We stand triumphant over the decadence of democracy! From now on there will be no more crises, no more suffering, and no more decline. In order to ensure the failures of democracy can never harm this nation again, the United States of America will be transformed into the first American Empire!
William Aborshine, proclaiming the American Empire
William Lawrence Aborshine was a highly-influential American politician who ultimately founded the American Empire and reigned as its first Emperor. Aborshine rose to prominence during the 1960s-1970s, a period in which the United States of America experienced severe political upheaval, economic decline, and societal turmoil. Moderate parties lost influence over the populace as the crises worsened. Aborshine promised the people an end to these crises, primarily claiming that democracy was the cause of the turmoil.
He, along with his inner circle, created the Imperial Party and the Imperial System. The Imperial System is an American-based variant of National Bolshevism that would see America’s economy placed under the government’s complete control, and its culture restructured along nationalistic/fascistic lines. Charismatic and calculating, Aborshine won over many people to his side. The Imperial Party soon became the nation’s largest political force, ahead of Communist Party USA. The United States descended into civil war in 1976, and after nearly two years of fighting, the Imperial Party emerged victorious. Aborshine proclaimed the Empire’s birth and crowned himself its first Emperor.
Aborshine’s 45-year reign would see the Imperialization of the former United States and the modification of all its institutions beyond recognition. Additionally, a series of military conquests would see enlargement of the Empire and by extension, the spread of the Imperial System to nine other countries.
William Aborshine’s reign would end on November 2, 2023, when he was assassinated by Lance Corvus, the ambitious Grand Marshal of the Imperial Military who desired the role of Emperor for himself. His death had grievous consequences for the Empire: he had not yet chosen a successor, throwing the Empire into a succession crisis and monumental period of instability as his five children competed for the throne. After a rapid series of events that saw the murders of all but one of his sons, and Corvus’ own death after briefly ruling as the Empire’s second Emperor, the Empire collapsed into numerous successor states.
Biography[]
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Personality and Traits[]
William Aborshine was a charismatic and calculating man who thoroughly enjoyed his role as the American Empire’s Emperor. From a young age he possessed a deep-seated desire for power. The crises of the 1960s-1970s convinced Aborshine that democracy was to blame and that it was a decadent system that America no longer needed, leading to the creation of the Imperial Way.
As Emperor. Aborshine was cruel and authoritarian, but initially did not believe in committing needless atrocities. He wanted the Imperial populace to view him as a “fair” Emperor. However, this mask would slip away in Aborshine’s final years. In the aftermath of the May 30, 2020, terrorist attacks, he ordered the Imperial Military to wreak havoc across the Empire’s Colony of Colombia (the terrorist organization’s origin point), which led to the deaths of over 32,000 Colombians.
Aborshine always wanted to maintain his power after acquiring it. He was reluctant and stubborn when it came to nominating a successor. This stubbornness would end up costing the Empire its existence and the deaths of four of his children.
Appearance[]
William Aborshine was a white male of European descent. He possessed black hair, brown eyes, and a height of 5’10”. His face was bearded throughout the majority of his reign. His sole surviving son, Michael, bears a strong resemblance to his father, though without a beard, different colored eyes, and longer hair.
As Emperor, William wore a specialized outfit that consists of a black shirt with the Imperial Swastika on the left side, black boots, dark gray pants, red armbands, a red belt, red shoulder pads with four spikes each, and a red-black cape. His children were given similar outfits to denote their status as his legitimate heirs.
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