against Ammerinia and the other nations of the Concordia Ocean.

Death
General Sponz is presumed to have been killed along with Tûrvi-Kasch II during the Great Cataclysm, as both men were supposedly just arriving back at Kamen-Overcommand in Creasantgrad when it was obliterated by a direct antimatter warhead hit.

Physical appearance
W.J. Sponz, not unlike his superior, was a tall and imposing man rarely seen without a long tobacco pipe in hand. He kept the entirety of his head buzzed save for a black spiky plume at the top ever since his time as a ground trooper, and sported a thick black goatee. His body had been outfitted with ample military-grade cybernetic augmentations over the years, notably including a bionic heart and Hydronium bio-electrical charger that allowed him to completely restore his bodily energy without eating or sleeping.

He constantly wore a golden monocle that he personally commissioned as a replica of Count Cadbury's legendary artifact of the same name, and was typically clad in basic dark green Manguardian Kommissar robes with a red necktie and numerous ribbons, as well as red armbands with Dominion insignia, although it was still rather spartan in comparison to the garishness of his leader's attire.

Personality
Sponz was known by his compatriots to be a cold and calculating individual, yet not an impersonable one; wielding a highly snide and sardonic wit and a twisted sense of humor that strongly complimented his ruthless attitude. He was an unquestioning devotee and close confidant of his Supreme Leader, one of the few people for whom he seemingly held dutiful respect.