Age: 13 (born August 29th) Gender: Male Species: Human Nationality: Half-Russian and half-German, but is unaware of his German heritage; born in Russia Orientation: Homosexual Status: Uninterested Occupation: Acting General (see Tsarevich Youth)
Physicality: 4'6"; 82 lbs.
CZAR carries himself in a manner fit for someone with triple his age and wealth, and who wouldn't when donning a uniform specifically designed for him, the highest ranking leader. He was sporting more than a few abnormalities that one might assume he acquired in battle. His right eye was gone, a red glass one with a hammer and sickle iris in its stead. Pointed ears can be seen poking out from behind his well-groomed, ashy brown hair.
The boy lacks more than his right eye; his real arms and legs are both missing, with jointed artificial ones in their place. His prosthetics are fastened to sockets that had been surgically attached to his shoulders and thighs, the flesh around them bruised from the flawed but advanced system. He can easily remove and replace each appendage with various different models of his choosing, and control them effortlessly once plugged in. However, their points of entry remain a constant source of physical pain.
Personality:
To put it simply, CZAR is a bully. He can overpower most others easily and he does so when they show any sign of insubordination. He doesn't have to often assert his dominance over anyone, as he's a strong leader, and his underlings are wise enough to not disobey him. He's a smooth talker and expert manipulator, a skill he relies on often, especially when it comes to his adult superiors. He's very popular among them as he's seen as a boy with a bright military career ahead of him.
His true personality is his cunning, brutal, and somewhat unsociable self. Like a switch, he can flip on an innocent, friendly face and no one would question his integrity. CZAR cares little for communism or the cause of his military; he's an opportunist looking out for himself, but he would never let anyone else know that. Nor would he ever reveal that he was secretly deeply unsure of himself.
CZAR is in constant turmoil over the person he should be, or would have been, if he had more than 3 years of memory and a haunting vision of his past to go off of. He believes that he's not his true self, but a mere shadow of it, improvising his emotions and desires as he goes along. He often feels like a wayward stranger who invaded his own body and forgot why. The hope of finding a new purpose is his main reason for carrying on. Likes: Being in charge, tea, quiet peaceful places and moments, reminding his subordinates who's boss, adults, getting praise, gourmet food and dessert, ornate furniture, anything that looks refined, regal, and expensive. Dislikes: Immaturity, sloppy people, general uncleanliness, being undermined, loud noises, getting blood on him, anyone with a bigger ego than his, disloyalty, and shabby interior design. Trivia:
Has one prized possession from his past, a German Luger P08 pistol, which his superiors claimed was the only item on his person when he was found orphaned.
Was awarded many medals for his achievements, however he doesn't display any of them on his uniform or otherwise.
Rarely sleeps all the way through the night due to the reoccurring nightmares of his traumatic surgery, and the real physical pain that accompanies it.
Would feel entirely at peace in a quiet formal dining room with esquisite furniture, serving tea and all sorts of beautifully decorated sweets and sandwiches.
He doesn't really care about his country, military, or communism, he's only making the best out of his situation. He cares only about self-fulfillment.
HISTORY
Backstory:
CZAR was born to a German mother and a Russian father. His father wasn't of any particular importance, simply a low-ranking officer in the military. He defected, betraying his country to be with CZAR's mother, a direct descendent of German monarchs who had reigned for some time before a drastic regime change less than a century before. The two of them eloped shortly after their child was born.
Loyalty was the cornerstone of the Russian military, and treason was a crime seen worthy of the most inhumane punishment. The royal couple had to be hunted discreetly to avoid German retaliation, which it why it took almost a decade before they were tracked down. It was August 29th, CZAR'S 10th birthday, when they launched their attack on his home.
A group of armed, masked men forced their way through the front door after CZAR's mother answered their knocking. The young boy was forced to watch helplessly as his parents were lined up on their knees in front of him by threat of gunfire, only to be mercilessly slaughtered by the slitting of their throats. After CZAR became too violent to control, he a was knocked unconscious, bound, gagged, and removed from the home while the men finished their work.
Both mother and father were planted in their beds, and the house burnt to the ground. The Russians knew that without a third body, the child would be declared missing, and this was exactly their intention. Though CZAR's birth was riddled with controversy and he was seen as a bastard because of his blood being 'tainted', he was still sole heir to a dynasty who was rumored to bolster the revival of the monarchy. He was valuable, and his disappearance would be noticed.
CZAR was kept unconscious until he arrived at his destination: the Tsarevich military base, home to both the Youth movement and an advanced medical and science facility. In a true communistic fashion, the boy's captors did not see fit to keep him around if he was going to be defiant, and thus, useless to them. A plan was formed that would solve a myriad of problems in their mind.
An experimental new procedure had been developed after attempts to make perfect subservient soldiers out of prisoners of war. A surgeon removes the right eye for access to the brain, where a small electrical device is sutured which makes access to memories prior to the procedure impossible, and the brain pliable and easy to implant memories and a purpose. The only way to activate the device is by putting the subject through incredible trauma physically and mentally.
The patient is revived after their head is bandaged from the device implant surgery, and strapped to a gurney. Everyone in the operation room wears distorted, surreal looking masks to hide their faces and voices, limbs are slowly, painstakingly removed as officers also present in the room mutter disturbing phrases in a foreign language. Sometimes it only takes one or two limbs before the subject is rendered to a newborn state. However, with CZAR, it took all four.
Present Day:
Not only did it take the maximum amount of physical torture to make the procedure work, unbeknownst to his captors, the most important aspect was unsuccessful. CZAR's memories were wiped, but they had not been replaced. Once the brain is rendered pliable, a new past and purpose is implanted in the patient's head. The memories did not stick for him, but he managed to slip through the cracks by repeating what he remembers being told to him, that he was an orphan of war, his parents killed by enemy German soldiers.
This reveals another fatal flaw: CZAR remembered the procedure being performed on him. That is the only memory he has, though he is unable to place when and where it occurred, which is why he remains unaware of the fact that he works for the very people who mutilated his mind and body. After getting through the various tests run on him to make sure he was sucessfully converted into a loyal soldier, the boy rose quickly through the ranks of a military that he was forced to serve, exhibiting all the attributes of the perfect soldier and completing every high-risk mission that was given to him.
TSAREVICH YOUTH
A paramilitary organization connected with the Russian Military that houses young boys and girls who have strong potential use in warfare, reconnaissance, sabotage, and various other special assignments. Children as young as 8 years old are given vigorous military training, including handling heavy weaponry. Unlike most paramilitary, these enlisted children were considered and treated as actual soldiers. They are ranked and given accolades in a similar fashion to the official military as well. Organized into larger units lead by high ranking adult officers, and seperated into smaller troupes. One troupe leader from each of the units is considered a major, while one of all the majors is the acting general and highest ranking youth in the organization.