Tûrvi-Kasch II

Comrade Supreme Leader Tûrvi-Kasch II was the reigning supreme leader of The People's Dominion of Manguardia from August 2052 up to X-Day, succeeding Nolan Lebedev and thus instating the reign of the Tûrvi-Kasch dynasty for the remainder of Manguardia's existence.

His reign saw a fiercely renewed nationalistic fervor and aggressive expansionism in comparison to predecessor's more cautious approach to foreign affairs, which likely stemmed from his drive to prove himself as the son of his nationally-revered father. In addition to his infatuation with expanding Manguardia's terrestrial reach, he also relentlessly bolstered the Manguardian Space Program and its efforts to establish extraterrestrial colonies in a "space-race" to outdo the Empire of Ammerinia, the Dominion's longstanding rival.

As was traditional for figureheads of Manguardia, Tûrvi-Kasch II maintained a robust cult of personality and larger-than-life presence throughout the Dominion that demanded reverence from all people within its grasp. In person, he was known to have a correspondingly vain and egotistical ill-temperament with zero tolerance whoever or whatever stood in his way.

Early life
Tûrvi-Kasch II was born in 1999 AWE, the son of the Manguardian "Great Liberator" Tûrvi-Kasch I and his spouse, Comrade General Sargina Pepino-Kasch. Dominion authorities officially claimed that he was born on October 4th, supposedly during a simultaneous "red moon" lunar eclipse and meteor shower, much like the similarly preternatural astrological conditions that Manguardian state media claimed were present at his fathers birth.

The objective truth of Tûrvi-Kasch II's early life was shrouded by the menagerie of fanciful embellishments pushed in propaganda, ranging from building a working deep-space exploration probe at age 8 to fighting mutant Rekol werebeasts in the Melkri Badlands as an 11 year old. Regardless, he was evidently trained for the prospect of leadership from a young age by his mother (as Tûrvi-Kasch I died when he was still an infant) and talked up as the inevitable Great Successor to come.

Military career
At the age of 23, Tûrvi-Kasch II was inducted by acting Supreme Leader Lebedev as a Komissar in the Manguardian People's Liberation Army, unsurprisingly being the youngest person at that point to have ever held the position. His first combat exposure was during the First Glorious Uprising, where his most notable action was his regiment singlehandedly repelling the attempted KMF landing on the shores of Szohôd. Although the account of him commandeering the CIWS gun of the wrecked MOS Aetlov and destroying 27 planes and 30 landing craft by himself was most likely an exaggeration, his actions during the battle earned him an incredible myriad of commendation and valor by the Dominion, heaped upon his already existing favor as the Great Liberator's son.

By the time of the Second Glorious Uprising in 2042, Tûrvi-Kasch II transferred himself to the then-recently formed Space Navy (then referred to as the Space Force as it was still a division of the MPLA Air Force) and preformed a number of ceremonial duties, such as serving as the Kommissar aboard the first Manguardian space vessel equipped with a stable artificial gravity system, greatly cultivating his interest in the new frontier.

Physical appearance
Tûrvi-Kasch II was a towering, formidably built man who heavily modeled his appearance after his late father; his black hair was buzz-cut in the front and left at neck-length in the back, and his most undoubtedly famous physical feature and point of pride was his thick, enormous handlebar mustache that measured over a foot in length, known as "the Tasch". It was a national symbol of the Dominion just as his father's was, and the whether the Tasch was standing straight or limp was considered an omen for the future and reported on by Dominion state media daily.

Tûrvi-Kasch II's body was extensively bedecked with cybernetic augmentations that he had gradually had installed over the years, to the point where metal likely overtook flesh. All four of his limbs had been replaced by mechanical ones as were most of his organs, enabling access to a wellspring of immense physical strength and command over biological processes. Most prominent was his red bionic eye, which besides offering the usual gamut of enhanced vision, also allowed NOMIS to interface directly with his brain through the optic nerves.

He was famous for his constant smoking of thick Manguardian Cigars, and was rarely seen without one in his mouth. Many leaders and emissaries that personally met with him complained of the constant haze of secondhand smoke.

Personality
In person, Tûrvi-Kasch II was known for his incredibly short, insecure and vain temperament, which fueled his very headstrong attitude about his own ideas and vision for his nation. His ego was gargantuan yet flimsy, taking any failure or change of plans as a personal insult. He shared the sardonic and boisterous attitude of his right-hand, W.J. Sponz, and was not in the habit of tolerating people any more than he needed to. Despite these manifestations of egotism as the prodigal Great Successor of the Great Liberator, he was indeed calculating, strategically-minded, and took extreme pride in his ability to manipulate people and circumstances to his liking.